ResTuner [commercial]

[Tami]

Resource Tuner is an important productivity tool for those who are engaged in editing of resources in Windows executables. Discover the unique features of Resource Tuner, including how to open problem executable files and edit the hidden data which the other editors simply cannot see, wide range of resorce types, UPX unpacker, and more. You will learn the industry standard program for translating and customizing the user interface.

*Rebrand your applications by replacing icons and logos
*Customize GUI elements of your favorite Windows programs
*Translate third party applications
*Extract images, icons, sounds, animations
*Make legacy applications use the new look of Windows XP and Vista
*Tell Vista to run your application elevated

Dig into Executable Resources with Ease

Windows executable files (EXE, DLL, ActiveX controls) can have all sorts of resources buried within them. Resource Tuner enables you to get at them to modify, save or delete them. Resources include the applications graphics, icons, cursors, dialog boxes and text. You can view resources, even playing sound and video files.

Resource Tuner offers a thorough look at all of the resources (bitmaps, jpeg, icons, strings, dialogs, PNG, PNG compressed Vista icons, XML, Image Lists, Type Library, etc) in the compiled executable file, and allows you to make modifications without needing to recompile the source code. It also allows you to edit the properties of any controls on Delphi forms within the PE file. You can view and extract images, icons, sounds, animations - all you have found in your application - on your hard disk. That makes Resource Tuner a perfect resource grabber.

Customize Your Favorite Windows Programs.

Longing to have a personal touch on your favorite application? No matter where it runs - whether on your PC or on your Pocket PC, or on XBox 360, it is still a Windows program. What better way than with Resource Tuner, a resource editing solution you can use now. Resource Tuner allows creative individuals the ability to fully view, edit and replace strings, bitmaps, logos and icons - all that make up the visual part of your Windows program. This tweaking tool enables you to view and edit almost anything about a compiled Windows program, from the menus to the dialog boxes to the icons, etc. No programming skills required!

A Little Fun.

You can have a lot of fun with this, especially when you start experimenting with Windows files. Some Windows developers like to have fun with network administrators and technical personnel. One of the dialog box options for Windows XP’s Display Shutdown Event Tracker utility consists of an unusual bit of wisdom. To view this oddity, open Msgina.dll (located in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 folder) with Resource Tuner. Click the plus sign (+) in front of the Dialog folder and click the 2210 icon.

Instantly Make Legacy Applications Use The New Look of Windows XP and Vista.

If you want to make an application visual-style savvy and you don't have the source code, you normally have to place a specially-named file in the same directory as the executable. Resource Tuner provides a better solution by enabling you to inject the needed resource directly into the EXE file in just a few clicks. It marks the application as XP-enabled, blessing it instantly with the XP look.

Identify the Application Security Requirements on Windows Vista.

Developers need a way to deploy the same build of the application on both Windows Vista and Windows XP. However, a new feature of Windows Vista, User Access Control (UAC) causes processes to run as standard user even if you are logged in with a user that is the member of the Administrators group. Resource Tuner allows you to patch a pre-existing binary exe to inject the RunAsAdministrator info into it so that it would be forced to run as Administrator on Windows Vista.

Advanced Command-Line Version.

Access and edit resources in large numbers of executable files with Resource Tuner Console. It accepts input from a VBScript file, using flexible scripting language, and provides an automated means of stamping file versions during the final stage of the build process, replacing an icon resource with an icon from an ico file, and many other features that take the drudgery out of manual editing and repetitive tasks.

UPX Unpacker: Additional Functionality.

Resource Tuner ships with the UPX Unpacker plug-in. This is a start-up processing plug-in for unpacking files compressed with UPX. Now you can open files compressed with UPX even without knowing that: your file will be unpacked automatically! Power users will also appreciate the plug-in API.

Key Features:

Support is provided for nearly every type of resources imaginable. The only one that can work with PNG, XML, Image Lists, and Type Library.

Easy-to-use Visual Resource Editor: a full visual environment for those wanting a different look.

Using Resource Tuner's Application Manifest Wizard, you can now incorporate Windows XP Visual Style into your application.

Resource optimizing, error checking and repairing automatically performed when opening a variety of different file types: EXE, DLL, ActiveX controls, MSSTYLES, SCR and more.

Extracting and saving multiple resources at once. No more manual repetitive tasks!

You can navigate easily through the Delphi forms, RCData, and objects, and view their contents (Image Lists, Strings List, Glyphs, Bitmaps). There's a very strong emphasis on peeking inside Delphi applications and packages.

Expandable! UPX Unpacker plug-in. Support for custom plug-ins to perform any startup processing.

Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista

Personal License ... US$39.95
Business License ... US$69.95
30 Day Demo Available