You are staring to get the hang of the forum search facility - well done.
That should work in Vista also - but if you can live with seeing it in the XCP it will do no harm and is only an entry in the registry added by the XCP and is of no consequence at all and can be safely and completely ignored.
This is the only relevant item in the Draven post that matters and would need to be followed if you edit the registry.
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So, by looking at the code, you can see that this value is located at :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\XAMPP
Registry Key : Install_Dir
Value : your_current_xampp_directory (E:\xampp in your case)
All you have to do is open the registry editor (start ---> run ---> type regedit then enter). Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE. Right-click on SOFTWARE and Choose New ---> Key. Then, type XAMPP then, click OK. Navigate to the XAMPP Key you just created, then right click on the right column (anywhere in the big white space) then again, New ---> String Value. Name it Install_Dir (probably case sensitive!) then hit Enter. Double click this value and in the appropriate box, type the path of your current XAMPP installation (E:\xampp in your case). Close the registry and restart the Control Panel and you're ready to start.
Hope this help.
Draven
Give it a go if you like but read on...
...search first for how to edit the registry in Vista on Google as you should always back up the registry before making edits, best practice and really you should learn how to edit the registry as you may need to again sometime.
Also remember to do anything out of the user ordinary in Vista you would have to be an Admin and turn UAC off.