%ProgramFiles% resolves to "C:\Program Files (x64)" for "Local System" user

[Guest JH]

%ProgramFiles% resolves to "C:\Program Files (x64)" for "Local System" user

 

%ProgramFiles% resolves to "C:\Program Files" as a normal user but

it resolves to "C:\Program Files (x64)" as the "Local System" user.

 

I wonder why this is happening?

 

I'm using "set" to display all the environment variables. I'm using

SysInternals's

PsExec to run cmd as Local System.

[Guest JH]

Re: %ProgramFiles% resolves to "C:\Program Files (x64)" for "Local System" user

 

Re: %ProgramFiles% resolves to "C:\Program Files (x64)" for "Local System" user

 

It seems that it's not a user issue. Instead it's the difference between 32

bit and 64 bit processes.

PsExec is a 32 bit app.

> %ProgramFiles% resolves to "C:\Program Files" as a normal user but

> it resolves to "C:\Program Files (x64)" as the "Local System" user.

>

> I wonder why this is happening?

>

> I'm using "set" to display all the environment variables. I'm using

> SysInternals's

> PsExec to run cmd as Local System.

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: %ProgramFiles% resolves to "C:\Program Files (x64)" for "Local System" user

 

Re: %ProgramFiles% resolves to "C:\Program Files (x64)" for "Local System" user

 

32-bit processes "see" the file system differently. I haven't used PsExec,

but if it's a 32-bit process, it's running the 32-bit version of cmd, so I'm

not surprised.

 

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"JH" <jh_ng@newsgroup.nospam> wrote in message

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> It seems that it's not a user issue. Instead it's the difference between

> 32 bit and 64 bit processes.

> PsExec is a 32 bit app.

>

>> %ProgramFiles% resolves to "C:\Program Files" as a normal user but

>> it resolves to "C:\Program Files (x64)" as the "Local System" user.

>>

>> I wonder why this is happening?

>>

>> I'm using "set" to display all the environment variables. I'm using

>> SysInternals's

>> PsExec to run cmd as Local System.

>>

>

>