fellowgamer wrote:what program can i use to extract the files from a windows .exe, i have the .exe with the files in it but cant view the exe.
thanks
You have the demo version or the full version?
Sometimes you can extract files from an .EXE file, but only if it happens to be a self-extracting .EXE file. In that case you would change to the folder you want to extract the files to and:
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unzip yourfile.exe
If it is a DOS installer type .EXE then you can use dosbox to extract the files. (If you don't have dosbox, get it with
yum install dosbox)
Let's say you have a file called INSTALL.EXE that you want to extract, and it is located in a folder called temp on your Desktop. Open a terminal window and:
Change to the temp folder:
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cd ~/Desktop/temp
Start dosbox:
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dosbox
In the new dosbox window, tell dosbox you want to mount the current folder as the C drive, change to the C: drive, and list the files in it:
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mount c .
C:
dir
You should see your INSTALL.EXE file in the list. Just enter the name of the file to execute it like you normally would in DOS. Keep in mind that to DOS, your current folder is your C: drive, so any files created from the installer will be in your current folder.
Once the install is complete, exit dosbox and the extracted files will be in your current folder (or in new folder(s) created by the installer in DOS).