Visual Studio Resource Editor

[Richard Andrew x64]

Hello folks, just a quick question about the Visual Studio Resource Editor: Is it possible to use it to edit resources in a compiled executable without the source code? (Specifically the VERSION resource) I doubt it, but I just wanted to be sure.

The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

[Mircea Neacsu]

Yes, in the "File Open..." (Ctrl+O) dialog select file type EXE. Select the Version resource, edit it and save the file.

Mircea

[Richard Andrew x64]

Thanks! I never noticed that capability.

The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

[jschell]

If the exe (or dll) is signed I am guessing that would not work?

[Mircea Neacsu]

You still can edit it but it invalidates the signature - makes sense. Never tried it before, thanks for uncovering another detail.

Mircea