Cygwin not able to read C:\windows\system32 on Win7-64. Workaround?

Linda Walsh cygwin@tlinx.org
Sun Nov 7 14:17:00 GMT 2010


Andy Koppe wrote:
> Yep: /Windows/Sysnative
> 
> For some reason it doesn't appear when listing the Windows directory,
> which is why updatedb wouldn't have seen it, but it really is there.
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Cool!

Is that just true for windows/system32? or are there other dirs with
similar 32bit-remappings?

I also just figured out a perverse way to get access to it as
well:

//hostname/C$/windows/system32


The bonuses of win7-64!

:-)

Thanks!
linda


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