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Calling C$SYSTEM with openfiles.exe

  • August 16, 2017
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Andreas Weinand
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Hi,

we have the following environment:

Windows SBS 2011 with 64bit

The cmd-command calls c:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe and shows

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

The command c:\\windows\\system32\\openfiles.exe in this mode works perfectly.

We tried to call this program via C$SYSTEM with flags 192 with 32bit-runtime 9.2.5 and get the error

The target system must be running a 32 bit OS

We have tried

openfiles.exe
c:\\windows\\system32\\openfiles.exe
cmd /c c:\\windows\\system32\\openfiles.exe
cmd /c openfiles.exe

but get always the same error.

Thanks in advance for all suggestions.

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    Christopher Ryan
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    • August 16, 2017

    Hi,

    we have the following environment:

    Windows SBS 2011 with 64bit

    The cmd-command calls c:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe and shows

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

    The command c:\\windows\\system32\\openfiles.exe in this mode works perfectly.

    We tried to call this program via C$SYSTEM with flags 192 with 32bit-runtime 9.2.5 and get the error

    The target system must be running a 32 bit OS

    We have tried

    openfiles.exe
    c:\\windows\\system32\\openfiles.exe
    cmd /c c:\\windows\\system32\\openfiles.exe
    cmd /c openfiles.exe

    but get always the same error.

    Thanks in advance for all suggestions.

    When running in a 32-bit process on a 64-bit OS, and calling a process which must be run as 64-bit, you have to use "SysNative", which is a pointer to the C:\\Windows\\System32 directory (when you use that directory from a 32-bit process on Win64, it automatically maps to C:\\Windows\\SYSWOW64\\).
    We use this:
    %WINDIR%\\SysNative\\cmd.exe /c openfiles.exe

    The only hitch is you either have to detect 64-bit OS, or use MKLINK /D %WINDIR%\\SysNative %WINDIR%\\System32 to create the SysNative symbolic link on 32-bit machines.

    -Chris
    Andreas Weinand
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    • Andreas Weinand
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    • August 17, 2017

    Hi,

    we have the following environment:

    Windows SBS 2011 with 64bit

    The cmd-command calls c:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe and shows

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

    The command c:\\windows\\system32\\openfiles.exe in this mode works perfectly.

    We tried to call this program via C$SYSTEM with flags 192 with 32bit-runtime 9.2.5 and get the error

    The target system must be running a 32 bit OS

    We have tried

    openfiles.exe
    c:\\windows\\system32\\openfiles.exe
    cmd /c c:\\windows\\system32\\openfiles.exe
    cmd /c openfiles.exe

    but get always the same error.

    Thanks in advance for all suggestions.

    Hi Chris,

    thanks for your answer, it works perfectly.

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