Offler Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) if you run an installer which expects newer version of windows you may get error message even in case when all exports are working...herehttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/189249is an example program how it can be done. how can be output from kernel getversionex modified?this applies to steam.exe mostly, while this executable really dont use any missing export (kex 032a) Edited February 27, 2008 by Offler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icefireicefire Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 kex HAS that feature already, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offler Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 partially. if the app gets error message like "linked to missing export" it may help. but if the app gives error message like "application expects newer version of windows" it means that in app is running similar program. these can block execution even when exports are ok.for example steamengine main executable has this problem. all exports are ok, but app wont run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glocK_94 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 You could try to patch Steam to bypass this check. But of course that won't work if steam checks itself when run. I can't remember and I'm not willing to reinstall this s***. Is it the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offler Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 i tried to patch optional header in kernel32.dll but it has no effect. i imported there XP signatures... thats not the way how steam identifies the system... actually it didnt help by no app now.also i really dont know how and when steam use other executables (with missing exports)...later i realized that each executable has its own optional header with OS signatures... i really dont know for what... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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