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Removing OS-Check from InstallShield 10 (CAB-based)

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by the altruist 1 view

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OS Persecution is a prevalent problem. Quite often, I'm frustrated (usually only temporarily) in my attempts to install software on my "alternative workstation OS". It shouldn't be this way. The core kernel is darn-near identical, but the software cries when I try the install, requiring small to massive workarounds. This time, I'm stuck.

My name is Dean, and I use Windows Server^H^H^H^H^H^HWorkstation 2003.
(Didn't have any other legit copies of Windows available, so I figured what the heck.)

So here's my dilemma. I'm trying to install a CAB-based InstallShield 10 installer on my Server 2003 machine, but it won't take. I've used Uniextract, and have searched fruitlessly through the package to find any sort of script.
I've got the files, but without the proper registry settings and such, it's useless to me.

HALP!

Important Notes:
CAB-based. Not MSI. Harder to modify.
I can and have extracted the cabs via Uniextract.
I found the DLL that does the checks, but I'm not entirely certain how to edit(replace?) it.
Weapons of Choice: XN Resource Editor, Notepad++, UniExtract.

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by older mycroft

You've posted on the wrong site also.

I, for one, have utterly no interest in your problems, feeling that you deserve all that you get. ;)

by the altruist

This is actually the third site I've posted this to, so yeah, I'm getting desperate.

by older mycroft

What are you doing here on TechRepublic ?

You won't get a crack here. Sorry. ;)

by the altruist

From the right side-bar on TR:
*Cracking Open*
-Cracking Open the Apple Macintosh Classic
-Cracking Open Alienware?s $5000 Area 51 notebook
-Cracking Open the Atari 2600 video game console
-Cracking Open the Compaq Presario V2000 Laptop
-Cracking Open the Linksys SR224G Rackmount Switch

Cracking/hacking is just popping something open to see how it works. I know what you're saying, but it's just kind of funny given the unintentional context. If I wanted illegal software, I'd be triple-booting XP and Vista on the side, and I sure as hell wouldn't be in this mess. :-(

The fact of the matter is, I'm a mCU programmer, trying to get the updated developer software for my unit to install. I'll spare you my recent misadventures (they're actually kind of embarrassing for a former PC tech), but I'm just trying to get my software to work. I'm not asking for anything illegal, just something out of the ordinary. (Sadly, the best tech support I've gotten for weird requests has been on GaiaOnline; don't make me go back there.)

by the altruist

This link is better if I needed to package the installer myself, but as of yet, I can't figure out where they put the install script so I can't use it in this instance. However, I might switch back to PC development, and this link would be very much appreciated.
I decided that contacting the developers at this stage wasn't going to hurt, so I sent them an email. The company is Renesas, a maker of micro-controller units. They used to use a mixture of NSIS and older Installshield installers. Neither did OS checks. Now, they switched to InstallShield 10 (using a CAB-based method), and I'm up the creek without a paddle so to speak.
But thank you, nonetheless.

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