Installshield Engine

[James Juran]

Phrostie wrote:
> 
> I've been having trouble on newer builds of win32 applications.
> I can install/run the older 2000 version with no problem but not the
> 2001.
> when i try to install the softawre it never makes it past the install
> shield.
> i get the error:
> 
> The InstallShield Engine (iKernel.exe) could not be launched.
> (0x80070005)
> 
> in the console it reads:
> 
[...]
> fixme:ole:CoGetClassObject CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER  not supported!
                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This pretty much says it all -- the newest InstallShields apparently use
inter-process COM, which is not yet supported in Wine.  I believe some
work is in progress on implementing that functionality, though.

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James Juran
jamesjuran at alumni.psu.edu