FW: Certain files in the system32 directory are not listed

Matthew Woehlke mw_triad@users.sourceforge.net
Thu Jun 7 17:30:00 GMT 2007


Dave Korn wrote:
> "  On 64-bit systems, Windows system files for 64-bit applications are stored
> in the $WINDIR/System32 directory. To avoid confusion, the system files for
> 32-bit applications are stored in the $WINDIR/SysWOW64 directory.  "

...what did you expect from the platform that brought us the 
ever-so-helpful sizeof(void*) != sizeof(long)? Microsoft's approach to 
64-bit was to make things look as much as possible like 32-bit, rather 
than making logical choices.

-- 
Matthew
Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature.
(...with apologies to Arthur C. Clarke)



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