2 Program Files folders

Hello
Installing my programs on my brand new Laptop with W7.
Did the Easy File Transfer, wow really easy.
Now I'm installing my software. But I've noticed I have 2 Program Files in
the C drive. One is "Program Files" and one is "Program Files(x86)"
Can someone please explain to me what this is?
The first software I installed automatically pointed to the one with (x86)

Thank you
J

To start with it means your laptop has Windows 7 x64 (64-bit).

64-bit programs will install to the "Program Files" folder.

32-bit programs will install to the "Program Folders (x86)" folder.

It's nothing you must be concerned about.



On 2010-08-14 07:00, Dingbat wrote:
> Hello
> Installing my programs on my brand new Laptop with W7.
> Did the Easy File Transfer, wow really easy.
> Now I'm installing my software. But I've noticed I have 2 Program Files
> in the C drive. One is "Program Files" and one is "Program Files(x86)"
> Can someone please explain to me what this is?
> The first software I installed automatically pointed to the one with (x86)
>
> Thank you
> J

"Dingbat" <askingmany@questions> wrote in message
news:ABD07FD5-76E5-40F9-9861-...
> Hello
> Installing my programs on my brand new Laptop with W7.
> Did the Easy File Transfer, wow really easy.
> Now I'm installing my software. But I've noticed I have 2 Program Files in
> the C drive. One is "Program Files" and one is "Program Files(x86)"
> Can someone please explain to me what this is?
> The first software I installed automatically pointed to the one with (x86)
>

64 bit software will be installed in Program Files and 32 bit software will
go into Program Files(x86) and will run using WOW64 so that your 64 bit
Windows can use your old 32 bit programs.

O cool
Thanks
Jx

"Dingbat" <askingmany@questions> wrote in message
news:ABD07FD5-76E5-40F9-9861-...
> Hello
> Installing my programs on my brand new Laptop with W7.
> Did the Easy File Transfer, wow really easy.
> Now I'm installing my software. But I've noticed I have 2 Program Files in
> the C drive. One is "Program Files" and one is "Program Files(x86)"
> Can someone please explain to me what this is?
> The first software I installed automatically pointed to the one with (x86)
>
> Thank you
> J

Hi, J.

Bobby and Lorne explained the two program files folders very well. ;<)

But you might notice that a few programs are in both of those folders. For
example, Internet Explorer is in both:
32.bit version: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
64.bit version: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

This is not a mistake. Win7 really does include two editions of IE8. You
can run either - or both - even side by side. To see which one you are
running at any moment, just click Help | About Internet Explorer. If the
Version line doesn't say "64-bit Edition", then you are running the 32-bit
Edition, which doesn't mention "bitness" at all.

Win7 arrives with the 32-bit version set to run by default. This is because
a few applications have not been updated to run in a 64-bit browser. The
most glaring example is Adobe Flash Player. If you try to watch a YouTube
or other video and get an offer to "install the Flash Player", you might as
well refuse because repeated attempts will just bring you back to the same
place. Just copy the URL from the Address Box, Start 32-bit IE8, then paste
in the address and watch the video. (See Adobe's explanation at
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html ).

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2010 (15.3.2804.0607) in Win7 Ultimate x64


"Dingbat" wrote in message
news:ABD07FD5-76E5-40F9-9861-...

Hello
Installing my programs on my brand new Laptop with W7.
Did the Easy File Transfer, wow really easy.
Now I'm installing my software. But I've noticed I have 2 Program Files in
the C drive. One is "Program Files" and one is "Program Files(x86)"
Can someone please explain to me what this is?
The first software I installed automatically pointed to the one with (x86)

Thank you
J

Thanks so much for the update. I thought getting 64bit was going to make
things easier!
I am having trouble installing my PhotoshopCS4. It's telling me it didn't
install properly. I'm wondering if installing programs is going to be
different then the usual way?
I've uninstalled it and am going to try again. Is there anything I should
know?
J

