Install Logitech Webcam on Server 2008 R2
So Logitech blocks the installation of their software on Server operating systems, apparently. When you try to run the installer from their site, you get the following error:
To get around this, we need to find the files that were extracted from the installer. In my case, the installer dumped them to: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\Logitech_Webcam_2.25.1016.0 , but your path may be different depending on the version of the software you are installing. Once you find it, look for the setup.ini file (see below).
Open setup.ini in a text editor and look for the lines that look like the following:
[OSCheck_xpsp2_thru_70]
; verify OS is XP SP2 through a future 7.0 version of Windows.
Evaluate + (VerCompare(2,"5.1.2600","2.0",SysVer(),ServPackVer(),"6.2.0","0.0")&&(SystemEnum()<14))
MessageId = #IDS_WARNING_OS
MessageTitleId = #IDS_WARNING_TITLE
This is the spot where it checks the version of the OS you are running and dies if you are not on the correct one. Add the following line to the text:
NonFatalError=true
This tells it to warn you if you are on the wrong OS, but to allow you to ignore it. Save and close your text editor. Now run the setup.exe in the temp folder.
Now you can hit "yes" and proceed with your install.