CODEWITHSUNDEEP
windowsvisual-studio-2012filesystemswindows-server-2012
makerofthings7
makerofthings7

Reputation: 61493

Folder invisible from VS2012, but visible in Explorer, Powershell, and Open.. dialog in Notepad

I installed VS2012 on Windows Server 2012. I also installed Microsoft Certificate Services on the same machine with the goal of customizing the Classic ASP pages there.

When I use the "Open Website" dialog box, I'm unable to see the folder. The results are the same if I'm elevated or not.

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However I can view the folder in powershell

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Why can't I view the folder in VS2012?

I also created a folder called certsrv-powershell and it also doesn't appear

Upvotes: 0

Views: 187

Answers (1)

Keith Hill
Keith Hill

Reputation: 202072

Because VS 2012 is a 32-bit exe and the c:\windows\system32 folder it uses is really at c:\windows\syswow64. If you fire up an x86 PowerShell prompt and create dirs under system32, VS would see them.

Upvotes: 2

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