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Programs Files (86) seems to switch partitions in my dual boot system
I have a laptop setup dual boot. Windows 7 64bit and windows 32Bit (both professional versions). The 64 bit was installed on a partition with drive letter C:, and the 32 bit with a driver letter e:. I like to ghost both partitions, but I notice that the 64bit's "program files (86)" directory shows up on C: when runnig the 64bit Windows 7, but is not listed on C: when I runt he 32bit version of Windows 7. Instead it is on the e: dirve. Where is it really?
Mainly, I want to know what to ghost to get everyting both operating systems need, in two seperate operations (someday I ditch the 32-bit).
Before I actually start yet another thread discussing why one should not dual boot 64/32bit. I have good reasaons. I must (for work) use obsolete hardware that has no 64 bit drivers. (Note XP compatibility mode and VMWARE will not run the 32bit driver, unless there is something I do not know about VMWARE. These are OK solutions for incompatable hardware, not custom drivers.) In any case, besides using the devices without 64bit drivers, I will be developing new drivers for two devices (that my company created to replace the obsolete hardware), and I need to create drivers for 64bit and 32-bit (in this case Windows 7 64bit, and an embedded 32-bit Windows).
I guess what I'm asking is, what mechanism would make it appear the x86 program files move in a dual boot system?