Curious: Why does Director Suite install in the x86 Program Files?

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Kmot

Contributor Location: Northridge, CA Joined: Apr 18, 2012 01:45 Messages: 432 Offline

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Oct 02, 2012 17:47

I had upgraded to PD11U and it installed in my 64-bit Program Files folder. PD10 was in the 64-bit folder also.

I have since upgraded to the full Director Suite, and it has installed everything into the x86, Program Files folder. Isn't that the 32-bit version?

Seems sort of strange.

~Tom~

Carl312

Senior Contributor Location: Texas, USA Joined: Mar 16, 2010 20:11 Messages: 9090 Offline

Oct 02, 2012 20:49

Because Cyberlink got the folder wrong for the 64 bit Powerdirector.
All of the other programs in the package are all 32 bit. So they put everything in the X86 folder.

It does not matter, Powerdirector still runs as a 64 bit program.
What determines a 64 bit program is the internal code. The folder it is installed in does not matter.

Carl312: Windows 10 64-bit 8 GB RAM,AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz,ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB,240GB SSD,two 1TB HDs.

Kmot

Contributor Location: Northridge, CA Joined: Apr 18, 2012 01:45 Messages: 432 Offline

Oct 02, 2012 23:19

Thank you Carl.

~Tom~

FredB

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 15, 2008 21:14 Messages: 1317 Offline

Oct 02, 2012 23:31

Kmot;
You can use the Windows Task Manager to tell if the application is running as a 64bit App. 32bit apps are marked *32 ...64Bit are not marked (see attached)


Filename	32bit.jpg	Download
Description	Task Manager
Filesize	90 Kbytes
Downloaded:	137 time(s)

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Kmot

Contributor Location: Northridge, CA Joined: Apr 18, 2012 01:45 Messages: 432 Offline

Oct 03, 2012 00:49

Thanks Fred!

~Tom~