how to extract exe files

robina_80 · 01-17-2008, 10:07 PM

il try my best to explain here goes... im trying to extract an exe file so i can let windows install the driver for me through device manager, when i mean extract i mean so all the files are exposed so windows can grab the files it needs, i know how to extract files through winrar but for some reason when i right click on the exe it doesnt have the option to let me extract all the files

Motoxrdude · 01-17-2008, 10:11 PM

You can try winRAR to extract the exe, but doesnt work in all cases. If you run the exe it will extract itself into \Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp.
Just delete all the files in that folder first so you can find it easier.

robina_80 · 01-17-2008, 10:48 PM

ive right clicked it and theres no option to extract it in a seperate folder but i think what your saying is make the exe a winrar file and then open up the rar file and it will extract it for me?

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robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 1,980	how to extract exe files il try my best to explain here goes... im trying to extract an exe file so i can let windows install the driver for me through device manager, when i mean extract i mean so all the files are exposed so windows can grab the files it needs, i know how to extract files through winrar but for some reason when i right click on the exe it doesnt have the option to let me extract all the files __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

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Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 18 Posts: 6,223	You can try winRAR to extract the exe, but doesnt work in all cases. If you run the exe it will extract itself into \Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp. Just delete all the files in that folder first so you can find it easier. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08. McCain/Palin 08'

01-17-2008, 10:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
robina_80 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: LONDON Age: 24 Posts: 1,980	ive right clicked it and theres no option to extract it in a seperate folder but i think what your saying is make the exe a winrar file and then open up the rar file and it will extract it for me? __________________ Windows Vista Home Pre x32 AMD 4200X2 S939 512K (2.2) 512M ASUS EN7600GSTOP SILENT 1x80Gb 1x320gb SATA2 2Gb Dual Channel PC3200 Non-ECC DDR Memory Gbyte K8N PRO SLi s939 nF4 530W TAGAN 2FORCE T530-U22 Clabs Aud 2 ZS 7.1 OEM

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