CS4 UPGRADE INSTALL DIRECTORY VISTA 64 NOT x86

Hi all,
I would like to know if its safe that my CS4 Master Collection upgrade installation directory was in Program Files instead of the usual Program Files (x86)?  Everything is working fine, however CS3 Master Collection applications are still installed and working normally (isn't that strange?) and of course the plugins I had installed in CS3 are not available in CS4.  I don't mind that much that CS3 is still installed, I know it has happened to others, however it is a real drag that my plugins are not available.  Should I uninstall the upgrade and reinstall in the Progam Files (x86) directory instead?  Your comments would be much appreciated.
Nikos

Thanks for your response Bob.  After a few hours (and an uninstall and reinstall on one computer) I realized that even though the directory location I was prompted to install to during installation was different than usual, the applications still wound up in the right place. All the 32 bit in the x86 folder, and Photoshop 64 verision in the regualr program files folder on my vista 64 platform.  I discovered this on one of the other computers that I installed on but did not proceed to the uninstall phase.  I still unfortunately had to re-install all my plugins and put them in the media core folder but for CS4.  This was such a big hassle especially with some of my plugin suites that install one by one.
I still haven't researched the subject of uninstalling CS3, which I will probably attempt next week.  Of course I am not going to try it until I have researched the subject in greater detail because I found some other users saying that uninstalling CS3 when you have used an upgrade option to CS4 is dependant on some CS3 files and after the uninstall of CS3 all was NOT working properly.  Thanks again for your input. At least for this week I am already editing and enjoying CS4.

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