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WOW64 is a subsystem of 64-bit Windows. Add this tag for WOW64 related questions.

WOW64 (Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit) is a subsystem of the Windows operating system capable of running 32-bit applications on 64-bit Windows. It is included in all 64-bit versions of Windows.

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will a 32-bit web application run as WOW64 on a 64-bit server?

I need to know if a web application deployed in a 64-bit server runs as a WOW64 process or a 64-bit process if the web application's pages are compiled as PE 32/x86 ? I mean I have read a lot about normal console applications or executables with PE…
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Running 32 bit apps in WinPE 3 (Win7) 64 bit

Trying to run any 32 bit app in the WinPE 3.0 (Win7) 64 bit environment will result in the following error message: The subsystem needed to support the image type is not present. The missing subsystem in question is Windows on Windows 64 (WOW64):…
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CScript on x64 Win2003 Server - Cannot find script file

Sanity check, please. The solution I'm hearing sounds ill-conceived, but may be the only one. From within an .hta over .vbs app I'm running cscript c:\Windows\System32\iisapp.vbs It works great from the CLI and fails from within my little app.…
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How to delete registry key on XP while having control over platform-specific view of the registry

This is a followup question of: RegDeleteKey and RegDeleteKeyEx Background So, I have a C++ windows application that uses RegDeleteKey function. However, I need to control the platform-specific view of the registry. So, based on this: 64-bit…
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Will msscript.ocx stop working on Windows 8?

As mentioned here, this component became a part of the windows operating system. However VB6 runtime may not be supported on Windows 8 and beyond. So I'm afraid this component may be going away too (even tho it is a part of windows OS). We are going…
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How to rename a Network volume's name in WOW64 Apps' Common File Dialog

I'm developing a network redirector like SMB. Once a volume has been connected, I create 4 registry keys to following…
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Pitfalls when deploying/installing legacy software outside program folders on Win 7 and 8

I’ve been given the task of changing all our legacy software installation packages to conform to Win 7 and 8. Previously our software would run on XP and Win Server 2003 and would simply be installed into the “program files” folder and run without…
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exe command not recognised in win32 folder

I have placed a mycmd.exe file in system32 folder under windows directory. Strange thing is that this is accessible from command prompt but when i access this file as a shell command from my VB6 application it shows is "not recognized as an internal…
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.Net project executable can use 32 bit drivers only when NOT "run as administrator"

Short desc: Same .exe when ran without administrator rights can use 32bit driver. However, when ran with admin rights it's incapable to use it/find it. My environment : Windows 7 64bit Visual Studio 2013 Professional .Net 4.5 Computer NOT in…
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Will anything ever use the 64 bit applicationHost.config on windows server 2008 R2?

Will anything ever use the 64 bit applicationHost.config on windows server 2008 R2? Since w3wp is 32 bit, does the 64 bit file even matter? Should I go out of my way to make sure they are kept in sync?
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Same uninstall registry for all Win OS?

I check is my program is installed in registry using these paths: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall , SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall But I am not sure if these paths work for all windows operating…
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JavaScript: Read registry without 64bit redirect?

I have the following registry entry on my 64bit system: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner\DisplayVersion And I'm trying to read it with a 32bit JS application, but I get automatically redirected to: …
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Writing to HKLM when running in command line mode

I have a program which writes values to the registry. I has a GUI mode and a command line mode. The program writes to HKLM perfectly when running in GUI mode (x86 build config) However when i run my program in command mode, the values are written…
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Registry keys of a 32 bit application not found on 64 bit OS

I have an application built in C++ Builder 2010. Some config values are stored in the registry and being a 32 bit application some values are saved under Wow6432Node key. This has worked like clockworks no matter if I run the application on WinXP,…
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How correctly register 32-bit addin on x86 office running on 64-bit PC?

I can't register COM .dll in my office. OS - 64-bit Windows 7; Target Framework of dll is 4.0; Office is 32-bit Word 2007 (x86 Word 2007) Addin sets Low Level Keyboard Hook and uses the following unmanaged methods [DllImport("kernel32.dll",…
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