In my Windows 7 Ultimate I have 2 folders: c:\Program Files and c:\Program Files (x86) folder. on another computer with Windows 7 Ultimate installed there is only one folder: c:\Program Files Why there is such difference? jas

Hello, there is Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit. AFAIK, c:\Program Files (x86) is used for 32 bit program files c:\Program Files is used for 64 bit program files and this is for 64 bit OS. For 32 bit OS, there is only c:\Program Files folder. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator

On Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:42:47 +0000, jastrzebiec wrote: In my Windows 7 Ultimate I have 2 folders: c:\Program Files and c:\Program Files (x86) folder. on another computer with Windows 7 Ultimate installed there is only one folder: c:\Program Files Why there is such difference? Because you are running 64-bit Windows 7 and the other computer is running 32-bit Windows 7. On your computer \Program Files contains 64-bit programs, and \Program Files (x86) contains 32-bit programs. The 32-bit computer can only run 32-bit programs, so needs only one folder. Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP