Why does WoW64 use register and file system redirection? [Tip/Trick]
Posted: 22 Mar 2012
Updated: 22 Mar 2012
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So, why does WoW64 employ the mechanism of redirecting the register and file system instead of simply assigning the obsolete register keys and "%windir%\system32" to 32-bit applications and allowing 64-bit applications to define new keys and use, for instance, "%windir%\system64" for 64-bit system l