Universal Extractor is a program do to exactly what it says: extract files from any type of archive, whether it's a simple zip file, an installation program, or even a Windows Installer (.msi) package. This is still a work in progress, but so far it's proven quite useful and I feel others can also benefit from it.
It will never replace WinRAR, 7-Zip, etc. What it will do is allow you to extract files from virtually any type of archive, regardless of source, compression method, etc.
The original motivation behind this project was that I wanted an easy, convenient way to extract files... [ read more about Universal Extractor >> ] |
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WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.6 Beta:
* Added support for individual user preferences for better Vista support; by default, this is enabled for standalone, disabled for installed when enabled, UniExtract uses single .ini file as with previous version when disabled, individual prefs/history are saved to registry in HKCU this can be changed by modifying globalprefs setting in .ini file
* Added menu bar to main GUI; includes options to quit, edit preferences, and visit UniExtract website
* Added separate preferences GUI to provide easy access to all options; can be invoked through Edit menu or through '/prefs' argument
* Added support for FEAD Optimizer packages (eg, Adobe Reader installers)
* Added support for LZMA compressed files
* Added support for Nero NRG CD-ROM images (data only) via nrg2iso
* Added support for Reflexive Arcade installer wrapper via RAIU
* Added support for WIM (Windows Imaging Format) images via 7-Zip
* Added "Not an InstallShield installer" option to InstallShield method select dialog to force UniExtract to handle TrID false positives
* Added components section to installer; makes installation of docs, languages, and certain (large) binaries optional
* Added SendTo icon option to installer
* Added internationalization support for decompressed ASPack and UPX files
* Added Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Turkish, and Valencian (Catalan) translations
* Added return codes to indicated status of extraction (actually added in 1.5): 0 = successful exit or user-initiated cancel / 1 = supposedly supported file, but extraction failed / 2 = debug file is not writable, aborted / 3 = unknown executable - cannot be extracted / 4 = unknown filetype - cannot be extracted / 5 = invalid output directory specified
* Fixed bug that displayed debugging message box during Inno Setup extraction
* Fixed support for Microsoft hotfixes (again)
* Fixed support for relative paths
* Fixed support for UNC paths
* Fixed missing Spanish language option during installation
* Removed support for Windows 9x due to new Unicode version of AutoIt; 9x was never officially supported, but it will not even execute now
* Removed Adobe-specific report (now handled by generic FEAD support)
* Updated UniExtract to prompt user before executing files for extraction; can be disabled via warnexecute option
* Updated UniExtract to make ACE, KGB, Pea, and StuffIt support optional
* Updated UniExtract to read English.ini from root install directory
* Updated UniExtract to output debug files to %temp% by default
* Updated UniExtract to verify that debug file location can be written to; user's temp directory will be used if selected dir fails test
* Updated UniExtract to disable appendext option by default
* Updated UniExtract changelog to add notice of Vietnamese translation in 1.5
* Updated TrID detection of MS Self-Extracting CAB (Type 1) archives
* Updated TrID detection of Windows Installer (MSI) packages
* Updated TrID detection of Zip Self-Extracting archives
* Updated CD-ROM image support to bypass TrID detection and rely on extensions
* Updated Windows Install patch (.msp) to include pure 7-zip option
* Updated installer to use Start Menu icons page and include uninstall icon
* Updated installer language initialization code for simplicity
* Updated installer to require administrative privileges; non-admin users should use binary archive (portable) version, or use a copy installed by the system administrator
* Updated installer to prevent association with CHM files under Vista
* Updated installer to support new /nowarnexecute paramater
* Updated installer to support reversed appendext default preference; now use /appendext to enable instead of /noappendext to disable
* Updated installer to add {app} in addition to {app}in to %PATH% if enabled; restores ability easily to call UniExtract.exe from command line
* Updated 7-Zip to 4.52 beta
* Updated innounp to 0.19
* Updated Inno Setup to 5.1.13
* Updated Pea to 1.6 (cannot use newer version due to broken GUI controls)
* Updated UnRAR to 3.70
* Updated UPX to 3.01
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.5:
* Added filetype signature scanning via TrID; no longer dependent on extensions
* Added support for Adobe Reader 7.x and 8.x installers
* Added support for Base64, Quoted-Printable, UUencoded, and yEnc files via uudeview
* Added support for Gentee, Installer VISE, and SetupFactory installers via cmdTotal + InstallExplorer
* Added support for InstallShield 3.x SFX installers via stix
