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Name: Slony
Date: June 18, 2002 at 00:16:54 Pacific
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If you're wandering what wowexec.exe is, check out this page:
http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=3022



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Name: cup
Date: June 22, 2002 at 14:13:33 Pacific
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Isn't it just Windows on Windows (WOW) - running 16 bit windows on a 32 bit windows platform? I think they call it thunking.


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Name: Attila
Date: July 31, 2002 at 03:02:31 Pacific
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That's right it's activated when you run a 16 bit application like i.e CorelDraw 3.0

Attila


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