GetProcessImageFileName() question

[dc2000]

Hi everyone:

I seem to have an issue with GetProcessImageFileName() function on my Windows XP. It returns file path that looks like this:

"\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Windows\system32\notepad.exe"

But when I try to open this file I get an error "ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND" -- what is this "\Device\HarddiskVolume1" part?????

Anybody know -- please help?

 

[Kalisto]

Its a symbolic link, so that code can be developed without knowing wherer you are booting from, the system just looks up the symbolic link to find out where \Device\HardDisk1 is.
(Im guessing in case you have multiple OS's on a PC, or boot from Network)

There are some api calls you can use to extract its location, detailed here

http://www.osronline.com/ddkx/kmarch/k111_2rle.htm

K

 

[dc2000]

Hey, thanks a lot. Just one question though -- it looks like I need "ntddk.h" and DDK, right? Can I still use it in a non-driver app?