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Re: Blog Thread IIIa : Look Who's Blogging Now
pwhodges:
Sometimes Microsoft sends me a bit crazy. I was trying to install a dll on my new server that some program needed, and couldn't make it work until I discovered the following:
Where do dlls go?
16-bit Windows:
Windows\System (16-bit dlls, of course)
32-bit Windows:
Windows\System (16-bit dlls)
Windows\System32 (32-bit dlls - that figures, right?)
64-bit Windows:
Windows\System (16-bit dlls)
Windows\System32 (64-bit dlls - eh?)
Windows\SysWoW64* (32-bit dlls - wtf?)
MS decided that to make it easier to port 32-bit programs to 64-bit Windows, they would use System32 for the dlls in both cases. When you run a 64-bit program (like Explorer) it sees the real System32 directory, but when you run a 32-bit program all references to System32 are diverted internally to SysWoW64. Like, obviously...
* WoW stands for Windows on Windows
öde:
Geez Paul, maybe you're just not very good at computers!
pwhodges:
That's probably what my wife was thinking yesterday when I turned off and unplugged the old server before remembering to go round all the machines in the house (9 including the iPhones) changing their DNS settings to point at the new one...
ummmkay:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 14 Feb 2011, 04:01 ---64-bit Windows:
Windows\System (16-bit dlls)
Windows\System32 (64-bit dlls - eh?)
Windows\SysWoW64* (32-bit dlls - wtf?)
--- End quote ---
i feel your pain, i was so confused when i finally found that out. makes no sense whatsoever.
nekowafer:
I have made the appointment to talk to my doctor about the possibility of taking anti-depressants. Also the possibility of taking sleep aids and getting my tonsils removed. But the first one is the most important here. Now let's see if I can actually bring myself to talk about it!
I'm not against taking the meds, I just hate admitting that I need them and I can't actually control everything about myself. I'm also totally terrified to get my tonsils removed but god damn they are enormous and they need to go so I can sleep without snoring like some sort of pink, hairless grizzly bear.
It also means a week off work 'cause I'm gonna be useless for a while. Turns out it's much worse to get them removed as an adult than it is for a kid.
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