Meteor 1.1: "meteor create x" creates file in SysWOW64 on Windows 7, 64x

Question

I'm on a 64x Windows 7 machine, and just downloaded the new Windows Meteor platform. I have no trouble creating a "Meteor" file within Windows32, but when I then use the "meteor create experiment" command to create meteor specific files within my "Meteor" file, it creates the new file on SysWOW64, instead. If I try to change directory from within the System32 file, I get a "This system cannot find the path specified" message. No problem if I cd to "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Meteor\experiment".

I can't imagine meteor 1.1 is 32 bit, so how can I stop the computer from redirecting the file creation process?

As a warning, I am truly a newbie to programming. Please don't tell me to do things without also making clear what I'll need to learn to be able to do it.

Thanks!

Answer 1

The default meteor installer appears to be 32 bit (You can verify this by running meteor --arch in the command line, which should print os.windows.x86_32). This is the reason why the new file is created in SysWOW64 instead.

It's also not really a good idea to create projects inside of System32 to begin with, as it is reserved for windows system files.