SoundRecorder.exe Executed from Ruby on Windows 7 - ruby

Question

I am trying to run c:\windows\system32\soundrecorder.exe on a Windows 7 Device from Ruby. When I run that application, I get the following error: "No such file or Directory".
I can successfully run CALC.exe without any trouble.
I verified that my computer has the following file:
Directory of c:\windows\system32
07/13/2009 08:39 PM 142,336 SoundRecorder.exe
1 File(s) 142,336 bytes
0 Dir(s) 156,940,525,568 bytes free
I'm using:
#run_command = 'c:\windows\system32\SoundRecorder.exe'
stdin, stdout,stderr =Open3.popen3(#run_command) do |stdin,stdout,stderr,wait_thr|
process_pid = wait_thr[:pid]
p "Process Started for Execute Command: #{process_pid}"
exit_status = wait_thr.value
end
Here are the things I tried:
Ran using Calc.exe (for #run_command), and it worked.
Tried to execute this with Root privileges which failed.
Tried to pass in more environment variables which failed.
Tried to execute this via IRB and that failed.
Tried to execute this via ``` (back ticks) which failed.
** Additional Debugging Results ***
irb(main):006:0> Dir.exist? 'c:/windows/system32'
=> true
irb(main):011:0> File.exist? 'c:/windows/system32/calc.exe'
=> true
irb(main):012:0> File.exist? 'c:/windows/system32/SoundRecorder.exe'
=> false
HOWEVER before anyone says, "XXX, the file doesn't exist look here"
C:\>dir c:\windows\system32\SoundRecorder.exe
Volume in drive C is OS
Volume Serial Number is F099-27F4
Directory of c:\windows\system32
07/13/2009 08:39 PM 142,336 SoundRecorder.exe
1 File(s) 142,336 bytes
0 Dir(s) 156,942,340,096 bytes free

Answer 1

This is 100 % a Windows issue.
Copy the file anywhere else, and run that.
It works. I don't know why.