This is because (at least, this is my understanding) one of the XP poor-programming practices that Microsoft considers to be a security risk is an XP application violating the documented use of Program Files. When Vista came along this rule needed to be tightened up a bit. Because Microsoft management insisted upon a certain amount of backward-compatibility with old applications, the solution for Vista was to create a pseudo-Program Files directory under each user account which is used to fool incorrectly-written programs. An incorrectly written XP program will think it is using Program Files, but the "real" Program Files directory is protected and not accessible to applications; the OS gives them this special fake Program Files. In the future this fake Program Files may be eliminated.
Just by way of explanation. Lee From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shoshanna Moser Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AP] Please HELP!! Hi Noor, I was at first very alarmed when the files that SHOULD have appeared in the Program Files folder, such as my Adobe apps, were nowhere to be found. Knowing that they had to be SOMEWHERE, I looked in Windows Explorer and discovered that while Vista had set up a Program Files folder-- which was completely empty-- it had also set up a folder called "Program Files (x86)", and this is where all my missing apps were hiding. .Shoshanna Gold Beach - South Coast of Oregon _,_._,___ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
