Decompiling an Application

[Netguy]

Hi guys , I wanted to make a Windows Application which has a book in it , I mean like for each page , In a form of the book , But for every page a different sound file is there , So I wanted to make one like that . Cud anyone tell me a similar software which I can decompile and make changes . I tried some Quran applications but they are too complex and the GUI is not that good . I need an Excellent GUI

Note: I do not want comments telling they will code it for me for $$$

Netguy Reviewed by Netguy on 14th Dec 2010. Decompiling an Application Hi guys , I wanted to make a Windows Application which has a book in it , I mean like for each page , In a form of the book , But for every page a different sound file is there , So I wanted to make one like that . Cud anyone tell me a similar software which I can decompile and make changes . I tried some Quran applications but they are too complex and the GUI is not that good . I need an Excellent GUI Note: I do not want comments telling they will code it for me for $$$ Rating: 5

[Netguy]

No one knows here ?

[Porsche_maniak]

By decompiling you mean you want to edit existing application ? If so use program called ResHacker !

[Netguy]

@Porsce_manaik -dude thats just a Basic one , I need it detailed !

[Lock Down]

Debuggers:
OllyDbg, free, a fine debugger, for which you can find numerous user-made plugins and scripts to make it all the more useful.
WinDbg, free, a quite capable debugger by Microsoft. WinDbg is especially useful for looking at the Windows internals, since it knows more about the data structures than other debuggers.
SoftICE, SICE to friends. Commercial and development stopped in 2006. SoftICE is kind of a hardcore tool that runs beneath the operating system (and halts the whole system when invoked). SoftICE is still used by many professionals, although might be hard to obtain and might not work on some hardware (or software - namely, it will not work on Vista or NVIDIA gfx cards).
Disassemblers:
IDA Pro, commercial, top of the line disassembler/debugger. Used by most professionals, like malware analysts etc. Costs quite a few bucks though.
W32Dasm, free, a bit dated but gets the job done. I believe W32Dasm is abandonware these days, and there are numerous user-created hacks to add some very useful functionality. You'll have to look around to find the best version.
Decompilers:
Visual Basic: VB Decompiler, commercial, produces somewhat identifiable bytecode.
Delphi: DeDe, free, produces good quality source code.
C: HexRays, commercial, a plugin for IDA Pro by the same company. Produces great results but costs a big buck, and won't be sold to just anyone

[l0calh0st]

Reverse Engeneering?

[Porsche_maniak]

The best and most advanced you can get is PE Explorer !

[Netguy]

@Lock DOwn - Thanks
@localhost - YES !
@Porsche_maniak - Tried and it sucks !

I need to actually ( for now ) remove some images from an installation package here's the link to it . Check Windows_Sidebar.exe in it .

Link : http://www.deviantart.com/download/7...by_joshoon.rar

[l0calh0st]

Just get the files from the installer, and the registry values using ReggFromApp, then recreate an installer

[Netguy]

@localhost - You rock ! Thanks for the help ! What shud I do If I want to do soemthing like maintainence . Like when people have already installed it and run d installation agai it shud say "Repair" etc. Thanks a lot again !