Extract Files from Setup.exe

[Thomas_BA]

Is there a Plugin available to extract files from setup.exe routines.
Thanks
Tommy

[SanskritFritz]

Check these:
http://clubtotal.free.fr/index.php?dir=WCX_Packer_Plugins/&file=WCX-archive_Redhat.Packages-RPM_1.5%2BSRC.zip
http://clubtotal.free.fr/index.php?dir=WCX_Packer_Plugins/&file=WCX-archive_MSI_1.2.zip
http://clubtotal.free.fr/index.php?dir=WCX_Packer_Plugins/&file=WCX-archive_MSI-plus_0.4.zip
http://clubtotal.free.fr/index.php?dir=WCX_Packer_Plugins/&file=WCX-archive_MSC.ms-compress_1.0.0.1.zip
http://clubtotal.free.fr/index.php?dir=WCX_Packer_Plugins/&file=WCX-archive_Installshield.CAB_0.1.alfa%2BSRC.zip

[Sheepdog]

Usually the setup routine unpacks the installation files to the temp dir and then asks the user for accept the users licence (or anything).

So before clickin OK (or cancel ) you may go to %temp% and look for the desired files. If you are not good at searching you can delete the %temp% -dir before starting the setup.

sheepdog

[chiron]

As different Setup routines use different methods, there is no "default" way.

For example, the two must used Installers:

Installshield: As an single file installer, setup.exe (which is just an self-extracting archive) first extracts the real setup programm and the data (in InstallShield-CAB files) to %TEMP%. There are some more or less functional tools for unpacking InstallShield cab's in the web.

Wise Installation System: Extracts data directly from the setup.exe, you can extract data via "Setup.exe /x"

Some other installers like NSIS or Inno (http://innounp.sourceforge.net/) also extract data directly from the setup.exe.

So which installer are you talking about?

regards

chiron

[Sir_SiLvA]

SanskritFritz forgot the all-in-one-solution:

http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/IETotal.html

InstallExporer Port 2004-06-04

InstallExporer Port for Total Commander. InstallExplorer is a FAR plugin (© Sergei Wanin) that can explore and unpack exe-files created with Wise, Vise, Inno Setup, Gentee, Installer, InstallShield, NullSoft Installer (ver>=1.1o), SetupFactory, Eschalon. Contains both InstallExporer Port for Total Commander and InstallExplorer 3.0 for FAR.

[SanskritFritz]

Opps, true!

[ado]

...and of course...nobody mentioned, that when "behind" that .exe is zip or rar or another supported format, you can simply press Ctrl-PgDn on that file and you can browse its contents like archive

[Sam_Zen]

To check if an exe-file is an executable or a self-extracting one, use the 'unpack' function of TC.
If you get an error-message, it's an executable.

[Sir_SiLvA]

To check if an exe-file is an executable or a self-extracting one, use the 'unpack' function of TC.
If you get an error-message, it's an executable.

That could be an Installation-File nevertheless...

[Thomas_BA]

I just tried that InstallExporer Port 2004-06-04 Plugin. Cant get it to run. Somebody can give me a link to a setup.exe which this plugin is able to open?

[Sam_Zen]

2Sir_SiLvA
You are right about that. The new plugin-zips of TC also comtain this installation-phase in between unpacking.
The tip was meant to be for other applications, that mostly doesn't use this option, as a quick check.

[icfu]

@Thomas_BA:
For example the VLC setup file vlc-0.8.1-win32.exe, NSIS installer:
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

Make sure that you adjust path of 6InstExpl.dll in IETotal.ini or put the dll in same directory as plugin. It's all in Readme...

Icfu

[Thomas_BA]

Thanks, working great

[Thomas_BA]

Me again:
Two Problems:
By doubleklick on each exe file, the plugin wants to open the file, even if it is a normal exe file. Is it possoible to configure the plugin that opening by plugin only happens by Alt+Pagedown, and that the exe files will be executed by doublecklicking them?

Second:
Tested it with some setup.exe files. File will be opend, than i see a bin and script file inside. Openening them shows no further files, empty. Even if the bin file has about 70MB.

I am missing something?

[icfu]

Just use a dummy extension like "*IETotal" for example instead of exe.
Alternatively you can add 256 to the number you see in the line in wincmd.ini.

So, either change

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exe=64,X:\Path\To\IETotal.wcx

to

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exe=320,X:\Path\To\IETotal.wcx

or

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*IETotal=64,X:\Path\To\IETotal.wcx

or

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*IETotal=320,X:\Path\To\IETotal.wcx

I am missing something?

You musn't expect that all the secrets are discovered when using a plugin. Some developers don't want you to see what's inside so you won't see it.

Icfu