Paintshop Pro X6 od RDS Server 2012 R2

nutcase · 8 Nov 2014 at 16:56

doe anyone know of a workaround to get this installed on Server 2012 R2 (specifically remote desktop service)? The installer just says not supported on that OS

Thanks

leigh_boy · 10 Nov 2014 at 15:31

tried compatibility mode.. isnt paintshop pro really old?
also i wouldn't want to use any editing software on RDS

Pho · 10 Nov 2014 at 16:23

I know this doesn't answer your question, but why do you need Paintshop Pro X6? Could what you're trying to do be done with more up-to-date (and likely just as good) free tools like Paint.NET or GIMP?

nutcase · 10 Nov 2014 at 19:08

PSP X6 was released about August last year - X7 is the current version. It's fully compliant with Win 8.1 - but for whatever reason not server.

Why wouldn't I want to run editing software over RDS? It's common practice to use CAD software etc. in that manner.

Xez · 10 Nov 2014 at 19:56

I'm not entirely sure if this helps but do you need to ensure that the server has the Application server role and also the feature to enable desktop graphics.

Pho · 10 Nov 2014 at 20:01

nutcase_1uk said:
PSP X6 was released about August last year - X7 is the current version. It's fully compliant with Win 8.1 - but for whatever reason not server.

Oops thought you were referring to an old Paintshop pro from 2000 or so

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nutcase · 10 Nov 2014 at 20:57

Xez said:
I'm not entirely sure if this helps but do you need to ensure that the server has the Application server role and also the feature to enable desktop graphics.

All ready to go

Pho said:
Oops thought you were referring to an old Paintshop pro from 2000 or so .

Not sure why corel decided to start again with numbers!

Rroff · 10 Nov 2014 at 21:08

Pho said:
I know this doesn't answer your question, but why do you need Paintshop Pro X6? Could what you're trying to do be done with more up-to-date (and likely just as good) free tools like Paint.NET or GIMP?

I really dislike most modern image editing packages if it wasn't for the fact it only works in 32bit mode 7/8 I'd still use micrografx picture publisher 7 exclusively to this day. So I couldn't blame anyone for sticking with an older package.

cokecan · 10 Nov 2014 at 21:28

I believe that Paintshop Pro extracts an MSI file before executing it to install. Once it's extracted it's possible you'll be able to open the MSI file up in something like InstEd It! and edit the properties of the MSI to remove the OS check.

This technique works with some MSI files, the downside is you may have to trawl through the properties until you find something close to what you need

nutcase · 12 Nov 2014 at 21:32

Thanks- I've found about 8 MSI files. Nothing shows searching for the error message so think it's time to dive in!