Is there a way to get Server 2008 to *appear* as Vista for installers?

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Is there a way to get Server 2008 to appear as Vista for installers?

I have a tool that I want to install on my main development box (Windows Server 2008). The installer tells me that it requires Vista. Of course I'm not saying Server 2008 is Vista, but I figure something that installs on Vista should be able to install on Server 2008.

Is there some way (perhaps via a temporary registry change) to get a server 2008 system to appear as Vista for the purpose of installing software?

Thanks!

+1 A:

Have you tried the emulator for running the install, when right clicking and going in to the properties of the installer?

right click > properties > compatiblity > and change the compatibility mode to Windows XP or Windows Server 2003

Nick Berardi 2008-12-01 15:55:57

Not sure what you mean by "tried the emulator for running the install". Right clicking on the installer and going into properties doesn't seem to show anything obvious.

Bil 2008-12-01 16:00:58

Try the updated comments

Nick Berardi 2008-12-01 16:06:32

Nick, there is no compatibilty tab for the MSI under server 2008. Good try though.

Bil 2008-12-01 16:10:28

Weird, it shows up for everything else. Oh well, I see that you found your solution.

Nick Berardi 2008-12-01 17:53:50

+1 A:

A few ideas:

If it's an MSI installer, download orca and delete the custom action that does the check
Use a tool such as process monitor to watch what registry keys the installer reads and tweak them to match vista's.

Cristian Libardo 2008-12-01 16:10:46

+4 A:

Win2008Workstation has an example guide of how to use Orca to patch an MSI file.

Sören Kuklau 2008-12-01 16:20:40

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