I’ve just downloaded Sketchup 2016. I started to install it but I noticed something that did not look right. First of all, I have Windows 7 64 bit version. When I run the setup, the default location is given for the installation and it says: C:\Program Files\Sketchup\Sketchup 2016. But since I have the 64 bit version, should I change this to C:\Program Files(86)\Sketchup\Sketchup 2016? I don’t know why it’s not giving the correct location in the first place.
Ken.
The installer IS giving the correct location, IF you are installing the 64-bit build of SketchUp.
On a 64-bit machine, running a 64-bit Windows, %ProgramFiles% points to the folder where 64-bit applications will be installed.
On a 64-bit machine, running a 64-bit Windows, %ProgramFiles(x86)% points to the folder where 32-bit applications will be installed.
Said another way, %ProgramFiles% points to the native bitness program folder if queried from the shell.
But if the %ProgramFiles% variable is queried from an application process, the first path (above) is returned if the process is 64-bit, and the second path (above) is returned if the requesting process is 32-bit.
And,…
On a 64-bit machine, running a 32-bit Windows, %ProgramFiles% points to the folder where 32-bit applications will be installed. (64-bit applications are not installed on a 32-bit machine.)