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Both ExecutablePath and PathName return null for the smss.exe process

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Re^3: Windows Process Executable Path is Null
by Anonymous Monk on Oct 29, 2013 at 00:57 UTC

    Both ExecutablePath and PathName return null for the smss.exe process

    Need to read more on MSDN -- getting info on some procs requires elevated privileges/permissions/runningasadmin ... you can see with http://live.sysinternals.com/procexp.exe