Applying Shims (Compatibility Fixes) to Child Processes Using Layers (Compatibility Modes)

re: Applying Shims (Compatibility Fixes) to Child Processes Using Layers (Compatibility Modes)

Chris Jackson - MSFT — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:06:17 GMT

1) An OS "mode" is just a collection of shims. I generally pick the specific shims I need rather than a complete mode, otherwise I end up with more shims than the app actually needs.

2) Matching information - depends on how generic the app name is. You just want to provide enough information to uniquely identify it, but not so much that doing the match is unnecessarily processor intensive.

re: Applying Shims (Compatibility Fixes) to Child Processes Using Layers (Compatibility Modes)

ABC — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:55:56 GMT

ya, I was thinking the same. But bit doubt was there. Now it's clear.

and one more doubt I am having is:

When we are creating the new Application fix. At one palce we will get a wizard for selecting the Operating System Modes.

1) Here do we need to select the None option or

2) we should go with any one of the O.S. As per my knowledge if we select the OS here, it's mean is we are guiding to the shim saying this application should work same like how it is working on the chosen OS, right?

And in the Matching Information wizard

1) is it necessary to click on Auomate or shall we click Finish button, without selecting any option on left side( Add file, Remove file,Remove all,.....)

Pls calrify me on these 2 queries?

-ABC

re: Applying Shims (Compatibility Fixes) to Child Processes Using Layers (Compatibility Modes)

Chris Jackson - MSFT — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:38:39 GMT

You can apply multiple shims without applying a mode. The checkboxes are multi-select.

We have multiple pre-built modes, and you can create your own if you'd like to re-use them across multiple apps.

re: Applying Shims (Compatibility Fixes) to Child Processes Using Layers (Compatibility Modes)

ABC — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:40:20 GMT

Hi Chris,

As per my understandings, if we have more no.of issues, which will not be resolved by a single shim, Here we are applying the mode( including all the required shims). is it the correct ?

But there are some MODES, which came along with the Tool, what is the purpose of those? and when exactly we can apply those?

re: Applying Shims (Compatibility Fixes) to Child Processes Using Layers (Compatibility Modes)

Chris Jackson - MSFT — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:48:40 GMT

Hi Martin,

Yeah - I don't think anybody's come across something that everyone loves yet. I don't name, I just fix. :-)

Chris

re: Applying Shims (Compatibility Fixes) to Child Processes Using Layers (Compatibility Modes)

Martin — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:23:21 GMT

Hi Chris,

this is very interesting information... I think that compatibility fixes and compatibility modes is quite confusing name, fixes and layers is much more descriptive (from perspective how these are applied)

Martin