"R. C. White" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi, J.
>
> Bobby and Lorne explained the two program files folders very well. ;<)
>
> But you might notice that a few programs are in both of those folders.
> For example, Internet Explorer is in both:
> 32.bit version: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
> 64.bit version: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>
> This is not a mistake. Win7 really does include two editions of IE8. You
> can run either - or both - even side by side. To see which one you are
> running at any moment, just click Help | About Internet Explorer. If the
> Version line doesn't say "64-bit Edition", then you are running the 32-bit
> Edition, which doesn't mention "bitness" at all.
>
> Win7 arrives with the 32-bit version set to run by default. This is
> because a few applications have not been updated to run in a 64-bit
> browser. The most glaring example is Adobe Flash Player. If you try to
> watch a YouTube or other video and get an offer to "install the Flash
> Player", you might as well refuse because repeated attempts will just
> bring you back to the same place. Just copy the URL from the Address Box,
> Start 32-bit IE8, then paste in the address and watch the video. (See
> Adobe's explanation at http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html ).
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Windows Live Mail 2010 (15.3.2804.0607) in Win7 Ultimate x64
>
>
> "Dingbat" wrote in message
> news:ABD07FD5-76E5-40F9-9861-...
>
> Hello
> Installing my programs on my brand new Laptop with W7.
> Did the Easy File Transfer, wow really easy.
> Now I'm installing my software. But I've noticed I have 2 Program Files in
> the C drive. One is "Program Files" and one is "Program Files(x86)"
> Can someone please explain to me what this is?
> The first software I installed automatically pointed to the one with (x86)
>
> Thank you
> J

You should check the Adobe website for information about CS4 and 64-bit
Windows. It's possible they may not be compatible.


On 2010-08-14 17:58, Dingbat wrote:
> Thanks so much for the update. I thought getting 64bit was going to make
> things easier!
> I am having trouble installing my PhotoshopCS4. It's telling me it
> didn't install properly. I'm wondering if installing programs is going
> to be different then the usual way?
> I've uninstalled it and am going to try again. Is there anything I
> should know?
> J
>
> "R. C. White" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi, J.
>>
>> Bobby and Lorne explained the two program files folders very well. ;<)
>>
>> But you might notice that a few programs are in both of those folders.
>> For example, Internet Explorer is in both:
>> 32.bit version: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>> 64.bit version: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>>
>> This is not a mistake. Win7 really does include two editions of IE8.
>> You can run either - or both - even side by side. To see which one you
>> are running at any moment, just click Help | About Internet Explorer.
>> If the Version line doesn't say "64-bit Edition", then you are running
>> the 32-bit Edition, which doesn't mention "bitness" at all.
>>
>> Win7 arrives with the 32-bit version set to run by default. This is
>> because a few applications have not been updated to run in a 64-bit
>> browser. The most glaring example is Adobe Flash Player. If you try to
>> watch a YouTube or other video and get an offer to "install the Flash
>> Player", you might as well refuse because repeated attempts will just
>> bring you back to the same place. Just copy the URL from the Address
>> Box, Start 32-bit IE8, then paste in the address and watch the video.
>> (See Adobe's explanation at http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html ).
>>
>> RC
>> --
>> R. C. White, CPA
>> San Marcos, TX
>>
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>> Windows Live Mail 2010 (15.3.2804.0607) in Win7 Ultimate x64
>>
>>
>> "Dingbat" wrote in message
>> news:ABD07FD5-76E5-40F9-9861-...
>>
>> Hello
>> Installing my programs on my brand new Laptop with W7.
>> Did the Easy File Transfer, wow really easy.
>> Now I'm installing my software. But I've noticed I have 2 Program
>> Files in
>> the C drive. One is "Program Files" and one is "Program Files(x86)"
>> Can someone please explain to me what this is?
>> The first software I installed automatically pointed to the one with
>> (x86)
>>
>> Thank you
>> J
>

See
http://community.adobe.com/help/sear...en_US&hl=en_US
and note http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs4clean.html.


