Open up almost any file with Universal Extractor
One of the first applications we install on every Windows PC and portable flash drive is 7-Zip. This handy little application has never met a ZIP, RAR, or otherwise archived file that it can't extract. But one thing 7-Zip can't handle is archived files that it doesn't think are archives. That's where Universal Extractor comes in handy.
Universal Extractor lets you peek inside the contents of EXE and MSI files. Once you install this free utility you can launch it to peek inside those hard to open archives. Or you can choose to add Universal Extractor options to your Windows context menu.
It's not that often that you really need to know what files are packaged in an EXE, but it's nice to have the option when you need it.
[via TechnoBuzz]
Universal Extractor lets you peek inside the contents of EXE and MSI files. Once you install this free utility you can launch it to peek inside those hard to open archives. Or you can choose to add Universal Extractor options to your Windows context menu.
It's not that often that you really need to know what files are packaged in an EXE, but it's nice to have the option when you need it.
[via TechnoBuzz]















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-27-2007 @ 6:07PM
Luis said...
7-Zip can open a .exe and .msi. Some times it might not work, but most of the time it will extract the contents.
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11-27-2007 @ 6:07PM
James said...
For that matter, WinRAR often manages the same thing (and doesn't have the shitty interface I've loathed about 7zip for a long time).
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11-28-2007 @ 11:27AM
Mark Dean said...
Extract now has always been my preferance
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11-28-2007 @ 4:28PM
nyf said...
7-zip can't handle .ace.
Haven't encountered that too often, luckily.
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11-28-2007 @ 10:25PM
O_o said...
One place I can see this coming in handy is that sometimes people encrypt .zip/.rar files into .jpg images so they can upload it to imageshack or something instead of dealing with file storage sites.
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11-28-2007 @ 10:29PM
GoOrange said...
I use 7-zip for most of my extraction and am very happy with it. The only shortcoming for me is that it can't handle .ace files. For those I use ExtractNow (but that can't handle 7zip files). Those two work well for me, but it looks like Universal Extractor could replace both of them for me. (I don't use them for archiving, just extracting). Hmm. Perhaps I should give it a try.
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11-28-2007 @ 10:39PM
The Blotch said...
cabextract?
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11-29-2007 @ 8:22AM
No said...
What has opening .exe file ANYTHING to do with "Open up almost ANY file"?
GTFO off my internet.
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11-29-2007 @ 11:28AM
Simon Hibbs said...
@No: Ever heard of a self-extracting archive? With an external unpacker you avoid the risk that the exe might be infected by a virus in addition to the content you're after.
12-01-2007 @ 2:22AM
Havencircle said...
ALZip is just as good as 7Zip and has a much more attractive interface. Windows only, though, and uses an ad in it's interface to advertise the software company's free products. That's the only drawbacks. Much better interface plus cutesy little icons!
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12-01-2007 @ 11:30PM
Marios Alexandrou said...
Universal Extractor is a favorite of portable app users. It lets you check out programs to see if they can be put on USB drives without needing to be installed first.
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