There is no way to specify otherwise. Oh wait, there is. You can embed the search path in your DLL. It is a field that is 8 bytes long. This seems not to be true on Windows 7. Net assembly Note that this DLL is not a. Net assembly. It is a native DLL. Linking similar question on superuser. Interview with an ex-Microsoftie.
For a serious explanation of how this came to be, see this answer. A whole lot of applications assume things they shouldn't assume and hard-code paths" — phuclv. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes.
Improve this answer. Rytmis Rytmis Ugh, I just ran into this weirdness today. What a misleading thing that they have done.
Ran into this today too Someone should write that down. On the internet. The good news is, as an example of Microsoft engineering genius, this is pretty much self-documenting. One thing I don't get is, if the file system can tell that it's a 32 bit app and redirect it to the SysWOW64 folder, why couldn't they instead have it detect a 64 bit app and redirect to a System64?! System is the 16 bit version. In 64 bit systems, the System folder is still the old 16 bit junk, only the System32 is not 32bit as suggested, and the 32 bit stuff is in the System directory with 64 in the name.
I fail to see how this helps anyone. All to save people from adapting hard-coded "System32" to "System64" when converting to 64bit. Idiocy — Armand. Show 9 more comments. The above is the smart way to go. Jonesome Reinstate Monica Jonesome Reinstate Monica 5, 9 9 gold badges 52 52 silver badges bronze badges.
In the days of XP, it was a common and suggested practice for developers to use the registry for such things. With Windows 7, this is no longer true!
For reasons of UAC, multiple user sessions, etc. The registry in Windows 7 should be use sparingly and with discretion by developers. RodMacPherson My response has been enhanced to take your suggestion into account. You are right on! This answer doesn't satisfy curiosity about the syswow64 folder, but it's the one developers really need to read.
Ran into the same issue and researched this for a few minutes. System32 really means System64 on bit Windows When developers first started working with Windows7, there were several compatibility issues where other applications where stored. RekindledPhoenix 9 9 silver badges 17 17 bronze badges. MD5 MD5 25feca3eb4c39ea33aa65b3b5af1. MD5 MD5 7aaabe5eefa5ae1bb43ecdd8d68ae. MD5 MD5 b14b06aabfde85c3df MD5 MD5 9bfdb5f8e3aecce0d1dd4f. How to choose the correct version of Thawbrkr.
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