Windows cannot find rstrui.exe on windows 8 through shell execute

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When I run this call on windows 8.1 64 bits I get an error message telling me it cannot find the path.

If I run c:/windows/system32/rstrui.exe through the command line it works just fine So I am kind of clueless about what I might be doing wrong. Here's the code I use. I also tried using the "runas" verb, but it still does not work.

shex.cbSize       = sizeof( SHELLEXECUTEINFO );
shex.fMask        = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS | SEE_MASK_WAITFORINPUTIDLE | SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI;
shex.hwnd         = NULL;
shex.lpVerb       = "open";
shex.lpFile       = "c:/windows/system32/rstrui.exe";
shex.lpDirectory  = NULL;
shex.lpParameters = "";
shex.nShow        = SW_SHOW;
return ::ShellExecuteEx( &shex ) == TRUE ? RET_SUCCESS : RET_ERROR;

I tried on windows 7 and it works just fine.

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QuantumLicht

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Windows cannot find rstrui.exe on windows 8 through shell execute