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Remote install softaware in compatibility mode
Hello, have an interesting issue. Someone requested that software be made available for 64-bit systems. Not an issue, I have a basic software packager. However, I discovered the software only installs in Windows Vista SP 2 compatibility mode.
It doesn't need to run in compatibility mode, it just needs to install in compatibility mode.
In other situations I'd have the tech download to the host machine and have it run in compatibility mode manually. I can't do that, I need to set it so that the package can be deployed remotely. Any ideas? Can it be done as a Powershell/VB script? Please assist, thanks.
It doesn't need to run in compatibility mode, it just needs to install in compatibility mode.
In other situations I'd have the tech download to the host machine and have it run in compatibility mode manually. I can't do that, I need to set it so that the package can be deployed remotely. Any ideas? Can it be done as a Powershell/VB script? Please assist, thanks.
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Vadim Rapp
...however, it's not 100% proven that it will work. It actually depends on the reasons why it has to install in compatibility mode. If it's something in setup.exe itself, it will probably help. But if it's custom action called by Installer during the installation, it won't help. Since Installer itself probably won't run in compatibility mode (would be interesting to try), the only way is to patch the installation by removing custom action. Since 90% of custom actions are in fact unnecessary, there's a chance that it will work. Depends on your product, obviously.
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Thanks, Vadim. I saw that as well, was wondering if there was a better way to do so. By the look of it, I'll have to do the following:
A) Repackage it so that it drops to (for example) C:\Temp\Installer
B) Prior to initiating the install run the reg.exe command
C) Then initialize.
Didn't want to do it like that but I guess I'll have to. (The software's ideally supposed to run from a network location, but due to this one quirk...oh well.) Thanks once again.
V/R,
Chris
A) Repackage it so that it drops to (for example) C:\Temp\Installer
B) Prior to initiating the install run the reg.exe command
C) Then initialize.
Didn't want to do it like that but I guess I'll have to. (The software's ideally supposed to run from a network location, but due to this one quirk...oh well.) Thanks once again.
V/R,
Chris
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As a follow-up, I wound up creating the reg key and will use reg import command to install it prior to the main installation. Works just as well.