C:\Program Files (x86)\ is the default folder for 32-bit applications on 64-bit Windows.
C:\Program Files (x86). This is also the folder Windows 7 installs them to.
C:\Program Files (x86)\ is the default folder for 32-bit applications on 64-bit Windows.
c:\Program Files (x86)
C:\programfiles(x86) folder
update files are stored in windows software distribution folder. Name of the folder is downloads
The i386 folder. It should be in C:\Windows
I386
In A+ Guide to Managing & Maintaining Your PC Sixth Edition, Page 59 of Chapter 2 "What an Operating System Does" You will find it says: "The data is stored in a file on the hard drive called a SWAP file or PAGE file. The Windows 2000/XP swap file is Pagefile.sys, and the Windows 9x/Me swap file is Win386.swp."
It is stored in the C:/windows/system32/config. The hive you want is located under its name.
In what folder are driver files stored?
Preferences, usually found in my computer
refers to the directory in which the windows operating system has been installed Regedit.exe is also stored in the %System Root% folder, along with the Windows OS, and all the system files. More info found in A+ 6th edition Guide to Managing & Maintaining Your PC, pages 580, 595, 596, 598
Modify
Users folder
System 32 is the folder where all the essentials of Windows are stored. Deleting that would eventually corrupt your windows.
To lock a folder in Windows XP, right click on the folder in which you have stored your data and click "add to archive." Proceed to the tab called "advanced," and click on "select password." Create a password and select that box labeled "encrypt file names."