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‎Aug 23, 2012
03:48 AM
The target operating system is not supported
Hi there,
sorry, but I am absolutely new to InstallShield and just have a maybe simple question.
My installation routine throws this error:
Errormessage
I try to install on a Win 7 Enterprise 64 bit system.
But in the Release Wizard I checked Windows 7:
Release Wizard
Can someone please help?
Thx in advance
sorry, but I am absolutely new to InstallShield and just have a maybe simple question.
My installation routine throws this error:
Errormessage
I try to install on a Win 7 Enterprise 64 bit system.
But in the Release Wizard I checked Windows 7:
Release Wizard
Can someone please help?
Thx in advance
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‎Aug 23, 2012
08:41 AM
Note: It works with compatibily mode for XP.
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‎Aug 24, 2012
01:06 PM
There are a couple of things to note here.
First, the platform filtering in the Release Wizard does not affect runtime behavior. This setting changes what components will be included in a built project based on individual component platform/OS settings in the project.
Second, the string in the message box in the attached screenshot ("The target operating system is not supported") is not a string that is provided in InstallScript projects, it would have been added in the project. The display of this message box is likely controlled through the script in this project (which is the typical method of enforcing OS requirements at runtime for InstallScript projects), likely through the OnBegin or OnFirstUIBefore events. You can check the script in this project for any MessageBox/SprintfBox calls that are passing the displayed string. The script would need to be updated to support or restrict any additional operating systems.
First, the platform filtering in the Release Wizard does not affect runtime behavior. This setting changes what components will be included in a built project based on individual component platform/OS settings in the project.
Second, the string in the message box in the attached screenshot ("The target operating system is not supported") is not a string that is provided in InstallScript projects, it would have been added in the project. The display of this message box is likely controlled through the script in this project (which is the typical method of enforcing OS requirements at runtime for InstallScript projects), likely through the OnBegin or OnFirstUIBefore events. You can check the script in this project for any MessageBox/SprintfBox calls that are passing the displayed string. The script would need to be updated to support or restrict any additional operating systems.
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‎Aug 27, 2012
08:11 AM
Thank you so very much, that solved it 😄 Made my day.
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