4846 » How can I script compatibility layers in Windows XP? 15-Feb-02
Tips 4652,
4454, and 4787 deal with the
Windows XP application compatibility features.
Windows XP compatibility fixes can be used individually
or in ready-to-use compatibility layers, which have been defined for a number of common configurations.
To apply compatibility layers in a script, the syntax is:
set __COMPAT_LAYER=[!]layer_name1 [layer_name2 ...]
NOTE: The variable name is double-underscoreCOMPATunderscoreLAYER.
where:
! - The layer should NOT to added to existing fixes in the database.
Layer_name - The short name of the compatibility layer.
NOTE: set __COMPAT_LAYER= disables the environment variable.
The short name of the compatibility layers are:
-
DisableThemes
- Disable Visual Themes
-
ProfilesSetup
- Profile Setup Support
-
256Color
- 256 Color
-
640x480
- 640 x 480 Screen Resolution
-
Win95
- Windows 95
-
Win98
- Windows 98 / Windows Me
-
Win2000
- Windows 2000
-
NT4SP5
- Windows NT 4.0 SP 5
Scripting ensures that the compatibility layer is passed on recursively to any
spawned process. At the point in the script where the compatibility layer is NOT
needed, use the set __COMPAT_LAYER= command.
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