syswow64

  1. Malmern

    Windows 11 Error code 0xc000007b - The application was unable to start correctly. Click ok to close the application

    Hi. I'm having a bit of an issue with certain software and games. This pops up when I try to start them: I've tried several things, including: Reinstalling Epic Games Launcher. Removing all instances of Visual C++ and reinstalling them. Renaming all versions of xinput1_1 - 1_3.dll in...
  2. D

    Opening a Program tries to install another one

    I try to open a program when I click the start icon it immeditly wants to install printshop 22. when I hit cancel it gives me an error of missing "comdlg.ocx". which is in the windows\system32 folder and in the windows\SysWOW64. I have tried downloading the .ocx file and installing it, but it...
  3. A

    Windows 10 (3/4/5 digits).tmp 450 files totalling 650MB found in SysWOW64 folder - What are they?

    Hi, I found 650MB .tmp files in my SysWOW64 folder, why are they there? I can't find anything online about them. Some of the file names are 445.tmp, 3903.tmp and 11920.tmp My attention was drawn to them after ESET detected one of them as a virus, the detection name was something like...
  4. Abhay Bhatt

    Windows 10 Does 'svchost.exe' being in the 'SysWOW64' folder, constitute a Virus/Malware?

    I have read at multiple places that the file 'svchost.exe' should only be in the 'System32' folder. I searched my PC and this file is also present in the 'SysWOW64' folder. Does this mean that there is a virus/malware? Note:- I have also read at wikipedia that this file has one of its image...
  5. pmjokes

    Windows 7 Group policy editor not working

    I have windows home premium 64 bit and did the gpedit_msc install, copied the required folders to the system32 folder but it seems like almost all the settings in group policy don't kick in when I apply them. For instance, I enabled the "prevent access to command prompt" yet all users can still...
  6. M

    Windows 7 netsh mbn show interfaces results in command not found on Win7 64Bit

    Hi, I'm trying to run "netsh mbn show interfaces" from a .bat or .jar file on a Windows 7 64bit system but every time I run my file, it results in "The following command was not found mbn show interfaces". When I run that same command in a cmd.exe prompt, the result is correct and as...
  7. S

    Windows 7 odbc32.dll is "Access Denied"

    Trying to install a program on win7 (64bit) and it says "The following error occured on the file "c:\windows\sysWOW64\odbc32.dll" Access is denied. (0x5)" I have admin rights to this comp and I am running the install as an admin. The only thing I can think of is another program is using...
  8. S

    Windows 7 Install 32 bit Flash player on win 7 x64

    Hey! I have Win 7 x64. I'm trying to use a program that I'm convinced is looking for flash player in the system32 directory. So how do I install flash player to system32 and not to SysWOW64? Thanks!
  9. Elmer

    Windows 7 "Sleep is not recognised" etc. Error in Batch File

    I have a batch file that I use to: Create a restore point, then swap out my modified system files. I store the "Sleep.exe" file in the same folder as the batch file. The script goes something like: echo Please wait while a Restore Point is made. sleep 17 Take ownership,Rename Replace, Blah...
  10. D

    Windows 7 How can I change hosts file ? It won't let me

    I didn't find a hosts file in the SysWOW64 folder, but I did find one in the "usual" place windows\system32\drivers\etc and I see it's NOT set to read-only. But when I try to edit it with notepad and save as "all files" rather than .txt (to avoid notepad giving it a .txt extension) it fails to...
  11. G

    Windows 7 Missing file COMDLG32.OCX

    Okay so hello everyone, i downloaded a program and i tried to open it, it gave me this error: Component 'COMDLG32.OCX' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a missing file or invalid. I browsed trough a couple of forums and downloaded the file to system32, and then register...
  12. A

    Windows 7 Registry permission error in Windows 7 64 bits

    I have some registry problems in my recently installed windows 7 64 bits. When I try to add a 32 bits ODBC throw C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe (and running as Administrator) and It throws me a "Cannot Write to registry" error. If I enter into regedit as an administrator and if I go to any...
  13. Elmer

    Windows 7 Remove Fonts That Aren't Really There + Others - Downloadable Scripts

    When You first set up Windows 7, in their infinite wisdom, Microsoft has installed every font/language under the sun (bar one, I'll come back to that later!!). This means that if you are using an English** language PC with the relative keyboards etc., approximately 70% of the fonts you have...
  14. S

    Windows 7 Where is Macromed folder

    Where is Macromed folder on win7 Hi folks, AMD Phenom II x4 955 Onboard RAM 8G I have Win7 and Windows Server 2008 running here, both 64bit, as VM (guest) of KVM (virtualizer) and co-existing with other 4 Linux servers (64bit version). All of them are working without problem. The only...
  15. Luczifer

    Windows 7 Can't edit hosts file in 64-bit Windows 7?

    Looking to edit hosts file to block some annoying ad-senders sites but there is no HOSTS file in ordinary location (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc. Also not in mentioned C:\Windows\SysWOW64. I find same HOSTS file in...
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