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Hi
Is there any significante difference between the program files folder
and the program files (x64) folder other than human organizational
helpfulness ?

The reason I ask is because I want to install some stuff that is
normally in program files on other OS's into program files on my pro 64
OS (rather than program files (x64). Then when I use it in development,
it will be in the same place as it is on my fellow developers machines
who do not have 64 bit OS.

thanks
jeff

Jeff:
Program files are for 64-bit programs and program files (x86) are
for 32-bit programs.


"jeff" <> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Is there any significante difference between the program files folder and
> the program files (x64) folder other than human organizational helpfulness
> ?
>
> The reason I ask is because I want to install some stuff that is normally
> in program files on other OS's into program files on my pro 64 OS (rather
> than program files (x64). Then when I use it in development, it will be in
> the same place as it is on my fellow developers machines who do not have
> 64 bit OS.
>
> thanks
> jeff

jeff wrote:
> Hi
> Is there any significante difference between the program files folder
> and the program files (x64) folder other than human organizational
> helpfulness ?
>
> The reason I ask is because I want to install some stuff that is
> normally in program files on other OS's into program files on my pro 64
> OS (rather than program files (x64). Then when I use it in development,
> it will be in the same place as it is on my fellow developers machines
> who do not have 64 bit OS.
>
> thanks
> jeff

When a 32-bit application requests the program files folder location, it
should be given the "program files (x86)" folder. So long as you don't
hardcode "c:\program files" into your application, you should be fine.

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Thanks,

Martijn Saly

You should not override the automatic selection of \Program Files (x86) for
32bit programs.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64

jeff wrote:
> Hi
> Is there any significante difference between the program files folder
> and the program files (x64) folder other than human organizational
> helpfulness ?
>
> The reason I ask is because I want to install some stuff that is
> normally in program files on other OS's into program files on my pro 64
> OS (rather than program files (x64). Then when I use it in development,
> it will be in the same place as it is on my fellow developers machines
> who do not have 64 bit OS.
>
> thanks
> jeff

jeff wrote:

> The reason I ask is because I want to install some stuff that is
> normally in program files on other OS's into program files on my pro 64
> OS (rather than program files (x64). Then when I use it in development,
> it will be in the same place as it is on my fellow developers machines
> who do not have 64 bit OS.

The correct way to decide where to look for and place programs is the
ProgramFiles environment variable. Do this in a 32-bit program and you
will get one answer, do it in a 64-bit program and you will get a
different answer. This is clever scheem will fall apart if you use a
32-bit installer for a 64-bit program, but there are also ProgramW6432
and ProgramFiles(x86) environment variables you can use instead.

Graham.