Enable to copy a file in @SystemDir

[Zerobug]

Hi Guys,

I have a little problem, maybe you can help me.

I trying to copy a file (DLL) in "C:\Windows\System32", but unfortunnately, the file is never copied.

I have tried with these commands : 

FileInstall("C:\Data\Autoit\mdivwctl.dll", @SystemDir & "\mdivwctl.dll", 1)

or 

FileCopy ("C:\Data\Autoit\mdivwctl.dll","C:\Windows\System32",1)

On both, it doesn't works. But if I copy on "c:\Windows" it works.

Maybe a permission issue ? I'm administrator of the computer, and if I drag and drop the file on sys32 folder, it works fine...

Any idea ?

 

[Jos]

Are you running it with the x64 version of AutoIt3?

Jos

[jguinch]

In the UAC is enable, put #RequireAdmin at the top of your script

If you are using a 64 bits OS, the file is probably copied in the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder

If you want to copy the file in the System32 folder with a 64 bits OS, you should disable the WOW64 redirection before running the copy (_WinAPI_Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection ( 0)) An other way is to copy the file in c:\windows\sysnative folder

[Zerobug]

Thanks for the tips ! It works.

You're right, the file was in  C:\Windows\SysWOW64

I have change my script by this : 

Quote

 

#RequireAdmin

#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>

_WinAPI_Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection (0)
FileInstall("C:\Data\Autoit\mdivwctl.dll", @SystemDir & "\mdivwctl.dll", 1)

 

[Zerobug]

My bad, it does'nt works. File is still in  C:\Windows\SysWOW64

 

FileInstall("C:\Data\Autoit\mdivwctl.dll","C:\Windows\System32\",1)

It works like that.

But i don't know why _WinAPI_Wow64EnableWow64FsRedirection (0) does'nt works.

[jguinch]

Because @SystemDir is the x86 path (c:\windows\SySWow64). Use c:\windows\system32 instead.