Hex Editing...can anyone help me here?

[Amedeo602]

I have a program (that I have to run for my UPS to shut my system down) that puts an annoying folder in my C:\ root directory whenever it starts up. I don't want the folder there (in a diff folder would be fine, but I don't want it in the C:\ at that level). The only way to edit this seems to be hex editing the exe file (no option to turn off logging or this annoying folder). Does anyone know of a good hex editor that I could use and more importantly how to do this?


(PS: If this is considered inappropriate for the forum, the mods should feel free to edit it. I don't wanna get oc.com in trouble :) )

[JigPu]

I used HexEdit when I wanted to mess with the hex values in my Descent save files. It's DOS, but freeware. I'm sure you could find a free windows editor though.

As for HOW to edit it, I would be totally not knowing. Sorry.
The only other thing I can think of doing is reverse compliling, but that is a no-no with almost every piece of software anywhere. That I'm sure WOULD get you in trouble.

Search on CNET's download.com. They seem to have quite a few files.
JigPu

[thefly]

have you checked the registry for an entry?

you might have better luck in the reg.

[Hack]

Could you not just put something in a wrapper script -- oops, "batch file" that'll move the directory out of the way or delete it ??



As for hex editors and DOS, it's been quite a while, but hexedit and debug (debug used to ship with MS-DOS, haven't clue if it can be found in a Windoze distro) come to mind, and me thinks you'll find a similar util somewhere in the Norton disk utils package.. Check out the crack and pir8 sites, you may even find someone willing to make the mod for you.



Hack.

[Amedeo602]

Originally posted by Hack
Could you not just put something in a wrapper script -- oops, "batch file" that'll move the directory out of the way or delete it ??

Tried it. The program doesn't make the folder until it's loaded (and by the time it loads, the startup files have already been executed).