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I need to change part of an exe.file Does anyone know if you can edit a exe.file using notepad or similar word .doc. program
thanx for any response

Howdy AL!
You should be able to edit .exe files with a hex editor. I use WinHex. You can download it from...
http://www.sf-soft.de/winhex/index-m.html
Hope this helps!

G'day Al, using a Hex Editor might not be sufficient and could result in some damage to the file, depending on what you want to edit.
What you might want to use is a Resource Editor such as Exescope or Reshacker. These programs can get into an *.exe files resouces such as ;
icons, bitmaps, dialog boxes, strings [text] for dialogs, menu items, registry install keys, *.avi files, cursors, *.gif files, *.html files etc.., depending on what it contains. These resouces can be replaced, re-sized, re-worded, re-positioned and/or removed and even tested before applying changes.
These programs DO NOT allow for code changes such as function calls [can be viewed but not edited]. Some programs can also have their form [main window] modified as well.
Other file-types that can be modified by resource editors are;
*.cpl,*.dll,*.scr,*.ocx,*.vbx
Hope this was even more helpful

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