Does TC search under sysnative?

[Hacker]

Hi *.*,
There is a file (an ICM profile) under c:\windows\sysnative\spool\drivers\color\. When I search for it from c:\windows\ the file is not found. Is this expected behavior?
Windows 7 64-bit, x64DisableRedirection=0 (not set, assuming default).

TIA
Roman

[Sob]

I'd say yes. Sysnative doesn't exist, it's only virtual. It's not even a proper link, so it's not reported as existing directory by system functions. If TC doesn't have special handling ("hey, I'm searching in Windows directory and this is x64 system, I must not forget to check Sysnative in addition to existing directories"), then the content of this folder is effectively hidden from TC search.

[karlchen]

Hi, Hacker.

I can confirm Sob's findings. "Sysnative" is not searched in the scenario which you describe.

The current workaround would be
+ temporarily switching off x64-redirection,
+ performing the search and
+ switching it back on (provided it had been switched on initially).

I wonder whether it would be a good idea if T.C. did this automatically on 64-bit Windows systems? - But it would still not search Sysnative explicitly in this case.

Kind regards,
Karl

[Sob]

I wonder whether it would be a good idea if T.C. did this automatically on 64-bit Windows systems?

Rather than messing with redirection, it would be easier to just add already mentioned "special handling" for Windows directory.

If all this is true:

- TC is 32bit (taking the future into account :)
- Windows is 64bit
- currently searched directory is Windows directory (%SystemRoot%)
- recursive search is requested

then also "Sysnative" subdirectory should be searched. It's one line of code and I can't think up anything that could go wrong.

[sqa_wizard]

Just keep it simple:
Save a search with "c:\windows;c:\windows\sysnative" and you are done ...

[Hacker]

Thank you all for checking and the suggestions for workarounds.

Christian,
Is this by design?

TIA
Roman

[ghisler(Author)]

Sysnative is hidden by Windows, so no function in TC really sees this folder. I'm adding it programmatically to the list when listing the Windows folder, that's why you don't see any time stamp for this folder. Since the Windows functions don't report it, the search function cannot see it either (except when you point it to the directory as sqa_wizard suggested).