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Why is devcon.exe invisible to EG in system32 folder?

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kkl
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Why is devcon.exe invisible to EG in system32 folder?

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I would like to use devcon.exe via EG's Start Application action. It resides in the Windows\System32 folder and I can see it via Windows Explorer. However, when I use the Start Application dialog to choose the executable, devcon.exe does not show up in the list of files. If I make a copy to C: root, it is visible. The file is not hidden. I thought I was going crazy for awhile. Anyone know why this happens?
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Screen capture of EG file selection.
themaster1
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Re: Why is devcon.exe invisible to EG in system32 folder?

Post by themaster1 »

I don't know perhaps because it is in sys32 ? Put it in C directly that's what i do here
kkl
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Re: Why is devcon.exe invisible to EG in system32 folder?

Post by kkl »

That's what I ended up doing. Strange.
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