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Ogmios · 08-10-04, 10:18 PM

I am willing to bet that 90% of the apps that say they won't or might not work is because:

SE has a differnt OS signature or OS value when checked.

When the developer wrote the software they did something along the lines of

check ($OSVER)
if ($OSVER != "PPC2003")
{
print "This application may not work properly";
}
For example, Doom 3 will not install on Windows 2k Server without tweaking the install program because "Windows 2000 Server" does not equal the value "Windows 2000".

This is why I love open source software. You can fix it yourself or the community will have it fixed in minutes.

08-10-04, 10:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ogmios Aximsite Rookie DAP Freshman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 43 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I am willing to bet that 90% of the apps that say they won't or might not work is because: SE has a differnt OS signature or OS value when checked. When the developer wrote the software they did something along the lines of check ($OSVER) if ($OSVER != "PPC2003") { print "This application may not work properly"; } For example, Doom 3 will not install on Windows 2k Server without tweaking the install program because "Windows 2000 Server" does not equal the value "Windows 2000". This is why I love open source software. You can fix it yourself or the community will have it fixed in minutes. __________________ History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. Sir Winston Churchill Last edited by Ogmios; 08-10-04 at 10:30 PM.