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Article ID: 867629 - Last Review: March 2, 2007 - Revision: 1.3
Application compatibility testing on Windows operating systems requires changes in the Windows Installer package
When you try to install an application under the following
circumstances, the application may not be successfully installed: You use a
Microsoft Windows Installer package (an .msi file) to test the compatibility of
the application on computers that are running Microsoft Windows 2000 Service
Pack 1 (SP1) or later including all versions of Microsoft Windows XP. To
install the application, you must modify the .msi file. Microsoft provides the
Orca database editor to edit .msi files. The Orca database editor is included
with Microsoft Windows Installer Software Development Kit (SDK).
Warning Editing an .msi file can cause serious problems that may leave
your system in an unstable state. Microsoft cannot guarantee the resolution of
problems that result from the incorrect use of the .msi file editor. Only
modify the .msi file of a product that is installed with an .msi file under
direct instruction from the manufacturer of the product.
To modify the
.msi file by using the Orca database editor, follow these steps:
- Download and install Windows Installer SDK on your
computer. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
- Install the Orca database editor by double-clicking the
Orca.msi file in the InstalledPath\bin folder on
your computer.
Note InstalledPath is a placeholder for the
path where the Windows Installer SDK is installed. - Click Start, point to
Programs, and then click Orca.
- On the File menu, click
Open.
- In the Open dialog box, locate the .msi
file that you want to edit, and then click Open. The tables in
the .msi file are listed in the left pane.
- Click LaunchCondition.
- Replace the existing conditions in the
Condition column of the LaunchCondition table with the
following two conditions:
ServicePackLevel >= 1 OR IS_ALLOWED<>â€â€
WindowsBuild >= 2195 OR IS_ALLOWED<>â€â€
- To save the .msi file, click, click Save
on the File menu.
The modified .msi file will now run on any computer that is
running Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 or later including all versions
of Microsoft Windows XP.
You can also use the Application
Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) to resolve application compatibility issues.
For
additional information about the Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit,
click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
294895Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=294895/
)
How to obtain the Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit
For more information about the Orca database editor, visit
the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit-January 2000 Edition
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