It is recommended to perform all file operations with copies of the originals and then only after you have moved the copies to a separate directory other than the parent or home directory of the executable. You can also open a file from the command line. You can open a file in Resource Tuner by right-clicking it in Windows Explorer and selecting Open with Resource Tuner from the context menu:Īlternatively, you can drag and drop a file from the Windows Explorer onto the Resource Tuner icon or running Resource Tuner. The number of files in the list can be controlled from the Settings dialog. This list can be also accessed from the File > Recent Files menu option. The dropdown menu next to the toolbutton gives you quick access to recently open files. To open a file for browsing or editing resources, click the toolbutton to the left or click File > Open. Resource Tuner contains a number of methods for opening files. You may also be able to translate the program interface into another language.
This way, you can make significant changes to the interface of the program while leaving the code untouched. But still you will not be able to modify the actual code in any way: resources are separated from the program code. However, if you do want to change something in an EXE or DLL file for whatever reason, you may be able to do this by changing their resources with Resource Tuner. These binary files have a complex nested structure defined by the Portable Executable format, and they are not intended to be editable by users, neither are DLLs meant to be opened separately from the programs they belong to.
Sometimes the only meaningful information inside DLL files is some Vendor information (copyrights, trademarks, origins) and Product Version information.
EXE like a document file and start editing or reading the contents. EXE and DLL files are not plain, traditional text files that you can easily read and edit.
DLL files are actually not really aware of what they are trying to deal with. For viewing and editing the raw binary data contents of the DLL file, use Hex Editor. Once inside, you can change the look of the icons, cursors, dialogs, buttons, sounds, animations and other elements of the Windows user interface by editing and replacing resources in the executable files.įor more serious changes (though this may not do you any good unless you have a good understanding of programming functions), check out PE Explorer. DLL, Device Drivers (.SYS), OCX Controls, and several others. Resource Tuner lets you open Windows executable files such as.