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I'm running Windows 8 pro 64bit on a self-build.

I was looking through the tabs of Autoruns and under the tab KnownDLLS it is showing that 3 DLL's loading via the Registry are not in the folders addressed - details are:

HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerKnownDlls

_Wow64 File not found: C:Windowssyswow64Wow64.dll
_Wow64cpu File not found: C:Windowssyswow64Wow64cpu.dll
_Wow64win File not found: C:Windowssyswow64Wow64win.dll

These DLL's can be found in C:windowssystem32.

I've looked at what Wow 64 does @ WoW64 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

why the Registry entries are pointing to the wrong folder?

Should I copy the Wow62 DLL's to C:Windowssyswow64 or change the Registry entries?

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