What would be the negative effects of installing a legacy 32bit app into the C:\Program Files instead of the C:\Program Files(x86) ?
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What would be the negative effects of installing a legacy 32bit app into the C:\Program Files instead of the C:\Program Files(x86) ?
I don’t think it matters. You can run a 64-bit from your Desktop, an external drive, etc. the same way you can run a 32-bit app. I think the difference is purely for organization.
Or say you are developing a 32-bit and a 64-bit version of an application, you could install both of them and run them side by side by putting them in the separate Program Files folders.