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dekgol10




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PostPosted: Tue, 30th Jul 2013 21:51    Post subject: Windows 7 64 bit question
When i install game , Do i need to choose "program file (86)" or "program files" folder?
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tw1st




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PostPosted: Tue, 30th Jul 2013 21:56    Post subject:
I don't think it matters honestly, I would just let it install into the default folder.

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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 30th Jul 2013 22:01    Post subject:
dekgol10 wrote:
When i install game , Do i need to choose "program file (86)" or "program files" folder?




Neither! Install into a GAMES folder for easier management and, actually, you should install onto a dedicated drive or at LEAST a separate partition, so that way you don't lose everything during the inevitable Windows reinstalls.
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Guy_Incognito




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PostPosted: Tue, 30th Jul 2013 22:03    Post subject:
Try not to install in "Program Files" at all. Use separate folder (e.g. D:\Games or something) and keep your system partition as clean as possible.

Also, properly written programs and installers won't target "C:\Program Files" directly, they will ask Windows for the location of Program Files folder using appropriate system call. For 32-bit programs, 64-bit Windows will return "C:\Program Files (x86)" and for 64-bit programs, it will return "C:\Program Files".


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rpegator




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PostPosted: Tue, 27th Aug 2013 00:54    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
dekgol10 wrote:
When i install game , Do i need to choose "program file (86)" or "program files" folder?




Neither! Install into a GAMES folder for easier management and, actually, you should install onto a dedicated drive or at LEAST a separate partition, so that way you don't lose everything during the inevitable Windows reinstalls.


This. Installing in programfiles can cause weird behaviour with some mods too since the directories are protected so that non-admin accounts cannot write to it. Which should actually be the way to run your windows on a daytoday basis, as a non-admin user.

On top of this, on a reinstall often you do not have to reinstall games, just reinstall the stuff in the "redist" folder most of them have. Most of the time any registry settings that are needed are made again when the game lauches, not during install.
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Stige




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PostPosted: Tue, 27th Aug 2013 00:57    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
dekgol10 wrote:
When i install game , Do i need to choose "program file (86)" or "program files" folder?




Neither! Install into a GAMES folder for easier management and, actually, you should install onto a dedicated drive or at LEAST a separate partition, so that way you don't lose everything during the inevitable Windows reinstalls.


This, so much this!

Always have a seperate GAMES folder.
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Cyb3r




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PostPosted: Tue, 27th Aug 2013 20:42    Post subject:
yep especially for steam i just tend to move my apps folder out and give steam a nice delete (i know it aint needed but lately with the instability steam has from time to time sometimes a fresh install doesn't hurt) after that just moving the appfolder back and boom back to gaming ^^
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