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Lots of 32-bit Windows apps shipped with 16-bit installers (old versions of InstallShield and the like). When MS dropped Win16 support from x64 Windows, they bu
by andrewf 4y ago
Lots of 32-bit Windows apps shipped with 16-bit installers (old versions of InstallShield and the like). When MS dropped Win16 support from x64 Windows, they built native implementations which "ran" the 16-bit installer based on the resources packed into it. In console emulation terms, they supported 16-bit InstallShield and friends with a HLE (High Level Emulation) approach rather than continuing to execute the original binaries on top of a low-level emulation.
For a hobby/minimalist Win32 implementation I wonder if HLE support for popular packers/obfuscators would be easier than getting the low level details right?