My Driver can only install on Platform 5.5

Some driver installers check the platform version and report that they cannot be installed on Platform 6. You get a message like this:

This happens because the driver installer is checking the platform version and only accepts platform 5 or 5.5.

Platform 6 has a mechanism that will allow these drivers to be installed. When the installer asks for the platform version it checks the file name and if it's in the list of files that need Platform 5.5 it reports the version as 5.5.

For most drivers this has been set up in the installer but there are some which we are not aware of that cannot be included. In this case you can make the driver install by adding it's name to the list. To do this:

• Open the Profiler Explorer.
• Go to the “ForcePlatformVersion” section.
• Add the exact file name of the installer and set the version to what's required, usually 5.5.
• Go to the “ForcePlatformVersionSeparator” section and add the exact file name to the list.
• Note that the exact file name is required. In some cases the browser will change the installer file name when it's downloaded.
• An alternative is to rename the installer file to a name that is already in the ForcePlatformVersion list.

Notes:

• Please inform the driver author so he can update his installer. Installers generated using the current Platform 6 installer generator do not have this problem.
• Inform the Platform 6 developers so we can add the driver to the list that's provided with the Platform 6 installer.
• NOTE. This mechanism is provided as a way to allow current and orphaned drivers to continue to work. We will not add new driver installers to the list. The driver developer should update their installer so this mechanism is not needed. The current driver installer generator does not have this problem.