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Program Files folders located on other (ie not C:) drives? (64-bit OS)
Hi there.
I have just done a fresh install of Win7HP to my SSD (which is C colon). (*LOL, I can't type the colon character followed by a close bracket - it puts a smilie in!) I was running the 32-bit version but I've now installed the 64-bit.
I prefer to install my apps (when possible) on a secondary HDD, in order to save space on my small SSD, and to keep read/writes on the SSD to a minimum. On Win7x86, this was no problem - I just created a folder called 'Programs' on my E: drive, and installed some programs there. However, I am aware that Win7x64 uses two separate program folders, one for 64-bit apps and one for 32-bit apps. Furthermore, Windows seems to automatically know which folder to use, which makes me pause and think "hold on a mo, I'd better make sure I know how to get this right".
So, If I now manually create two folders ('Program Files' and 'Program Files (x86)' ) on my E: drive, and if I'm careful to choose the correct one when changing the installation path from the default C: folders, will this work? Or do I need to take further steps so that Windows recognises the difference, eg editing some registry keys.... Or, will I now have no choice but to use the default C: folders for installing apps?
Many thanks for any replies.