Hi Jim, I'm not sure if you installed a 32-bit app to c:\Program files\Something if it would run or not, but I do know Windows 7 reserves c:\Program Files exclusively for 64-bit applications. Microsoft, for reasons I'm not sure of myself, have created a c:\Program Files (x86) directory specifically for older 32-bit applications, and I assume Windows 7 looks in c:\Program Files (x86) by default for 32-bit apps and they may or may not run correctly in c:\Program Files. I'd have to try it before I could say for sure.
As for the issue of installing to c:\Users you are confusing something I personally do with standard practice. When User Account Control is active the end user is restricted from saving files to c:\Program Files and c:\Program Files (x86) by default. Therefore a lot of your games crash or give an error message because they attempt to save scores and so on to c:\Program Files (x86)\Kitchinsinc and that is a restricted area as long as I have User Account Control enabled. My solution for that problam was to install the games to c:\Users\Thomas\Kitchinsinc which is in my local home directory and is not restricted by User Account Control. If your games saved their data to the Application Data directory then I wouldn't have to do this because they would be UAC compliant. Does that make sense? Cheers! On 9/12/12, Jim Kitchen <j...@kitchensinc.net> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > So if I put a 32 bit application in > c:\program files\something > it would not run? And all 32 bit applications must be in > c:\program files(x86)\something > I thought that you said that Windows 7 64 bit actually want applications to > be installed in > c:\something\users\something > > BFN > > Jim > > If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? > > j...@kitchensinc.net > http://www.kitchensinc.net > (440) 286-6920 > Chardon Ohio USA > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
