Starting with Windows Vista, the 64-bit versions of Windows have two Program Files folders. The regular Program Files folder holds 64-bit applications, while "Program Files (x86)" is used for 32-bit ...

The two different program files are available only in the 64-bit operating system. The 32-bit operating system will have only a single program file folder. The main difference is that the program file ...

Windows Vista "virtualises" the Program Files folder to work around those bloody irritating permissions issues caused by crappy programs. Also, most programs default to this location.<BR><BR>However, ...