Anyone else run into this problem?
After installing the new 64-bit SEP 12.1 RU2 on a test Windows 8 computer, I went looking for files and found them under Program Files(x86). I thought maybe I could have exported the x86 setup from SEPM, but Bin64 was there. I uninstalled SEP and deleted all the Symantec folders. Then I exported another package making sure I had the 64bit version selected, and sure enough, it installed into Program Files(x86) again.
I'm going to give it one more try. I'm going to export a full install rather than the single exe to see if that makes a difference.
I did do an upgrade on three different computers - XP 32bit, and 2-64bit Windows 7. Their files all landed in the correct folders. This was the first install on Windows 8 from scratch. Wierd. Will update once I get the Windows 8 computer uninstalled/installed - again.