Package PS extensions for pre-CS6

I'll admit that I am just getting my feet wet in creating extensions of any sort. However I wanted to try to create an extension package that would deploy a script and a panel that would run a script. I packaged my .jsx file as well as my exported panel using the Exchange Packager. This was not to through the online exchange, but rather for my clients to use. It installed fine for me, but when I install it on a machine with CS5 or earlier it says that it requires CS6.
I understand that you guys are probably pushing the Online Exchange, but what's the best way for me to package files like this to make it easy to deploy? I saw the manual for how to package manually, is that what I should be doing?

Finally made it!
The solution was found after reading this
http://www.davidebarranca.com/2013/06/adobe-extension-manager-cc-and-exchange-issues/
It seems that CEPServiceManager4 made some temporary files referencing to the old plugins. So after clearing all folders having to do with CEPServiceManager4 and reinstalling it now seem to work!
Hope it helps somone else who has trouble so you won't loose a couple of days of work like me

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tl;dr: How can I package my extension for both cs4 and cs5 in a way that respects the extension's window geometry?
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My understaning
My trial and error research has lead me to understand that the extension's files must eventually end up in the (mac) /Library/Application Support/Adobe/<CSversion>ServiceManager/extensions/ directory. In CS5, if the extension's folder contains a manifest.xml file (ex: /extensions/GuideGuide/CSXS/manifest.xml) that specifies window geometry, Photoshop will respect that window geometry when the panel opens. However, in CS4, this is not enough. From my tests, Photoshop CS4 doesn't seem to do anything with the manifest.xml file. Instead, I had to modify /Library/Application Support/Adobe/CS4ServiceManager/ServiceManifest.xml and add my extension to it's contents. Once I did this, Photoshop CS4 launches my panel and respects it's window geometry.
The problem with this is that it's a manual installation. I can't ask my users to dig around in their system files to install my panel. In addition, since it's unsigned using this method, it won't work if they're not flagged for debugging. I've started exploring using the Extension Manager, but I have run into problems that I cannot find ansers in the few pdfs about packaging that I've been able to find.
CS5 Problems
If I use the UCF command line tool, I can package and sign my file. It installs fine and does what I want. However, using this method, I haven't been able to find a way to specify the author and description that shows up in the Extension Manager.
CS4 Problems
The UCF command line tool doesn't appear to make packages that can be installed by CS4, and I haven't been able to find one that is compatable. I've had to result to using the Extension Manager to package my extension based on a .mxi file. The problem I have here is that installing files this way limits me to putting them in the /panels directory, which then causes the panel to ignore the indow geometry. Is there a way with an .mxi file to install in the /Library/Application Support/Adobe/<CSversion>ServiceManager/extensions/ directory and modify the /Library/Application Support/Adobe/CS4ServiceManager/ServiceManifest.xml file?
There must be, because Kuler and other extensions are installed there.
Thank you SO much for any help you might provide. I've spent weeks trying to get this to work and have run into nothing but dead ends and wild goose chases.

Your extension is a CSXS extension. For CSXS extension it's introduced in Extension Manager 2.1. (You can download Extension manager 2.1 from http://www.adobe.com/exchange/em_download/em20_download.html)
In Extension Manager CS2.1 only MXP package is supported. In Extension Manager CS5 CSXS extension must be packaged by ZXP format. So you have to generate two packages for CS4(mxp) and CS5(zxp)
For CS5, you can use ucf.jar to generate the zxp package.
For CS4, you have to create an MXI file and package it by Extension Manager 2.1 to mxp package. Here is a sample CSXS mxi file:
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                    <product name="Fireworks" version="10" primary="true" />
                    <product name="Flash" version="10" primary="true" />
                    <product name="" version="11" familyname="Photoshop" primary="true" />
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          <![CDATA[
          CSXS extension sample.
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          Extension Name: kuler
          ]]>
          </ui-access>
          <license-agreement>
          <![CDATA[
          ]]>
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                    <file source="test_extension" destination="" />
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Packaging an extension for Adobe Exchange?

Hello,
I developed a small extension for Photoshop CC, with a little help from the HTML 5 Extension guides scattered around the web.
But there's one thing, that no guide covered in a way that helped me to get this to work.
Packing it up as a ZXC, that will work after installing it with the extension manager.
My extension currently works only when debugged (with debugging mode enabled in the registry).
After disabling debugging mode & installing the extension from the ZXC package that I signed, the extension simply won't show in the Extensions menu within Photoshop.
What I suspect to be causing this (please throw me a bone or two here) is the installation location (While uploading the package I was asked to specify a location for the extension to be installed, I don't know?)
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I developed this small extension using Eclipse
My 'CSXS' folder is inside of a folder named '.staged-extension' (I noticed it varies, and might be causing this?)
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One of the guides I went through is located here: Introducing HTML5 extensions | Adobe Developer Connection
There was another page in Adobe's site, specifying the changes required to have the extension to work (It didn't work before then, but I already went through it.)
Thank you so much for your time in advance

Hey Davide and thanks for your reply!
I attempted going through your guide, but I'm still having the same issue.
I'll try to describe what happens, step by step:
Done developing & debugging the extension with debug mode on.
Packing the extension with ZXPSignCmd (just like you instructed)
Upload the ZXP package to Exchange, then It asks me for : 'install location' - I can't define it to the location you provided but I can choose from a list.
Nothing really fits (Desktop, Downloads, Brushes etc'), so I went for Desktop just to see what happens.
After the upload process is complete, I download the package and install it using Extension Manager CC.
The ZXP package that I packed and uploaded to Exchange appears on my desktop.
It looks like Adobe Exchange packs my ZXP packager in another one, resulting Extension Manager to extract the outer one, and putting mine in the install location provided during upload.
I'm clueless.
EDIT:
I just realized that for some reason Adobe Exchange only let me upload files that will later be packed into a ZXP package, instead of just using the one I made.
Removing the whole product and starting over let me choose to upload my self packed one.
I'll update whether or not this actually works though~
2nd Edit:
Nope.
Probably was a step in the right direction, but it still won't work.

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