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Old 16th April, 2013, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Aedan View Post
That's because they're only 32bit. "\Program Files (x86)\" are where 32bit apps live. Generally 64bit apps will live in "\Program Files" instead.
Yeah, I figured that out, but I was just wondering why the spaces and parenthesis?

Why not:
Code:
Program Files x86
Program Filesx86
Program Files 32
Program Files 32-bit
Some Games/Programs have problems finding a folder with (x86) in the name.
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