On 14/08/2010 22:58, Dingbat wrote:
> Thanks so much for the update. I thought getting 64bit was going to make
> things easier!
> I am having trouble installing my PhotoshopCS4. It's telling me it
> didn't install properly. I'm wondering if installing programs is going
> to be different then the usual way?
> I've uninstalled it and am going to try again. Is there anything I
> should know?
> J
>
> "R. C. White" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi, J.
>>
>> Bobby and Lorne explained the two program files folders very well. ;<)
>>
>> But you might notice that a few programs are in both of those folders.
>> For example, Internet Explorer is in both:
>> 32.bit version: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>> 64.bit version: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>>
>> This is not a mistake. Win7 really does include two editions of IE8.
>> You can run either - or both - even side by side. To see which one you
>> are running at any moment, just click Help | About Internet Explorer.
>> If the Version line doesn't say "64-bit Edition", then you are running
>> the 32-bit Edition, which doesn't mention "bitness" at all.
>>
>> Win7 arrives with the 32-bit version set to run by default. This is
>> because a few applications have not been updated to run in a 64-bit
>> browser. The most glaring example is Adobe Flash Player. If you try to
>> watch a YouTube or other video and get an offer to "install the Flash
>> Player", you might as well refuse because repeated attempts will just
>> bring you back to the same place. Just copy the URL from the Address
>> Box, Start 32-bit IE8, then paste in the address and watch the video.
>> (See Adobe's explanation at http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html ).
>>
>> RC
>> --
>> R. C. White, CPA
>> San Marcos, TX
>>
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>> Windows Live Mail 2010 (15.3.2804.0607) in Win7 Ultimate x64
>>
>>
>> "Dingbat" wrote in message
>> news:ABD07FD5-76E5-40F9-9861-...
>>
>> Hello
>> Installing my programs on my brand new Laptop with W7.
>> Did the Easy File Transfer, wow really easy.
>> Now I'm installing my software. But I've noticed I have 2 Program
>> Files in
>> the C drive. One is "Program Files" and one is "Program Files(x86)"
>> Can someone please explain to me what this is?
>> The first software I installed automatically pointed to the one with
>> (x86)
>>
>> Thank you
>> J
>

Found the problem!
looking into the link Dominic, sent I found this
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/28521

What happened is that when i got my new machine, I got rid of the pesky
'public folders' but luckily I'm not the only one! but it turns out Adobe
can't cope without them. So I've reinstated them, then reinstalled CS4 and
it worked!

Thanks to all for your help
J


"Payer" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> See
> http://community.adobe.com/help/sear...en_US&hl=en_US
> and note http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs4clean.html.
>
>
> On 14/08/2010 22:58, Dingbat wrote:
>> Thanks so much for the update. I thought getting 64bit was going to make
>> things easier!
>> I am having trouble installing my PhotoshopCS4. It's telling me it
>> didn't install properly. I'm wondering if installing programs is going
>> to be different then the usual way?
>> I've uninstalled it and am going to try again. Is there anything I
>> should know?
>> J
>>
>> "R. C. White" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi, J.
>>>
>>> Bobby and Lorne explained the two program files folders very well. ;<)
>>>
>>> But you might notice that a few programs are in both of those folders.
>>> For example, Internet Explorer is in both:
>>> 32.bit version: C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>>> 64.bit version: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>>>
>>> This is not a mistake. Win7 really does include two editions of IE8.
>>> You can run either - or both - even side by side. To see which one you
>>> are running at any moment, just click Help | About Internet Explorer.
>>> If the Version line doesn't say "64-bit Edition", then you are running
>>> the 32-bit Edition, which doesn't mention "bitness" at all.
>>>
>>> Win7 arrives with the 32-bit version set to run by default. This is
>>> because a few applications have not been updated to run in a 64-bit
>>> browser. The most glaring example is Adobe Flash Player. If you try to
>>> watch a YouTube or other video and get an offer to "install the Flash
>>> Player", you might as well refuse because repeated attempts will just
>>> bring you back to the same place. Just copy the URL from the Address
>>> Box, Start 32-bit IE8, then paste in the address and watch the video.
>>> (See Adobe's explanation at
>>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html ).
>>>
>>> RC
>>> --
>>> R. C. White, CPA
>>> San Marcos, TX
>>>
>>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>>> Windows Live Mail 2010 (15.3.2804.0607) in Win7 Ultimate x64
>>>
>>>
>>> "Dingbat" wrote in message
>>> news:ABD07FD5-76E5-40F9-9861-...
>>>
>>> Hello
>>> Installing my programs on my brand new Laptop with W7.
>>> Did the Easy File Transfer, wow really easy.
>>> Now I'm installing my software. But I've noticed I have 2 Program
>>> Files in
>>> the C drive. One is "Program Files" and one is "Program Files(x86)"
>>> Can someone please explain to me what this is?
>>> The first software I installed automatically pointed to the one with
>>> (x86)
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>> J
>>