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In Win7/64:

I'm failing at making the Sysnative folder from XY.

Then I tried this line in a BAT file, and opened the BAT "As Administrator" but that failed as well: Any ideas?

PS: Note that any other folder name works, e.g.: It's only the one I want, "Sysnative", that fails.

As far as I get this all together, me thinks:

XY = 32-bit = sysnative already exists and point to System32 folder?




 

No, Sysnative has to be created by the user, it is not shipped with Windows 7 (don't know about Win8).

Could help? - http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/On ... rse_points

admin wrote:No, Sysnative has to be created by the user, it is not shipped with Windows 7

I did not say this.

I meant, for a 32-bit app, the folder sysnative already exists natively and points to System32.


Try on 64-bit Win7:


- open WinEx and create a dir "C:\Windows\System32\aaaa Sys32, this is SysNative for 32-bit apps"

- in XY open a DOS-BOX by utilizing "!mkdir C:\Windows\Sysnative"
Ein Unterverzeichnis oder eine Datei mit dem Namen "C:\Windows\sysnative" existiert bereits.

- In that DOS-BOX do a: dir C:\Windows\Sysnative |more
Find "aaaa this is SysNative for 32-bit apps"


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The same
- open WinEx and create a dir "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\aaaa SysWow64, for 32-bit apps this is Sys32"
- in XY open a DOS-BOX and utilize "!dir C:\Windows\System32 |more"




So me thinks, a 32-bit app can't create that sysnative folder, only a 64-bit app is able.
Because, for a 32-bit app that folder already "exists", but not for a 64-bit app.
Confirmed?


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Another test
- open WinEx and create a dir "C:\Windows\sysnative\aaaa SysNative - can you see this, question-mark"
Next, try to browse sysnative from a 32- and a 64-bit app. What do you see?



The only way I see right now is:
1.) from XY use> !C:\Windows\Sysnative\cmd.exe
2.) in that box use> MD C:\Windows\sysnative

A combination of both in any way(*) I can think off didn't worked.

(*)
"!C:\Windows\Sysnative\cmd.exe MD C:\Windows\sysnative"
or
" writefile( "%tmp%\xy.cmd", "MD C:\Windows\sysnative");
run "C:\Windows\Sysnative\cmd.exe %tmp%\xy.cmd" ;"

Only first launching a 64-bit DOS-Box, then enter the MD command into the Box works.


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Well, it currently does not work without manually creating the folder. But there is one thing I have to check... (gotta go now, later...).

Don't know what's the difference?

I opened "Eingabeaufforderung" "as admin", entered:
C:\Windows\system32>mkdir "%windir%\Sysnative"
and it was created...

• C:\Windows>dir sy*
  Datenträger in Laufwerk C: ist W7
  Volumeseriennummer: ...
  
  Verzeichnis von C:\Windows
  
  06.11.2013 14:16 <DIR> Sysnative
  14.07.2009 03:36 <DIR> system
  10.06.2009 22:08 219 system.ini
  06.11.2013 11:16 <DIR> System32
  16.10.2013 13:41 <DIR> SysWOW64
  1 Datei(en), 219 Bytes
  4 Verzeichnis(se), 25.003.532.288 Bytes frei

(W7 X64 SP1)

edit: I've checked before that it didn't exist

WHOA, Stefan, you nailed it!

It always exists, XY just did not see it!!! That makes everything MUCH simpler of course, and, hey, much more portable!

Hi Don,

let me know, what I could check on Windows 8.1 if there's still need for. But you now, when back from work I need exact and detailed recipies.


Cheers,
Filehero

So... quite confused here. Have latest 13.3 version and trying to edit/find my hosts file.. navigate to C:\Windows\system32\drivers and cannot see the etc folder. Try to create one and it says it already exists. I get the warning line: system32 has been redirected by windows to sysWow64... but why can't I see the etc folder? All hidden files/folders are activated.. thx!

Tick this:
Configuration | Shell Integration | 64-bit Windows | Show the real System32 directory

(It should have been auto-ticked on upgrading, strange... )