I would like to point out that some time around 2005, companies stopped using the registry for configuration and instead use 1 or more of the following 3 places: My Documents, installed folder location, and/or AppData folder (this one is hidden by default).

If you move the folder, all you have to do these days if you are struggling to launch things is change shortcuts to point to the new folder location.

NOTE: Make sure you have permission to edit files in the new location that you copy the folder to though. If you lose that permission, if could cause trouble with the updater and saving changes to the settings.