Solved Program files/Program files(x86) HELP

[jarp53]

well i reinstall and notghing, went to your tutorial, but link is broken, took the shortcut on my desk, open games and dragit right from desk to window and it work, so thatnks for all your help, i'm new at forums and even do i build my pc am no good at technical stuff, hope you all dont mine i'm gonna be here for a while

 

[Guy with a Colt]

well i reinstall and notghing, went to your tutorial, but link is broken, took the shortcut on my desk, open games and dragit right from desk to window and it work, so thatnks for all your help, i'm new at forums and even do i build my pc am no good at technical stuff, hope you all dont mine i'm gonna be here for a while

Okay, I have jsut realised that i have my own tutorial on how to add games to the games explorer.
First I'd try to uninstall the game, Remove any remaining folder's that relate to Microsoft Flight Simulator X.

Reboot computer, Reinstall the game.
Check the Games Explorer.
If not there then concider following my tutorial.
and I thought I'd lost it.. :huh:

Here we go, my tutorial Right click to download

Please note, you will need Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Pro installed in order to view, or any 3rd party .pdf viewer will do the trick also.

Edit--
You might want to read through this tutorial aswell.
Adding Games To Games Explorer Folder

Thats really odd, both links work for me.

Anyway I'm really glad that you have found a solution to your problem.

You are more than welcome to look around these forums.
I really hope that you enjoy your stay here at Seven Forums

 

[burim]

I have Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.
I want to install this software "Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition (x86 and x64 WoW) - DVD". When the Setup start, the installation folder is "Program Files (x86)".
Is this OK? It wouldn't be installed in "Program Files" ... what is x64 WoW!? Do I need to change the folder to "Program Files" or to leave default "Program Files (x86)"

Please...

 

[Jonathan_King]

It really doesn't matter. You can install wherever you want. THe x88 folder just helps you keep track of your programs a little better. The 64-bit programs go in Program Files, and the 32-bit programs go in Program Files x86.

Like I said, though, you can change locations to wherever you want.

 

[jarp53]

every thing from Favorites to videos is in C can i move then to the other partition D for good, so that C can be only for computer, because when i try to move them it always makes a copy only, and i thought that i could separate them and have any thing that is downloaded to them go to D automatically

 

[Jonathan_King]

every thing from Favorites to videos is in C can i move then to the other partition D for good, so that C can be only for computer, because when i try to move them it always makes a copy only, and i thought that i could separate them and have any thing that is downloaded to them go to D automatically

If you want to move the files, right-click on them and select Cut. Then go to your target drive and select Paste.

The shortcut for that is Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V.

 

[jarp53]

thanks , but can i move the main folders, so when a picture or song is downloaded, they could go automaticly to D

 

[Jonathan_King]

You would have to set that in your browser. Go into your browser settings and look around, it should be pretty easy to find.

 

[Dinks]

I have Windows 7, but I don't have the two Program Files folders. How do I find both of them?? I can only find one. Please help if you can!

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Dinks, welcome to Seven Forums!



If you have the 32-bit Windows 7 you will only have one Program Files file, you only have 2 with the 64-bit versions.

 

[DarkStar GT]

Just wondering: Are there any disadvantages in installing programs (and plug-in dll files) into, for example, "My Documents\Install32" and "My Documents\Install64" folders?

 

[Jonathan_King]

Just wondering: Are there any disadvantages in installing programs (and plug-in dll files) into, for example, "My Documents\Install32" and "My Documents\Install64" folders?

Welcome!

The only disadvantage is that you would need to have your own method of organization. It looks like you already do!

Go ahead, that shouldn't be a problem at all.

 

[Confounded]

Prgrams

I keep getting a message that my recovery disc is full. Checking it I find it has a lot of folders including the Program and Program 86 files, along with Dell, Perf Logs, Common files, etc. Is this normal or because I had to use the recovery disc to straighten out my NEW Dell 570 (Windows 7, 64 bit) because it got corrupted by a faulty Ad Aware program and wouldn't let me delete it, download Norton 360 or anything else. I'm very much a novice, very confused and CONFOUNDED! Help!

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

I keep getting a message that my recovery disc is full. Checking it I find it has a lot of folders including the Program and Program 86 files, along with Dell, Perf Logs, Common files, etc. Is this normal or because I had to use the recovery disc to straighten out my NEW Dell 570 (Windows 7, 64 bit) because it got corrupted by a faulty Ad Aware program and wouldn't let me delete it, download Norton 360 or anything else. I'm very much a novice, very confused and CONFOUNDED! Help!

Hello Confounded, welcome to Seven Forums!



The "recovery disc" is more than likely a "Recovery Partition" that was created at the factory and is what you used to create the disks and can be used to recover the PC after something goes/has gone wrong; I hope you haven't been storing/trying to store 'stuff' there as you may disable the functionality of the partition and it'll then be worthless.

 

[igivup]

1. As I have w7 32bit installed do I need to retain the Program Files folder which holds 64bit stuff and can I delete it without loss?

2. I can upgrade from 32bit to 64bit but as I'm not a gamer or a streamer is it worth while?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

1. As I have w7 32bit installed do I need to retain the Program Files folder which holds 64bit stuff and can I delete it without loss?

2. I can upgrade from 32bit to 64bit but as I'm not a gamer or a streamer is it worth while?

No, don't delete it, it's needed or it wouldn't be there.

There is no upgrade path from32-bit to 64-bit; it'll have to be a clean install all the way.


How to Do a Clean Installation with Windows 7

 

[igivup]

Thanks, Kid. I now understand that by default win7 dumps new downloaded apps into either Prog Files or Prog Files (x86) depending on whether they are 64 0r 32-bit jobs. Can be confusing when sesrching for stuff - and you're not allowed to change the names to something more sensible ...eg - 32-bit Prog Files and 64-bit Prog Files

 

[xsile]

I was wondering if there is any special settings on the program files (x86) folder? I noticed that some games I install will only run properly if I let their installer install them into the program files (x86) folder. Also if there is a special way that windows 7 handles the (x86) folder is there a way to have windows also make an access another X86 folder on a different drive the way it does on the default C: location?

Thanks

 

[Jonathan_King]

I was wondering if there is any special settings on the program files (x86) folder? I noticed that some games I install will only run properly if I let their installer install them into the program files (x86) folder. Also if there is a special way that windows 7 handles the (x86) folder is there a way to have windows also make an access another X86 folder on a different drive the way it does on the default C: location?

Thanks

Welcome to SF!

The only difference between the 2 folders is their name; it's just to help keep things organized better.

If the game is not running right, I'd suspect it's the fault of the game itself. Perhaps it has trouble if it is installed to anywhere except its default location. Try installing it to a folder on your desktop, and see what happens.

 

[yoshirocks]

32-bit programs will go into the Program Files (x86) folder, and 64-bit programs will go into the Program Files folder.