Disable 32-bit redirection in TC 32bit?

[tosal]

Hi,

I noticed that the 32 bit version of TC 8.52a does not list the registry hive files in C:\windows\system32\config (like system, system.log, sam, sam.log, etc.) on my Win7-64 because it actually shows the content of C:\windows\syswow64\config. This is because 32 bit redirection is still active.

However, I would rather consider this actually being a bug. A professional tool like TC should disable redirection in that case and show the content of the real filters. Of course the 64 bit version works properly.

So what do you think: bug or feature??

[Dalai]

This is not a bug, and there are several ways to go around this:

• Use %SystemRoot%\SysNative directory (i.e. C:\Windows\SysNative) to find your files
• Use cm_SwitchX64Redirection command to disable the redirection mechanism. But I advise against doing so as it's too easy to forget about it and subsequent calls, especially those of plugins, might fail (since they may not be able to load required DLLs).
• Use TC x64 for tasks like this

Regards
Dalai

[karlchen]

I could have sworn this weird Windows feature of automatically redirecting 32-bit applications to a different folder under certain circumstances had been explained more than 6 years ago already:
Windows x64: Explorer vs TC: Content of System32 different

[Hacker]

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