Can one edit an InstallShield setup.exe's manifest file?

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I'm running into the Windows Vista/7 Program Compatibility Assistant problem described here:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1069135/this-program-might-not-have-installed-correctly-message-in-windows-7-rc

The solution (backed-up by similar questions elsewhere, and MSDN), is apparently to add a 'compatibility' section to setup.exe's manifest. InstallShield 10 SP1 does this automatically, but unfortunately I only have InstallShield 2009.

How would I go about editing the manifest? Is there a way to do this programmatically, so I can integrate it into my build?

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