tool to edit executable to run on unsupported os?

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by jeff69dini, Mar 26, 2019.

  1. jeff69dini

    jeff69dini MDL Expert

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    #1 jeff69dini, Mar 26, 2019
    hey is there any tool or program to edit or trick an exe to run on an unsupported os? I am not talking about running under compatibility mode, thanks for any info
     
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    #2 whitestar_999, Mar 27, 2019
    Depends on the exe but it is too complicated & also involving assembly language programming.
     
  3. acer-5100

    acer-5100 MDL Guru

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    #3 acer-5100, Mar 27, 2019
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    Assuming you want to run something simple like the win 8.1 notepad.exe in win 7, is pretty simple



    Just use CFF explorer and change MinorOperatingSystem, MinorImageVersion and MinorSubsystemVersion from 3 to 1

    Vista is 0, win8 is 2 and so on.

    for NT4 you need to change also the Major vaues from 6 to 4
    Then the exe must be able to run by itself, a too complicate program can't run because other reasons (missing dlls and so on), but the above will surely remove the artificial barriers that MS add to each version jump.