Program path

[Guest Santander]

Some programs by default installed to C:\Program Files\Common

Files\ProgramFolder\program.exe\..., not into standard path C:\Program

Files\ProgramFolder\program.exe.

This path used intentionally. Why?

[Guest MEB]

Re: Program path

 

The "Common Files" approach is used in all Windows versions since 95 [Win3

had some aspects]. This "style" is also used in other OSs.

The reason is these are files which might be called or used from other

programs [shared] or by other programs from the same developer. This

*common* location for potentially needed files which are NOT loaded from the

system directories [\system or \system32] allows [conceptually] program

developers to "borrow" aspects and "advertise" abilities {here are some

things that might be needed or used}, or *like/same* activities, to and from

other applications.

This helps [in theory] negate:

Folder/directory changes [like Program Files\some developer\program Ver.*]

that might be made, perhaps within different versions of some program using

basic unchanged files; and/or,

Programs which might have used segments of a specific application directory

which may now have changed with some new version and is no longer available

or outdated causing application error or vulnerability.

 

Look at Microsoft's shared/common files for a better understanding. Here

are "callable/usable" aspects for other programs to use.

Another is InstallShield providing the basics for applications which use

Windows Installer.

 

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| Some programs by default installed to C:\Program Files\Common

| Files\ProgramFolder\program.exe\..., not into standard path C:\Program

| Files\ProgramFolder\program.exe.

| This path used intentionally. Why?

|