windows: use proper system directory path in fallback loader

The %WINDIR% variable is an odd choice and not even entirely reliable.
Since Windows 2000, there has been a specific function for determining
this information, so let's use it. It's also a useful function in its
own right for folks who want to launch system tools in a somewhat safe
way, like netsh.exe.

Updates golang/go#14959
Updates golang/go#30642

Change-Id: Ic24baf37d14f2daced0c1db2771b5a673d2c8852
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/sys/+/165759
Run-TryBot: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Alex Brainman <alex.brainman@gmail.com>
4 files changed
tree: 1716aabf4869ccdb5e0fc9585f11da4f0b2ee13b
  1. cpu/
  2. plan9/
  3. unix/
  4. windows/
  5. .gitattributes
  6. .gitignore
  7. AUTHORS
  8. codereview.cfg
  9. CONTRIBUTING.md
  10. CONTRIBUTORS
  11. go.mod
  12. LICENSE
  13. PATENTS
  14. README.md
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