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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Core]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Core\Installed Games]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA Core\Installed Games\sims3_dd]
"lang"="it_IT"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Sims]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Sims\The Sims 3]
"Country"="IT"
"SKU"=dword:00000004
"DisplayName"="The Sims™ 3"
"Install Dir"="C:\\Program Files\\Electronic Arts\\The Sims 3"
"Locale"="it-IT"
"Telemetry"=dword:00000000
"InstallStart"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Sims\The Sims 3]
"Country"="IT"
"SKU"=dword:00000004
"DisplayName"="The Sims™ 3"
"Install Dir"="C:\\Program Files\\Electronic Arts\\The Sims 3"
"Locale"="it-IT"
"Telemetry"=dword:00000000
"InstallStart"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\Sims\The Sims 3\ergc]
@="BNQYM4BT8D8FY8DXJRLD"
when accessing the registry with standard methods on 64 bit windows versions, 64 bit apps access the usual tree, while 32 bit apps usually only access the Wow6432Node-tree.
the Wow6432Node-tree is some kind of replica of the original tree, but to separate 32 from 64 bit apps.