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Jansenzoon

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    Forcing install.exe and setup.exe into compatibility mode?
    « on: February 02, 2014, 07:43:43 AM »
    Hello,

    I'm running Windows 7 64 bit and today I discovered that Windows was forcing Steam into Vista compatibility mode. So I read on the internet that I could fix this in the register using regedit to remove a string and I ofcourse did so. This indeed solved the problem! But in the precise part of the register where I fixed the Steam problem by deleting a string from there, were a couple of others strings which made me wonder if those forced something in compatibility mode too..

    Screen of the mentioned strings:

    Name: / Type: / Data:


    Do these strings force all installers and setups into Windows XP compatibility mode? And if so, can I remove this strings without screwing things up? I ask this because I've noticed that whenever I launch a installer or setup my monitor gives a black screen for a second or so like it's switching his source (like switching a television to his AV source)..


    Thanks in advance for your help and kind regards, Jansenzoon!

    Jansenzoon

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      Re: Forcing install.exe and setup.exe into compatibility mode?
      « Reply #1 on: February 02, 2014, 09:16:33 AM »
      The location of the keys in the register: