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What happens when a program is placed in the "program files (x86)" directory?

I was wondering what happens when a program is installed in the "program files (x86)" directory versus the "program files" directory in Windows XP64. I know that one is for x86 programs that are installed and the other is for x64 programs that are installed.. But, does Windows look at each directory differently? or are each programs installed there flagged to run 32-bit or 64-bit?
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