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HowTo delete app compat. settings?

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Old 11-23-2006   #1 (permalink)
Thomas Boerkel
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HowTo delete app compat. settings?

HI!

Vista has automagically made some compatibility settings for some
applications, namely "ElevateCreateProcess".

How can I delete these settings (I want to try again with a different
version of the apps)?

I can see them in the Compatibility Wizard and in the Application
Compatibility Manager (from ACT 5.0). But neither of them seem to be
able to delete these settings.

Thanks!

Thomas
 
Old 11-23-2006   #2 (permalink)
Josh
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Re: HowTo delete app compat. settings?

I think you want to use the program sdbinst.exe in the windows system32
folder.

Usage: sdbinst [-?] [-q] [-u] [-g] [-p] [-n[:WIN32|WIN64]] foo.sdb | {guid}
| "name"

-? - print this help text.
-p - Allow SDBs containing patches.
-q - Quiet mode. No message boxes will appear.
-u - Uninstall.
-g {guid} - GUID of file (uninstall only).
-n "name" - Internal name of file (uninstall only).


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"Thomas Boerkel" <thomas@boerkel.de> wrote in message
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> HI!
>
> Vista has automagically made some compatibility settings for some
> applications, namely "ElevateCreateProcess".
>
> How can I delete these settings (I want to try again with a different
> version of the apps)?
>
> I can see them in the Compatibility Wizard and in the Application
> Compatibility Manager (from ACT 5.0). But neither of them seem to be able
> to delete these settings.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Thomas


 
Old 11-24-2006   #3 (permalink)
Thomas Boerkel
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Re: HowTo delete app compat. settings?

HI!

Josh wrote:
> I think you want to use the program sdbinst.exe in the windows system32
> folder.


Hmm, as far as I understand, this tool is to install and uninstall user
compatibility databases.

But I have not installed such a thing. I am looking to remove the
compatibility settings, that Vista itself has done.

Thomas

 
 
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