Changing .gitconfig location on Windows

Question

By default on Windows Git places global .gitconfig in c:\\documents and settings\\user\\

How can I change that position so .gitconfig is stored in

Answer 1

For me, changing the Start In location (of git-gui at least) did not affect where it looked for .gitconfig. My setup at work mounts U: for our home, but we do not have permission to write in U: directly, only subdirectories which were created for us inside, so this was a deal-breaker for me.

I solved the problem by making a batch script which would override the HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH env variables just for that application. Then changed my Start menu shortcut to point to that batch script instead.