64 bit application install question

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  1. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 & 32 bit
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    64 bit application install question


    I'm running 7 Ultimate 64 bit on a 64 system....my question is...certain application set up's are offer a set up that's made for both 32 and 64 bit systems...the same set up for both rather then separate ones....but when I install these app's...many of them install themselves in the 32 bit Program folder rather than the 64 bit one....why is that ? One would think that it should go to the 64 bit folder.
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  2. Posts : 1,606
    Windows `10 Professional 64bit
       #2

    According to your system specs shown here you are running 32 bit. Is that not correct?
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  3. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 & 32 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Just got 2 new puters and they are both 64 bit.
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  4. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
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    What applications are getting installed in the 32 Bit folder that you feel should be in the 64 Bit folder?
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  5. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 & 32 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Some examples would be apps like JetAudio PlusVX, FlashFXP, and Glary Utilities Pro...and there are a few others....the set up that they offer are for both 32 and 64 bit...they aren't separate.
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  6. Posts : 3,371
    W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
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    I think that, instead of those apps having both 32 & 64 bit versions, they indicate that they are 32/64 bit. This means they are 32-bit programs that are compatible with 64 bit systems. It's misleading because 64 bit systems support 32 bit apps by design.
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  7. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 & 32 bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    That's just about what I figured...but I wanted to confirm it here...thanks for the help.
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  8. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #8

    You can also look at Task Manager Processes to see if a process is 64 Bit or 32 Bit.
    32 Bit processes will display with a *32 in the Image Name.
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  9. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 & 32 bit
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    Ummm...strange you say that...I run ESET NOD 32 as an AV...used the 64 bit installer...it installed in the 64 Programs folder....and yet in the Task Managers Process it shows up with a 32 ??????
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  10. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
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    I think it's possible any program could install in the "wrong" folder.
    To me that would be a problem with the installer for the program.
    It really doesn't matter where the program is installed, as long as the installation was successful, it should run.

    I don't what to say about ESET NOD 32 / installed with a 64 Bit installer....
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