How to modify .exe files

Change .exe files in 5 steps:




1)First off, you need Resource Hacker(last version). It's a resource editor-

very easy to use, You can download it. Don't try to modify a prog by editing
 it's source in a dissembler because that's for programmers and assembly experts only.


2) Now,  in second step Unzip the archive, and run ResHacker.exe.


3) You will see a very simple and clean interface. Now, Go to the menu FileOpen to open a file you would like to edit. You can here edit *.exe, *.dll, *.ocx, *.scr and *.cpl files, but in  this tutorial we will mainly focus  to edit *.exe files, so open the same.




4) In the left side of the screen a list of sections will appear.
The most common sections are
-String table;
-RCData;
-Dialog;
-Bitmap;
-WAV;
-Cursor group.
*Icon: You can wiew and change the icon(s) of the program by double-clicking the icon section,chossing the icon, right-clicking on it an pressing "replace resource". After that you can choose the icon you want to replace the original with.
*String table: a bunch of crap, useful sometimes, basic programming knowladge needed.
*RCData: Modify window titles, buttons, text, and lots more!
*Dialog:Here you can modify the messages or dialogs that appear in a program. Don't forget to press "Compile" when you're done!
*Cursor group: Change the mouse cursors used in the program just like you would change the icon.
*Bitmap: View or change images in the programs easy!
*WAV:Change the sounds in the prog. with your own.


5) In the RCData,Dialog,Menu and String table sections you can do a lot of changes. You can modify or translate the text change links, change buttons, etc.


Note: To change a window title, search for something like: CAPTION "edit this".
Note: After all operations press the "Compile Script" button, and when you're done editing save, your work @ FileSave(Save as).
Note: When you save a file,the original file will be backed up by default and renamed to Name_original and the saved file will have the normal name of the changed prog.
Note: Sometimes you may get a message like: "This program has a non-standard resource layout... it has probably been compressed with an .EXE compressor." That means that Resource Hacker can't modify it because of it's structure.