We are going to be starting to use 64-bit Vista machines, but installing MicroStation (and anyother Bentley product) gets installed by default to the Program Files (x86) directory.
Can the install directory be changed to install in the Program Files folder?
I have custom pull down menus in MicroStation that start up InRoads and the such, along with other configuration variables that reference the Program directory, I do not want to have to maintain (2) sets of everything.
There doesn't seem to be anything special with the Program Files folder, is there a reason to have the 32-bit and 64-bit software seperated out?
Thanks
The way I resolved this problem (not only a USTN problem) was to create a system config variable on the 32 bit machines PROGRAMFILES(x86) = "c:\program files". I them use the variables %PROGRAMFILES(x86)% in windows paths and ${ProgramFiles(x86)} in USTN paths.
this is from the thread Workspace setting for x86 and 64 bit OS.
Hello
Thanks for raising this issue ............. not something I would have thought of ..... and I'll soon be getting a new machine with either Vista or Windows 7 (still on XP Pro 32 bit for now)
Normally, I DON'T install MS in the root folder, I have a completely separate partition E:\ PC Apps (or something like that) where I install MS and various other apps (away from the C drive)
Would this give me problems then with Vista/Windows 7?
Regards
Danny Cooley
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