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howto: programmaticaly set sortcut to run in compat XPsp2 mode?

 
 
Taz
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      02-21-2008
Can I do this? from Installshield/MSI?

 
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      02-22-2008
start/run, type:
%systemroot%\System32\mshta.exe res://acprgwiz.dll/compatmode.hta

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      02-22-2008
Mark,
Is there a way to avoid the gui, and provide command line params?

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Not that I know of. Windows Installer may have an interface for that, but
I've not seen whatever instruction you would include in the .msi.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...47(VS.85).aspx
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> Mark,
> Is there a way to avoid the gui, and provide command line params?
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> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
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>> start/run, type:
>> %systemroot%\System32\mshta.exe res://acprgwiz.dll/compatmode.hta
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