Questions tagged [system32]

System32 is a folder, in the directory represented by the environment variable %windir%, that contains shared libraries and some applications (Control Panel, Command Prompt, etc.) necessary for Windows, and Windows applications, to run.

System32 is a folder, in the directory represented by the environment variable %windir%, that contains shared libraries and some applications (Control Panel, Command Prompt, etc.) necessary for Windows, and Windows applications, to run.

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Where Does My.Computer.Filesystem Point?

I assumed (and we all know what that gets you) that My.Computer.Filesystem pointed to where the exe was installed. Most of the time, that premise is holding true. However, occasionally it is pointing to C:\Windows\System32 and my code is failing…
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Using a Batch Script to move file from desktop to System32

This is my first question I'm asking on here. I've searched high and low for an answer/help but cant find anything that works. Been tasked with creating a batch script that runs when our users log into their PC's that sets there Screensaver to the…
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File getting copied to SysWOW64 instead of System32 while installing INF thru Installer

We have INF file which installs one .sys file to windows drivers folder. Scenario is as follows: 1) Installing the INF from File Explorer. Right click on INF file and click on Install. In this scenario .sys file gets copy under…
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libpng14-14.dll was not found

i've searched about This application failed to start because libpng14-14.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem. and i found that my problem can be caused by this : Uninstalling or installing applications can also make…
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PHP - Can't find some folders in System32

During two hours, I've tried to find an issue for my problem. I have a script which sorts folders of System32 : $iterator = new DirectoryIterator($_SERVER["SystemRoot"] ."\System32"); foreach ($iterator as $fileinfo) { if ($fileinfo->isDir()) …
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File Access Denied - System32 Location?

I have recently been attempting to make a disk eating virus to further my educational knowledge, and to further my skills in coding malicious things for whitehat hacking. Recently however the piece of code I have been working on is giving me MANY…
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Why is Windows Vista 64-bit using a 32-bit cmd.exe by default? (machine-specific)

The situation: I need to convert our current development environment from Windows XP 32-bit to Windows Vista 64-bit (*). Naturally, I've run into plenty of places in our build system where hardcoded paths were problematic (e.g. "C:\Program Files"…
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cant read file from system32 folder

I am developing a vb.net application. I have made my own file and put in the system32 folder. Now,I am trying to read same file which I have put in the folder with below code... Try Dim FileData As String = "" Dim…
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Adding Dialog To Splitter Window MFC

I'm trying to add a dialog to a splitter window in windows MFC. I've searched around and there are no great solutions that I can see to it right now. Here is roughly what I'm trying to do: if (!m_wndSplitter.CreateStatic(this, 1, 3)) return…
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c:\windows\system32\dns deleting .dns file

I'm having trouble deleting zone files using scripts from c:\windows\system32\dns If I delete using a vbscript, the zone is removed from the DNS server, but the zone file (.dns) remains with Windows saying "The system cannot find the file…
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Getting an exe to work in PATH

I got jq to work on my local computer by adding the exe i downloaded to a specific folder. Pictured below. This is a user variable location. I placed the exe in the C:\Users\Justin.dnx\bin location. I now did pretty much the same thing on an…
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System32 Hosts file modification

I am wondering if I can modify system32 hosts file using a google chrome extension? if not what other way can I modify the file without the need to access the file every time I want to edit it?
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How to make a program that removes things form the host file VB.NET

I made a program that adds text to the system32 host file and I want a way a button can remove the selected one from the listbox and delete it from the host file here is the code to add it... If TextBox1.Text = "" Then MsgBox("Please Enter…
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Directory Authorization Issue on visual studio c#

I create a writing test to check for permission to write. The test is try { string filePath = String.Format(Path.Combine(path, Path.GetRandomFileName())); File.WriteAllText(filePath, @"0"); …
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Why can't Java find this file in System32?

So I tried removing a folder in my System32 folder, but java can't seem to find it ... File gwxFolder = new File("C:/Windows/System32/GWX"); System.out.println(gwxFolder.getPath()); if(gwxFolder.exists()){ …
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