Hi Randy and thanks for your input. Not really sure if you answered my
question. My apologies and I don't mean to offend you but I simply cannot
accept your answer that "You can install anything anywhere (e.g.,
F:\AllPrograms\<<Program>>)" without some kind of technial explaination.
There's a reason why by defualt two folders are created. One is for 64-bit
apps (C:\Program Files) and the other is for 32-bit apps (C:\Program Files
(x86). So given by default W2K8 will install 64-bit apps in the C:\Program
Files folder is because it recognizes the program as a 64-bit application.
So how does it determine that D:\Program Files is also an installation
location for 64-bit applications?
"randy.buchholz" <> wrote in message
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> You can install anything anywhere (e.g., F:\AllPrograms\<<Program>>)
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> "AllenM" <> wrote in message
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>>I also posted this in the windows server general NG so pardon the double
>>posting. It would be great to get as many opinions as possible. Thanks.
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>> I got a DELL 64-bit server that I am configuring with W2K8 Standard
>> 64-bit. I've got plenty of disk space and made my C: partition 60GB. I
>> noticed by default W2K8 created a C:|Program Files and a C:\Program Files
>> (x86) directories. Pretty much self explainatory. When I load 64-bit apps
>> by default the install directory points to C:\Program Files I assume
>> because it recognizes the application as being a 64-bit app. On the other
>> hand when I load a 32-bit application be default the install directory
>> points to C:\Program Files (x86). So my question is are 64-bit
>> applications required to be installed in the C:\Program Files directory
>> in order for it to be recognmized and run as a 64-bit app or can I create
>> and install all my 64-bit and 32-bit applications on a different
>> partition such as D:\Program Files for 64-bit apps and D:\Program Files
>> (x86) for 32-bit apps?
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