FileExist fail in System32 folder (ahk_32 on x64 OS) Topic is solved

[stealzy]

On windows 7x64 autohotkey32 can not see this file:

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f := FileOpen("C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe","r","CP0")
	if !IsObject(f)
		MsgBox 0
MsgBox % FileExist("C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe")

autohotkey64 works fine.
Are there any reasons for this behavior?

[TheDewd]

If you're running 32-bit AutoHotkey (or any 32-bit program) on a 64-bit OS, C:\Windows\System32 is redirected to C:\Windows\SysWow64. In that case, [file] most likely really doesn't exist at that path, as accessed from a 32-bit program.

For AutoHotkey 32-bit, use SysNative instead of System32.

Source: https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic ... 679#p20679

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f := FileOpen("C:\Windows\SysNative\dwm.exe","r","CP0")
	if !IsObject(f)
		MsgBox 0
MsgBox % FileExist("C:\Windows\SysNative\dwm.exe")

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MsgBox % FileExist("C:\Windows\" (A_PtrSize = 8 ? "System32" : "SysNative") "\dwm.exe")

[Flipeador]

Use Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection.