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February 28, 2012Repackaging

Registry Redirector (Windows)

The registry redirector isolates 32-bit and 64-bit applications by providing separate logical views of certain portions of the registry on WOW64. The registry redirector intercepts 32-bit and 64-bit registry calls to their respective logical registry views and maps them to the corresponding physical registry location. The redirection process is transparent to the application. Therefore, a 32-bit application can access registry data as if it were running on 32-bit Windows even if the data is stored in a different location on 64-bit Windows. A subset of keys under redirected registry paths are shared. 32-bit registry calls to shared keys are not […]

February 28, 2012Repackaging, Scripting

Registry Virtualization

Registry virtualization is an application compatibility technology that enables registry write operations that have global impact to be redirected to per-user locations. This redirection is transparent to applications reading from or writing to the registry. It is supported starting with Windows Vista. This form of virtualization is an interim application compatibility technology; Microsoft intends to remove it from future versions of the Windows operating system as more applications are made compatible with Windows Vista and later versions of Windows. Therefore, it is important that your application does not become dependent on the behavior of registry virtualization in the system. Virtualization […]

February 28, 2012Repackaging

AppShadow: Side-by-side components the other way

Side-by-side components the other way Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry Abstract Ever wanted to run some legacy Access 97 application side by side with the latest Microsoft Office suite? Or ever wondered why you cannot install different […]