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How to detect what was the PE packer used on the given exe?

Hi, I've found an application which seems to be packed. I opened it with some hex editor and it contains "UPX1" section and "3.00 UPX!" string. Unfortunately I'm not able to decompress it with upx latest, it says "not packed by UPX". Is there a way to find out what other PE compressors/crypters were used? ...

EXE running on server

Exe made in vb6 will hang if its continously run on server? This exe has winsock component which is used to received data from biometric readers and saved in sql server 2005. Actually this shows real time list for acceess made on biometric readers means in this exe we have used datagrid component which display saved records in sql. How t...

Windows application installer frameworks

It's always seemed strange to me that downloadable applications would offer multiple types of installers. For example, sometimes you can choose either a .exe or a .msi Do certain types of installers have advantages over others? Does it matter which one you choose? As a developer, why would I want to offer different installers to my user...

looking for idea to embbed "book like view " in exe file

Hello all i have application that convert data structure from the GUI to doc/pdf/rtf/html ... files the structere logic contains the info about pages and data on each page so basccly i can convert it to every thing . but my problem is that i wish to convert this structure to some kind of book that is exe binary file . and i have no ...

VB6 Will not Create EXE file - But it use to?

I am trying to compile a VB6 project. On the File Menu it use to display MAKE PROJ1.EXE. Now it displays MAKE PROJ1. (note EXE is missing) The program runs fine in the IDE. I can start with full compile. I can even create a set up disk from the packaging and deployment wizard. I have a sucessful install, but the package will not run...

How to pack PHP files into exe?

Hi, I just found out Luminotes (http://luminotes.com/) offers desktop version. I downloaded it and executed. When I execute it, Luminotes opens up a web-browser. It seems like that it uses its own internal webserver because URL shows http://localhost:6520/something@@#$ Is there a way to pack web language files into exe like Luminotes d...

Delphi: .exe with built-in packages: 600kb, .exe + external BPLs: 6MB. Why is that?

Hi, if I compile .exe file in delphi with built-in packages, it generates about 600kb EXE file. However if I compile it with runtime packages, the sum of sizes (.exe + all required .BPLs) is about 6-8 MB (depending on version of compiler). Why is the difference so significant? ...

Problems with GCJ (jc1.exe)

Hi, I not whether this is the sort of question to be asked on StackOverflow, but I'll ask it anyway. I am using GCJ (as part of MinGW) on Windows XP SP3 to compile a Java class to an EXE. The Java Class is: public class Test { public static void main(String args[]) { System.out.println("This is a test."); } } Now when...

VS C++ program only works when .exe is run from folder? [not VS debug]

Output from debug: File opened... File contents: Output from .exe (run via double click from /project/debug): File opened... File contents: line1 line2 etc. . . Source code: #include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <regex> #include <string> #include <list> using namespace std; using nam...

Java: run as administrator

Is there a way in Java to ask the system get control over the system. Without doing: Right click on an exe-> run as admin. What I want is that there comes a frame from uac like in windows vista or windows 7. Or have I to do some settings while making an exe from the jar? ...

Java applet as stand-alone Windows application?

I have a Java applet that is meant to run only on Windows. (It uses a 3rd party COM object; it is not cross-platform.) Is there a way to run a Java applet as a stand-alone application on Windows? ...

Hash of an .exe file

I'm wondering whether I will ever get a different result when producing a checksum on an .exe file before and then while or after running that file. I'm more concerned with common practice (such as producing a SHA hash of popular app like firefox.exe) than with boundary cases, but both are interesting. Thanks. ...

run exe file on another computer

Hi, I've build an app in VS2008 and built an exe file. when I copy the exe file to another computer it doesn't work. I get the message: This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. can someone please write the simple steps needed for this to be solved? thanks. ...

what's in a .exe file?

So a .exe file is a file that can be executed by windows, but what exactly does it contain? Assembly language that's processor specific? Or some sort of intermediate statement that's recognized by windows which turns it into assembly for a specific processor? What exactly does windows do with the file when it "executes" it? ...

How can I get browsers to download an exe instead of opening it in the browser window?

I have a website from which I want to enable browser users to download an exe. I am testing it with a very simple HTML file which I load into the web browser with "File>Open". The "body" looks something like this: <body> <a href="http://www.example.com/myprogram.exe" target="_self">click to download exe</a> <a href="http://www.example....

find icon for .exe

I have the path name to a .exe file. How do I find the path to the icon that windows would use if this file were dropped on the desktop? (I want to display this icon in my own program.) I need to be able to find the icon via my C# program at runtime. Using C# in Visual Studio 2008. ...

Start exe after msi install but using current user privileges

I am using Visual Studio 2008 to build an MSI install package. Within the install I have numerous custom actions. Within the OnAfterInstall custom action I attempt to start an exe which is deployed by the install. The exe starts ok, but runs within a security context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM (i.e. under the elevated privileges granted t...

Extract MSI from EXE

Dear all I want to extract MSI of an EXE setup to publish over network!!!! There is some ways. for example using universal extractor...... but doesn't work for JAVA Run-time environment.... Is there any idea? Thanks ...

How to make setup exe file run on its own ?

Hi everyone, When i click a exe file it gets extracted well in a folder on specifying the folder path. i have another exe file which comes in the folder with other DLL files on extracting my 1st exe file. Now the problem is exe setup file given in a extracted folder does not start on its own i have to manually go inside the folder to s...

Is EXE locked (vs DLL)?

If I put all my controls inside the EXE, is it accessible from outside like it would be accessible when it's placed in a DLL? ...