modifying an .exe file

**Heeter** · July 5th, 2004

High guys,

What proggy could I use to open and edit an .exe file? I am trying with reshack, but I still cannot get into some files.

Thanks in advance.

Heeter

**Glaanieboy** · July 5th, 2004

What exactly do you want to edit?

**yoyo** · July 5th, 2004

As you can read in Resource Hacker's help file under "known limitations" it can't open 16bit programs and can't open files compressed with an "exe-compressor".
There are ways to decompress such files. But you would have to find out which program has been used originally and find a suiting decompressor.

**Mainframeguy** · July 5th, 2004

Not sure how aware you will be of this, but editting .exe files could easily be quite prone to breaking them - they are the machine code level and unless you are fluent at that level you should think twice about editting them. Of course there may be parts that are responsive to editting - like changing icons or filenames, where the .exe file is referencing a constant within the code. Even then there could be unforseen consequences, depending upon how the code has been written.

The best option is, prehaps, to start with source code. If the .exe you require is not open source then tis could mean writing your own program to do the same as the .exe does though.

**Xie** · July 5th, 2004

To really edit an executable your going to need a hex editor and some machine language know-how

**sean.ferguson** · July 5th, 2004

there was a program i used... W32....something.
Its very in depth, so really if you dont know what you are doing you really should not touch .exe's
i will see if i can find the program

**Cosmin** · July 6th, 2004

I recommend Delphi (programming) , which is one of my favorites

**Heeter** · July 6th, 2004

Thanks guys,

Since I don't know what machine language even is, I will be trying some other way to fix this program. I didn't know it was gonna be this hard.

Heeter

nivlo21 · July 6th, 2004

hav a look a ExeScope....well worth it

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	modifying an .exe file High guys, What proggy could I use to open and edit an .exe file? I am trying with reshack, but I still cannot get into some files. Thanks in advance. Heeter

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Mainframeguy Debiant by way of Ubuntu Joined: August 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,763 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 1390 Power: 166	Not sure how aware you will be of this, but editting .exe files could easily be quite prone to breaking them - they are the machine code level and unless you are fluent at that level you should think twice about editting them. Of course there may be parts that are responsive to editting - like changing icons or filenames, where the .exe file is referencing a constant within the code. Even then there could be unforseen consequences, depending upon how the code has been written. The best option is, prehaps, to start with source code. If the .exe you require is not open source then tis could mean writing your own program to do the same as the .exe does though. hosted by Lord

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	To really edit an executable your going to need a hex editor and some machine language know-how tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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July 5th, 2004	Top \| #2
Glaanieboy OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,626 Reputation: 270 Power: 150	What exactly do you want to edit?

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yoyo _________________ Joined: July 2002 Posts: 1,557 Reputation: 160 Power: 133	As you can read in Resource Hacker's help file under "known limitations" it can't open 16bit programs and can't open files compressed with an "exe-compressor". There are ways to decompress such files. But you would have to find out which program has been used originally and find a suiting decompressor.

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Cosmin Graphic Designer Joined: March 2002 Location: Romania Posts: 1,633 Reputation: 110 Power: 138	I recommend Delphi (programming) , which is one of my favorites

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Heeter Overclocked Like A Mother Joined: July 2002 Location: In front of my computer Posts: 2,729 Reputation: 684 Power: 150	Thanks guys, Since I don't know what machine language even is, I will be trying some other way to fix this program. I didn't know it was gonna be this hard. Heeter

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nivlo21 OSNN Junior Addict Joined: May 2004 Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Power: 0	hav a look a ExeScope....well worth it