* Added support for InstallShield 5.x CAB files via i5comp
* Added support for Itsy packages (.ipk)
* Added support for Outlook Express (DBX) archives via cmdTotal + DBX Plugin
* Added support for Pea archives
* Added support for SIS (SymbianOS) installers via cmdTotal + PDunSIS
* Added support for StuffIt packages (.sit, but not .sitx)
* Added support for Windows Installer patch (.msp) files via 7-zip and cmdTotal + MSI Plugin
* Added support for Zoo archives via booz
* Added support for files without an extension (eg, unknown files)
* Added /noappendext, /noremovedupe, /noremovetemp parameters to installer
* Added .dbx, .msp, .pea, and .sit file associations to installer
* Added Polish, Russian, and Slovak translations
* Fixed bug that prevented extraction of UPXed Zip and 7-Zip installers
* Fixed bug in Inno Setup installer detection
* Fixed potential file output bug in some installers, mainly InstallShield
* Fixed ACE SFX error handling to continue processing if extraction fails
* Fixed InstallShield cache mode handling to prevent hangs
* Removed 'i6comp by group' option for InstallShield cabs
* Removed expand.exe in favor of using 7-Zip for Microsoft Compressed files
* Removed .in_, .oc_, .sr_, .1, .bin, .imf, .lib, and .wz file associations from installer
* Updated UniExtract to scan signatures by default; extensions used as backup
* Updated UniExtract to display icon in system tray during extraction
* Updated UniExtract to select Cancel by default on PEiD and log prompts
* Updated UniExtract internationalization support to simplify translation
* Updated UniExtract with many code changes to increase robustness, simplicity and efficiency wherever possible
* Updated support for Inno Setup, NSIS, Wise Installer, and InstallShield via cmdTotal + InstallExplorer
* Updated ACE support to include non-PE ACE SFX archives
* Updated BIN/CUE support with better conversion support and validation
* Updated InstallShield 3.x archives support by adding STIX extraction option
* Updated InstallShield CAB support to display progress dialog
* Updated InstallShield cache extraction to support multiple nested MSIs
* Updated InstallShield cache extraction to better detect installer window
* Updated InstallShield support to provide choice of isxunpack or cache mode
* Updated MHTML support to include option for extraction via cmdTotal + MHT Packer Plugin
* Updated Wise Installer support to include non-PE Wise installers
* Updated Wise Installer support to include unzip option
* Updated Wise Installer support to append missing file extensions
* Updated Wise Installer support to provide option for removing temporary files
* Updated Microsoft SFX CAB support for better detection and robustness
* Updated Windows Installer support to append missing file extensions
* Updated Windows Installer support to include option for extraction via cmdTotal + MSI Packer Plugin
* Updated AutoIt to 3.2.2.0
* Updated bin2iso to 1.95
* Updated Inno Setup to 5.1.9
* Updated UnRAR to 3.62
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.4.2:
* Added preferences page to installer to set defeault UniExtract options
* Added multilingual support to installer (using Inno Setup message files)
* Added multilingual support for context menu entries and custom installer messages
* Added Chinese (Traditional), Italian, Japanese, and Thai translations
* Fixed UniExtract crash when selecting archive file to extract through GUI
* Fixed support for Windows Installer 2.0
* Fixed combo box bug in history and language lists under Windows 9x
* Fixed path issue under Windows 9x that prevented the noinst archive from working
* Fixed translation error for KGB Self-Extracting archives
* Updated installer to only offer context menu association to Admin or Power Users
* Updated innounp to 0.18
* Updated Inno Setup installer to 5.1.8
* Updated Inno Setup CLI Help to 1.1
* Updated Chinese (Simplified) translation
* Updated UniExtract to display status box higher on screen to prevent overlap
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.4.1:
* Added Chinese (Simplified), French, and German translations
* Fixed bug in directory selection when archive name is passed to uniextract.exe
* Fixed .imf file association in installer
* Updated UniExtract to allow dynamic GUI language selection
* Updated UniExtract to allow dynamic GUI control positioning
* Updated UniExtract to prevent 100% CPU utilization during GUI display
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.4:
* Added support for internationalization
* Added option to disable history
* Added option to specify location for debug file
* Added ability to display log file if extraction fails
* Added /d switch to @comspec calls to disable AutoRun conflicts
* Added support for LIT (Microsoft ebook) files
* Added support for Office 2007 beta installer
* Added minor code optimizations
* Changed UniExtract.exe to run from base directory rather than bin
* Changed UniExtract.exe to use .ini file for history rather than registry
* Fixed typo in installer
* Updated .exe file scanning process to speed up extraction
* Updated installer to only offer system path option to Admin or Power Users
* Updated KGB decompressor to 1.2.1.24
* Updated UPX to 2.0.3
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