Manifest - Settings

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One of the nice touches with Setupbuilder is, that it can add a
manifest to the files.

I have allways used ttwo of 3 settings, 'Skip if file already
manifested' and 'Permanent'

In comes a file, that has a very old manifest.

If i uncheck the 'Skip if alredy manifested', what will then happen?

My hope is, manifested with the settings in SB8

Best regards

Edvard Korsbæk

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Trial and error method says 'Errorcode 50'!

I think i will have to live with the old manifest.

Best regards

Edvard Korsbæk

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Hi Edvard,

> Trial and error method says 'Errorcode 50'!
>
> I think i will have to live with the old manifest.

You can't "remove" the manifest from an already manifested executable. You
have to recompile the executable or use some kind of "resource editor" to
remove the manifest.

Skip if file is already manifested -- If this checkbox is marked, the
compiler will skip the UAC manifest embedding action if the file is already
manifested. If you do not enable this option and the file is already
manifested, the compiler will report an "Error 50" and then abort the
compilation process.

Friedrich

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I have never tested it, but ResEdit is a freeware resource editor for
Windows programs:

http://www.resedit.net/

Friedrich

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As is XN Resource Editor.
http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/d10resourceeditor.htm

Jane Fleming

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Aren't those 2 sentences at battle with each other?

If a resource editor can do it, why can't Friedrich? :)

>You can't "remove" the manifest from an already manifested executable. You
>have to recompile the executable or use some kind of "resource editor" to
>remove the manifest.

Jeff Slarve
www.jssoftware.com
www.twitter.com/jslarve
I'll search help files & Google for you.

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Troublemaker!!!!!

Jane Fleming

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>
> Troublemaker!!!!!
>

LOL

Friedrich

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Well, I thought it was a non-trouble question.

Obviously, that was not the case<g>

Jeff Slarve
www.jssoftware.com
www.twitter.com/jslarve
I'll search help files & Google for you.

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Wonder if this works http://blog.didierstevens.com/programs/disitool/

Jeff Slarve
www.jssoftware.com
www.twitter.com/jslarve
I'll search help files & Google for you.

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>
> Wonder if this works http://blog.didierstevens.com/programs/disitool/
>

The problem is that you have to remove the embedded manifest from the PE
Header and (if the file is code-signed) you also have to remove the
signature part. Not a trivial task and the tool has to "rebuild" the
executable. In most cases this causes an unexpected negative behaviour
(damaged PE Header, etc.).

Friedrich

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I reckon negative behavior would be undesirable<g>

Thanks

> In most cases this causes an unexpected negative behaviour
>(damaged PE Header, etc.).

Jeff Slarve
www.jssoftware.com
www.twitter.com/jslarve
I'll search help files & Google for you.

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>
> I reckon negative behavior would be undesirable<g>
>

LOL. Yes! :-)

Friedrich

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Jeff,

> I reckon negative behavior would be undesirable<g>

We put up with you, don't we?


<g>

Lee White

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Depends on who is in that "we"<g>

Jeff Slarve
www.jssoftware.com
www.twitter.com/jslarve
I'll search help files & Google for you.

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Jeff,

> Depends on who is in that "we"<g>

Depends on how many voices are in my head at the moment. It can be
downright noisy in there!!!<g>

Lee White

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Could be a big red 1.

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Russ Eggen
RADFusion International, LLC