convert exe to different extension

lanche26 · 11-06-2011, 12:24 PM

good readings every one! i have a question, and that is can you edit an exe file??

can you open it with notepad or wordpad so that you can see its codes?

can i jjust change its extension from.exe to .bat? eg. notepad.exe to notepad.bat
???

please some one tell me it can really be done!

**root** · 11-06-2011, 04:37 PM

Not in notepad no,

In a hex editor yes. A good one is winhex.

It's not easy, in fact I'd go as far as to say that knowing how to look at read and program in hex is a dying art.

**berry120** · 11-07-2011, 11:58 AM

...and on top of what root's said, and just to clarify, you can't just change an exe to a bat file. A bat(ch) file is just that, a batch script of tasks to run that you can open in a text editor. An exe(cutable) is a compiled binary that you can only change in a hex editor.

If you want to view the original source code of the exe, you need to find it somewhere (it won't be in the exe) and then open it, then recompile it if you want to change the contents. In short, if you're asking, the answer is to all practical purposes a straight no!

11-06-2011, 12:24 PM	#1
lanche26 Solid State Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 17	convert exe to different extension good readings every one! i have a question, and that is can you edit an exe file?? can you open it with notepad or wordpad so that you can see its codes? can i jjust change its extension from.exe to .bat? eg. notepad.exe to notepad.bat ??? please some one tell me it can really be done!

11-06-2011, 04:37 PM	#2
root Site Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,945	Re: convert exe to different extension Not in notepad no, In a hex editor yes. A good one is winhex. It's not easy, in fact I'd go as far as to say that knowing how to look at read and program in hex is a dying art. __________________ I didn’t fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian… Im sick of people saying 'dont waste paper'. If trees wanted to live, they'd all carry guns. "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; The inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."

11-07-2011, 11:58 AM	#3
berry120 Site Team Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,627	Re: convert exe to different extension ...and on top of what root's said, and just to clarify, you can't just change an exe to a bat file. A bat(ch) file is just that, a batch script of tasks to run that you can open in a text editor. An exe(cutable) is a compiled binary that you can only change in a hex editor. If you want to view the original source code of the exe, you need to find it somewhere (it won't be in the exe) and then open it, then recompile it if you want to change the contents. In short, if you're asking, the answer is to all practical purposes a straight no! __________________ Save the whales, feed the hungry, free the mallocs.

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