What program can I use to compress installation files?

[Tseng]

Lots of drivers and applications are compressed before installation. Normally the file name end with a underline. Before installation, the file name could be abcdef.sy_. After the installation, the file was expanded and renamed to abcdef.sys

I know MS OS come with a utility call EXPAND that can un-compress XXX.XX_

How do I compress the file again from XXX.XXX back to XXX.XX_

TIA

 

[DaveSimmons]

If you compress the files installed into a Windows system folder they won't run any more.

If you mean the install files you unzipped to something like c:\temp you can just delete those when you've finished the install, and keep the zip or exe the files came from if you ever need to install again.

 

[Tseng]

Here is the scenario:

There is a file - xyz.sy_, this file is part of A program installation files. I un-compress the xyz.sy_ and get xyz.sys
Then I HEX edit the xyz.sys How do I compress the modified xyz.sys back to xyz.sy_
So I can get A program to install using the modified xyz.sys

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Tseng
Here is the scenario:

There is a file - xyz.sy_, this file is part of A program installation files. I un-compress the xyz.sy_ and get xyz.sys
Then I HEX edit the xyz.sys How do I compress the modified xyz.sys back to xyz.sy_
So I can get A program to install using the modified xyz.sys

Oh, you're building a trojan or hacked warez? AT isn't really the place to discuss that, it's a warez-free zone.

 

[Tseng]

What's wrong with you? Why do you have to think of the evil side of other's intension?

I am doing an ATi 9500 to 9700 softmod. Ater using the RivaTurner script to patch the ati2mtag.sys, I want to get it back to the ati2mtag.sy_ so I can clean install it. I believe the question I asked doesn't solicit this kind of response.

 

[PrincessGuard]

COMPRESS.EXE - ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/CP0982.EXE

 

[Tseng]

Thank you. Exactly what I am looking for.

 

[onza]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: Tseng
Here is the scenario:

There is a file - xyz.sy_, this file is part of A program installation files. I un-compress the xyz.sy_ and get xyz.sys
Then I HEX edit the xyz.sys How do I compress the modified xyz.sys back to xyz.sy_
So I can get A program to install using the modified xyz.sys

Oh, you're building a trojan or hacked warez? AT isn't really the place to discuss that, it's a warez-free zone.

whats the saying... assuming things makes you look like an arse? lol