Virtualization

Hey, guys.

I've recently started App-v sequencing for 64 bit OS and need some help. I've sequenced an app (it's a VFS install), which works great when streamed to a Windows 7 32bit client. As a test, I've also sequenced it on 64bit Server 2008 (using the 64-bit sequencer). When I streamed it down to a 2008 Terminal Server (64bit), I've run into problems.

I'm running a pre-launch dependency script, which runs an exe residing in the system32 folder. Anyway, basically it doesn't run (on 64bit OS - it works fine on 32bit OS) and I'm pretty sure it's to do with redirection on a 64bit OS.

My script simply calls the executable name. No path is specified because it sits in the System32 folder and that is set by the path environment variable etc.

<SCRIPT EVENT="LAUNCH" PROTECT="TRUE" WAIT="FALSE" TIMING="PRE">
<SCRIPTBODY>sample.exe</SCRIPTBODY>
</SCRIPT>

So I've opened up a command prompt in the System Guard and had a look around.

I've found that sample.exe file exists in:

C:\Windows\System32
C:\Windows\SysWOW64
Q:\test.app\VFS\CSIDL_SYSTEM

If I run the exe manually (in the command prompt) from C:\Windows\SysWOW64 or Q:\test.app\VFS\CSIDL_SYSTEM, it runs fine. If I run it from inside C:\Windows\System32 or from any other directory for that matter (thus relying on the Path env. variable to locate it), I get 'The system cannot find the file c:\windows\system32\ingwrap.exe' - even though it exists???

So, it seems that my script is trying to run the sample.exe in the System32 folder, as opposed to the SysWOW64 folder. If I change my script launching code to:

<SCRIPT EVENT="LAUNCH" PROTECT="TRUE" WAIT="FALSE" TIMING="PRE">
<SCRIPTBODY>c:\windows\syswow64\sample.exe</SCRIPTBODY>
</SCRIPT>

....then everything works fine. But it just concerns me why it isn't redirecting properly, and hardcoding this path isn't really the solution is it?

I'm just about to get procmon'ing, but I thought if anybody has encountered this issue before you can save me a big chunk of time which I don't have..... I've searched this forum and can't find much on the issue. I should mention that I've not been sequencing for too long, and I've not done much work on 64bit OS either, so I'm all ears.

Thanks.