[issue13345] Invisible Files in Windows 7

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: Closing the report as invalid then. -- resolution: -> invalid status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ _

[issue13345] Invisible Files in Windows 7

Jon Bryan added the comment: Thanks for the suggestions. Since I can put the OEM-supplied DLL in another directory and everything works just fine, I'm not going to spend any more time on it. I assume that it's something to do with file permissions in Win7 that I don't have any inclination t

[issue13345] Invisible Files in Windows 7

Martin v. Löwis added the comment: Most likely, you are using a 32-bit Python on a 64-bit Windows. 32-bit programs can't access c:\windows\system32, as that will contain the 64-bit DLLs. Instead, access is redirected to c:\windows\syswow64. Please confirm whether or not this is the case here

[issue13345] Invisible Files in Windows 7

Amaury Forgeot d'Arc added the comment: Does the file exist at all? Does it have some specific properties? a "Hidden" flag? -- nosy: +amaury.forgeotdarc ___ Python tracker ___

[issue13345] Invisible Files in Windows 7

New submission from Jon Bryan : Running 32-bit Python in 64-bit Windows 7 Enterprise. I am very much a Python noob. A .dll in c:\Windows\System32 that I need to access can't be found by ctypes.WinDLL(). Upon further investigation I have found that the file, along with many others, doesn't s