How to retrieve correct path of either system32 or SysWOW64?

Question

I have a 32-bit process that can run either in 32-bit or 64-bit Windows. So, naturally, if the process tried to access the file c:\\windows\\system32\\file.ext,

Answer 1

if I understood it correctly, you can use SHGetSpecialFolderPath passing CSIDL_SYSTEMX86 to the csidl parameter. The documentation for the valid csidl's states that a 32 bit process will get:

• %windir%\system32 on a 32 bits OS
• %windir%\syswow64 on a 64 bits OS

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