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Hi all. I want to know that how can I identify if a file is an application or a setup by vb.net programming with the extension ".exe". Suggest me some ways. Thanks. Gagan
There's no way to tell the difference. An .exe is an .exe is an .exe. There's no way to tell what that .exe does.
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There's no way to tell the difference. An .exe is an .exe is an .exe. There's no way to tell what that .exe does.
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Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP Visual Developer - Visual Basic
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But no longer in 2009... -
setup exe's do not live on their own, at least, not .Net ones. There are ways to package them as a single exe, however the setup.exe generated by .net deployment projects is just a stub calling the msi in the same folder. Most standalone exe installers are some form of self extracting archive, so there should be headers in that type of file that can be read. if you unpack those files you will find msi files, and maybe cab files inside.
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