Program Files is also special in that, if you are running a bit or bit version of Windows, what the application sees is identical. In other words, when dealing with a bit application, Program Files x86 will appear to be Program Files on a bit version of Windows. Likewise, a bit application, will also see a Program Files which contains bit applications.
If you choose to install all your applications in a single directory, that isn't Program Files , is entirely up to you. Programmers can be extremely lazy, we have a habit of doing what is recomended by Microsoft, so when anyone does something that is possible on Windows but not official supported we don't really test our application's compatability with that action. Case in point, while it's possible to store all users profile data on another drive, it really isn't supported by Microsoft.
Both bit and bit programs should store your data in folders like AppData and ProgramData, and not in any Program Files folder. Just let your programs automatically decide which Program Files folder to use.
There is a good reason Program Files is a protected folder. For many years when you uninstalled an application, you had to hope the uninstaller was written the correct way.
When it wasn't, every folder and file within the directory containing the application you were removing could be deleted. By the folder being protected, the installer can only remove what's it's suppose to remove, thus removing that fear.
Other than what Biswapriyo said in the comments above there is no real difference between x86 and without. The program installer will choose where it goes by default and that location will likely be fine. You can put your game wherever you like, within reason.
You may have trouble putting it in non-standard or security protected locations such as the Windows folder, but apart from that where they go is up to you. This will alleviate the confusion between games and other software, which you probably use for everyday computer tasks and probably work. If you go to your dedicated "Games" folder, it's easier to review which games you still need and which you are about to delete.
Besides, the path to the game is shorter, so if you need to install a patch or mod, it may be easier to navigate. I used to install games in "Games" folder back from DOS era, when there was no tendency to automatically install everything in "Program files" and you had to arrange your installed software and games in separate folders yourself, which payed off in the long run. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.
The apps that are being launched are a mix of 32 and 64 bit applications. I'm writing this down because I've run into this more than a few times and each and every time I go hunting for the solution because I forgot exactly I did to get around it. Compile it simply by invoking csc.
And then run corflags. Then copy the foo. Both will output "64 bit" on the console. Ad-free experience sponsored by:. Share on:. On this page:. Is this content useful to you? Consider making a small donation to show your support. Posted in. Chris February 10, Never heard about that. WriteLine IntPtr. Can you elaborate where you found that information or if you could reproduce it somehow. Note: tested this on Windows 7 and with. This is why hardware such as a sound card needs a completely different driver to work in bit Windows.
If you have the bit version of Windows, you may have noticed that there are two Program Files folders on your hard drive. One is simply labeled Program Files and the other is labeled Program Files x The first folder is the default location for all of your bit programs. It does not have an extra label at the end because as a bit operating system, it is assumed that the bit applications will go into this folder. The second folder labeled Program Files x86 is the default location for all of your bit applications.
In a sense, it is a folder designed for legacy software that is left over from the days of bit operating systems. The x86 portion of the folder name refers to the x86 bit architecture upon which the first bit processors were developed such as the , , and Pentium CPUs. Unfortunately, switching from bit to bit applications and operating systems is not as simple as Microsoft would like.
To make the switch, every software vendor, hardware manufacturer, and user would suddenly have to stop making and using anything built on a bit architecture and begin using bit. This is entirely impractical because most people are not willing to just junk their investment in hardware and software and buy everything new again.
In other words, most bit applications will function in the bit operating environment. To help make the transition easier, Microsoft has designated that all bit application should, by default, be loaded into the Program Files x86 folder rather than getting mixed in with true bit applications in the regular Program Files folder. Windows uses an emulator of sorts to run bit applications in bit Windows. You may have seen some folders on your system that have the term WOW
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