Ars Technica

Reinstalled Vista, now can't delete "Program Files (x86)"

After running 64-bit Vista for a week or so, and realizing I had no reason to be running it, I did an in-place installation of 32-bit Vista. It moved the Program Files, Windows, and Users folders to ...
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Windows(C:) の中ある「Program Files」と「Program Files (x86)」の違いは？

いつも見るたびに、気になったので僕の相棒ChatGPTに聞いてみました。 Windowsの「Program Files」と「Program Files (x86)」は、それぞれ32ビットと64ビットのプログラム用に用意されたディレクトリです。 1. **Program Files:** - このディレクトリは64ビットのWindowsシステム ...
PC World

Why your PC has two Program Files folders, and why one of them is (x86)

Dave Thomson asked about the folders Program Files and Program Files (x86). “Why are there two, and is there some advantage of using one over the other?” First, you shouldn’t pick one over the other.