Copying 64-bit DLL to SYSDIR on W7-64

davo123 · 17th December 2009, 13:53

I tried your simpler example and the same thing happened - it said it had copied, didn't throw an error, but the file wasn't there.

However, the first time I did it I forgot the SetOutPath $SYSDIR line and it copied MyDLL64.dll into C:\, so the problem must be with System32 itself.

Is there some protection setting in W7 that stops DLL's being copied into System32? Something like Windows File Protection in reverse.

It's a brand new W7 system straight out of the box with UAC at default level.

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17th December 2009, 13:53	#1
davo123 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 8	I tried your simpler example and the same thing happened - it said it had copied, didn't throw an error, but the file wasn't there. However, the first time I did it I forgot the SetOutPath $SYSDIR line and it copied MyDLL64.dll into C:\, so the problem must be with System32 itself. Is there some protection setting in W7 that stops DLL's being copied into System32? Something like Windows File Protection in reverse. It's a brand new W7 system straight out of the box with UAC at default level.