I use c:\programs too, but for different reasons. C:\Programs is for portable applications that don't get installed, can be directly overwritten, and consist of

I use c:\programs too, but for different reasons. C:\Programs is for portable applications that don't get installed, can be directly overwritten, and consist of at most two files with relevant names. As a bonus, I can run such programs directly from the run menu. C:\Programs\procexp for Process Explorer, for example.