Program path

[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?

 

[MEB]

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or outdated causing application error or vulnerability.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?
|