I have a product setup executable that copies some files to the user’s hard drive. It’s not a typical installer in the normal sense (it doesn’t add anything to the Start Menu or Program Files folders).
Each time the setup program is run on Vista, after the exe terminates, Vista produces a task dialog:
- This program might not have installed correctly
- Reinstall using recommended settings
- This program installed correctly
Is there a function I need to call from the exe or registry entry to set, to indicate to the operating system that the program installed correctly (or to at least supress this message)?
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You need to add some information into the AppCompat section of the registry.
See this link and look for “How to disable a Program Compatibility Assistant warning”.
Also there is apparently a method that involves adding a manifest file to your setup executable to flag it as “Vista-aware”.