EXE Files

[bkaras]

12/Mar/2007

I have many ...exe files. Is there a way that I can tell which files are
executables and which files are distributions? If there is a way, what is
it?

I have WinXP Pro w/ SP2.

Thank you,

Barry Karas

 

[Ghostrider]

12/Mar/2007

I have many ...exe files. Is there a way that I can tell which files are
executables and which files are distributions? If there is a way, what
is it?

I have WinXP Pro w/ SP2.

Thank you,

Barry Karas

WinZip can be used to check out the *.exe files. If they are self-
executing compressed files, their internal contents will be displayed,
directory-style. If they are truly executable, binary files, WinZip will
indicate that as well.

 

[Newbie Coder]

BKARAS

Redistributables usually unpack themselves before executing to install.
Example: The DirectX Redistributable
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4B1F5D0C-5E44-4864
-93CD-464EF59DA050&displaylang=en)

 

[Ghostrider]

BKARAS

Redistributables usually unpack themselves before executing to install.
Example: The DirectX Redistributable
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4B1F5D0C-5E44-4864
-93CD-464EF59DA050&displaylang=en)

True...but not a smart move to allow self-extracting files to unpack
on their own. It's better to download them as intact files first and
scan for virus and malware before extracting.