In the wrong folder???

[FiOS-Dave]

Does anyone know of a way to check to see if a 32 bit
program inadvertently got installed into the 64 bit
Programs folder?
I suspect that this may have happened when I did a
clean install of Win7 and was copying older
software from my backup drive to the new drive.

Thanks,
Dave

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Does anyone know of a way to check to see if a 32 bit
program inadvertently got installed into the 64 bit
Programs folder?
I suspect that this may have happened when I did a
clean install of Win7 and was copying older
software from my backup drive to the new drive.

Thanks,
Dave

Look in the folder?

Should be easy if you know the name of the program's folder. If not, search
for the executable by name.

Of course, if you have a shortcut, you can look at the shortcut's
properties. That's even easier.

The 64-bit Program Files folder is called "C:\Program Files" and the 32-bit
Program Files folder is called "C:\Program Files (x86)" - in case you were
asking

 

[FiOS-Dave]

Look in the folder?

Should be easy if you know the name of the program's folder. If not,
search
for the executable by name.

Of course, if you have a shortcut, you can look at the shortcut's
properties. That's even easier.

The 64-bit Program Files folder is called "C:\Program Files" and the
32-bit
Program Files folder is called "C:\Program Files (x86)" - in case you were
asking

Maybe I'm dense, but I see NO way to determine if the particular file
is 32 or 64 bit. I looked under each Properties tag (including Details)
and see NO reference to whether the file is 32 or 64 bits.
Just because it is located in the 64 bit folder (Program Files) doesn't
mean that it is NOT a 32 bit program, as (I stated earlier) I may have
accidently copied a program into that folder after I did a clean install
several months ago. At the time, I knew that some of the programs
were "self-contained", with no registry entries, and could be copied
rather than re-installed. That was where I made my FIRST mistake!
What I am looking for is something like SFC that will scan both folders
for misplaced programs, or at least generate a log which shows all
..EXE files and their "bitness" and location.

FiOS-Dave

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Maybe I'm dense, but I see NO way to determine if the particular file
is 32 or 64 bit. I looked under each Properties tag (including Details)
and see NO reference to whether the file is 32 or 64 bits.
Just because it is located in the 64 bit folder (Program Files) doesn't
mean that it is NOT a 32 bit program, as (I stated earlier) I may have
accidently copied a program into that folder after I did a clean install
several months ago. At the time, I knew that some of the programs
were "self-contained", with no registry entries, and could be copied
rather than re-installed. That was where I made my FIRST mistake!
What I am looking for is something like SFC that will scan both folders
for misplaced programs, or at least generate a log which shows all
.EXE files and their "bitness" and location.

FiOS-Dave

The way you wrote your original question you seemed to be saying that you
had a program whose data width you knew, and wondered where it was
installed.

I don't see an obvious way to determine the data width of a program without
compiling it yourself or asking the developer. *Especially* asking the
developer.

Here you go:
http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Tip/18299
Third hit in Google, and clearly of no use

 

[Seth]

The way you wrote your original question you seemed to be saying that you
had a program whose data width you knew, and wondered where it was
installed.

I don't see an obvious way to determine the data width of a program
without
compiling it yourself or asking the developer. *Especially* asking the
developer.

Launch the program and then find it in Task manager. Should show up with "
*32" appended to the end when listed in the "Processes" tab.

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Launch the program and then find it in Task manager. Should show up with "
*32" appended to the end when listed in the "Processes" tab.

So easy, for those who know!

Thanks. Now all I have to do is remember.

I checked in Process Explorer as well. It didn't show anything, so I looked
into its views menu. Under View | Select Columns | Process Image there is a
column that you can add which they call "Image Type (64 vs 32 bit)".

Interestingly, some processes are characterized as "n/a" in that column.

 

[Zaidy036]

On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:38:55 -0400, Seth wrote:

Also, if a program is running, look in Task Manager under "Image Path Name"

 

[FiOS-Dave]

(e-mail address removed)
says...

Also, if a program is running, look in Task Manager under "Image Path
Name"

Thanks, but I was hoping to find a way to quickly check the 100+ programs I
have installed!

FiOS-Dave