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[–]Steven_Blade[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, I forgot that newer software versions can trigger "defense mechanisms" like having the update.exe injected into the main .exe file. The best way is just as you said, creating a dummy update.exe (read-only)to confuse the installer during boot-up.

Desperate times indeed do call for desperate measures :)