This is the seventh part of a mini-series on Windows x64, focusing on behind the scene changes in the operating system. In the last article I explained that mixed 32-/64-bit processes are not allowed and how that rule affects both administrators and script-writers. In this context I mentioned the strangely named directory SysWOW64. Today I am going to explain what it is used for by starting with redirection. Continue reading ‘Windows x64 – All the Same Yet Very Different, Part 7: File System and Registry Redirection, Registry Reflection’
Monthly Archive for April, 2008
This is the sixth part of a mini-series on Windows x64, focusing on behind the scene changes in the operating system. In the last article I discussed how 32-bit applications are wrapped up in the WoW64 subsystem. Today we will take a deeper look at some limitations of 64-bit Windows and what they mean in practice. Continue reading ‘Windows x64 – All the Same Yet Very Different, Part 6: COM, DLLs and Processes’
