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June 27th, 2004, 11:21 AM
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Multiple copies..
Windows XP Pro:
Why are there two copies of Notepad.exe i.e C:\WINDOWS and C:\WINDOWS\system32 . 3rd copy is in dllcache folder Whe I run Notepad.exe the default path is C:\WINDOWS\System32\notepad.exe Then whats the use of C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe ??? 
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June 27th, 2004, 04:26 PM
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It is just a remnant of older versions.
Older versions of windows & programs used Windows\Notepad.exe Newer versions use/ look for the path of System32\Notepad.exe They are the same file. The dllcache folder is a backup of system files & programs.
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