How do you edit a .exe file




















Resource Tuner contains a number of methods for opening files. The dropdown menu next to the toolbutton gives you quick access to recently open files.

When you open a file for browsing or editing resources, Resource Tuner shows you a directory-like structure of the embedded resources present in the file, such as images, sounds, dialogs, menus, XML data, HTML data, and toolbars. Once inside, you can change the look of the icons, cursors, dialogs, buttons, sounds, animations and other elements of the Windows user interface by editing and replacing resources in the executable files.

Make file extensions visible. In the Advanced settings list, scroll down until you see Hide extensions for known file types. Click the box to uncheck it. Click on Apply , and then click OK. Open the Windows Explorer file browser to see the file extensions. Method 3. Select a Finder window or open a new Finder window.

You can also click the Desktop to switch to the Finder. Open a new Finder window. The files will now show their file extensions. Method 4. Observe the location of file extensions. When you open a new Windows Explorer window, file extensions are visible.

In order to change which program your computer uses to open a file, right-click on the file in the File Explorer and select "Open with Not Helpful 6 Helpful 8. Go into the explorer, hit "View" and select "Show File Extensions", then rename the file you wish. Not Helpful 17 Helpful Files in general require an extension. You can change it to a different extension, but you can't simply remove all extensions. Not Helpful 13 Helpful You can't do that with the GUI.

When you save the file, in the bottom left corner of the window, click "hide extension. If the file is already saved, click the File menu, go to Quick Look, expand the name and extensions, and click Hide Extension. You can actually save the file without an extension using terminal. However, many apps will refuse to open it since they don't know what it is.

Even Finder has to be manually told what kind of file it is. Not Helpful 3 Helpful 4. These binary files have a complex nested structure defined by the Portable Executable format, and they are not intended to be editable by users, neither are DLLs meant to be opened separately from the programs they belong to. However, if you do want to change something in an EXE or DLL file for whatever reason, you may be able to do this by changing their resources with Resource Tuner.

But still you will not be able to modify the actual code in any way: resources are separated from the program code. This way, you can make significant changes to the interface of the program while leaving the code untouched. You may also be able to translate the program interface into another language. Resource Tuner contains a number of methods for opening files. The dropdown menu next to the toolbutton gives you quick access to recently open files. The number of files in the list can be controlled from the Settings dialog.

You can open a file in Resource Tuner by right-clicking it in Windows Explorer and selecting Open with Resource Tuner from the context menu:. This option is in the middle of the Action drop-down menu. Click Open file with new icon…. It's at the top of the "Replace icon" window. Doing so opens a window where you can select a new icon.

Select an icon. You may first have to click a folder on the left-hand side of the window. This will open your selected icon in Resource Hacker. Click Replace. It's on the right side of the Resource Hacker window. Depending on the file you select as your icon, you may have to select a version of the icon on the left side of the window before clicking Replace. Save your changes.

Click the File tab, then click Save. This will apply your changes to the EXE file. Method 3. Download and install GConvert. Double-click the downloaded file. Click Yes when prompted. Click Instant Install , then follow any prompts. Open GConvert. Double-click the folder-shaped GConvert 5 app icon on your desktop. GConvert places a shortcut on your desktop by default. Click Continue when prompted.

This will allow you to continue to the GConvert main window. Click Tools. It's a tab at the top of the window. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu. You'll find this near the bottom of the drop-down menu. A new window will open. Click the "Browse" icon.

It's a folder-shaped icon on the far-right side of the window. Select an EXE file. In the File Explorer window which opens, go to the location of your EXE file, then click it once to select it. Select the current icon. Click the icon in the middle of the window. Click Modify selected icon…. Doing so opens another File Explorer window. Select your icon. In the File Explorer window, go to the location of your icon file, then click the icon file to select it.

It's in the bottom-right corner of the page. Click Close and open in GConvert. This option is at the bottom of the window. Close GConvert. Your EXE file should now have a different icon. You can also delete the. It may take a few minutes for your EXE file's icon to change. You can also just re-open GConvert to force the change to appear. Not Helpful 9 Helpful 8.



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