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=== INI file virtualization === Windows NT kernels support redirection of INI file-related [[application programming interface|APIs]] into a virtual file in a registry location such as HKEY_CURRENT_USER using a feature called "InifileMapping".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/ntwrkstn/reskit/26_ini.mspx?mfr=true|title=Chapter 26 β Initialization Files and the Registry|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=2008-03-03}}</ref> This functionality was introduced to allow legacy applications written for [[16-bit]] versions of Windows to be able to run under Windows NT platforms on which the System folder is no longer considered an appropriate location for user-specific data or configuration. Non-compliant 32-bit applications can also be redirected in this manner, even though the feature was originally intended for 16-bit applications.
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