Solved Clean install Windows 7 32 bit and I have a Program Files x86 folder.

[ManyBeers]

Is this normal?

 

[ShoTTaS]

are you trying to say after the install there is a Program Files (x86) Folder?

are you sure it is a 32 bit OS?

Try to check you system specs .. dxdiag on the search bar of the start menu

 

[AddRAM]

Of course it`s normal, that`s where 32 bit programs go.

 

[ShoTTaS]

Its not normal in a 32 bit Win7 i think sir AddRam. every 32 bit Win7 that i have seen so far is only "Program Files" on it not "Program Files (x86)"

I think he meant for the folder name

 

[AddRAM]

So why is it there then.
I wouldn`t even worry about it.
It was upgraded from Vista, so there could be many anomolies. (even though he claims it`s a clean install)

Open this Program Files (x86) folder, is there anything in it ?

 

[ShoTTaS]

Maybe he is just thinking there is something wrong.

 

[AddRAM]

ShoTTas,could you post a snip of your C window for comparson please.

 

[ShoTTaS]

ok. mine is Win7 Pro 32 bit.

 

[AddRAM]

That`s your windows drive ?

Can anyone else with a 32 bit install confirm this and post a shot please.

 

[ManyBeers]

are you trying to say after the install there is a Program Files (x86) Folder?

are you sure it is a 32 bit OS?

Try to check you system specs .. dxdiag on the search bar of the start menu

It is 32 bit and was installed to a quick formatted ssd that I had put 64 bit on earlier but changed my mind about using 64 bit. Vista had never been on this drive.

 

[ManyBeers]

Here are screen shots of the situation

 

[AddRAM]

Well you have "upgraded from Vista" right there below your avatar, maybe you should remove that, just put what you have on the machine now

 

[Tookeri]

Only "Program Files" here too on my Win 7 pro 32-bit



This old thread confirms that's how it should be: http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/109663-no-program-files-x86-windows-7-a.html

Do you perhaps have a SysWOW64 folder too besides the \windows\system32?

 

[Layback Bear]

Huston we have a misunderstanding.

ManyBeers​

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Join Date: May 2009

Windows 7 32bit upgraded from Vista
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OS Windows 7 32bit upgraded from Vista
CPU AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual core 4000+ processor
Motherboard ECS MCP61P-AM motherboard(micro_atx)
Memory 2048 MB DDR2, 667 MHz, (PC2-5300)

What is on this computer and how did it get there. Is the Windows 7 activated properly and how was it done?

I don't have a 32 bit system to test.

 

[ManyBeers]

Huston we have a misunderstanding.

ManyBeers​

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Join Date: May 2009

Windows 7 32bit upgraded from Vista
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Local Time: 09:20

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OS Windows 7 32bit upgraded from Vista
CPU AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual core 4000+ processor
Motherboard ECS MCP61P-AM motherboard(micro_atx)
Memory 2048 MB DDR2, 667 MHz, (PC2-5300)

What is on this computer and how did it get there. Is the Windows 7 activated properly and how was it done?

I don't have a 32 bit system to test.

I used the same 49 dollar Upgrade DVD I got in Oct. 2009 when 7 was first released. How was it activated? I installed Windows on the ssd to the quick formatted partitions and did not enter my coa key until after Windows finished installing. I believe I went to system properties the next day and activated online and it took about 1 minute. This is an upgrade disk installed to a bare drive.Basically it works just
like a retail one.

 

[ManyBeers]

Only "Program Files" here too on my Win 7 pro 32-bit

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This old thread confirms that's how it should be: http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/109663-no-program-files-x86-windows-7-a.html

Do you perhaps have a SysWOW64 folder too besides the \windows\system32?

No.
I have noticed that apps that have both 32x64 bit capabilities(CoreTempxSpeccy)put their 64 bit installers in x86 folder. Both these programs were installed within the Program Files directory.

 

[DavidE]

Do you see programs installed in both of these folders ?
If so, are the same programs in both folders, or some programs on one folder, and other programs in the other folder ?

 

[ManyBeers]

Do you see programs installed in both of these folders ?
If so, are the same programs in both folders, or some programs on one folder, and other programs in the other folder ?

Yes, some 64bit versions. Others aren't like Winamp. Stickies just puts the downloaded .exe installer in the Program Filesx86 folder However I don't think the 64bit vers. installed because CoreTemp in my tray shows as 32bit
I always install most of my programs here:c:\Program Files\CoolApps with various folders inside Utilities,MediaPlayers,GuiHelpers,Browsers, for orginization's sake. Control Panel shows one instance of each program.

 

[gregrocker]

Start over with the latest official installation media provided in Clean Reinstall Windows 7
then follow those steps to get and keep a perfect install.

 

[AddRAM]

I am installing a 32 bit to see what it shows, back in 15

OK, after a clean install here`s what I get, but the issue on yours is so trivial, I wouldn`t give it a second thought.
Maybe windows just created it when you started installing programs, but you probably didn`t notice it til afterwards.