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Re: CreateProcessAsUser fails with error code 2 (file not found)

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  Re: CreateProcessAsUser fails with error code 2 (file not found) felixantonharoldcollins@gmail.com - 2016-03-17 14:22 -0700

#2 — Re: CreateProcessAsUser fails with error code 2 (file not found)

Just for the record. CreateProcessAsUser calls SearchPath internally. SearchPath uses the File System Redirector https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa384187%28v=vs.85%29.aspx  

So, if you are running a 32 bit app under WOW64 and you ask for a process using an exe in system32 dir e.g. "c:\windows\system32\myapp.exe", CreateProcessAsUser will look in syswow64 instead e.g."c:\windows\syswow64\myapp.exe". If your exe is not there you'll get a "file not found error".

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