Convert .com to .exe

**AtW** · 21 June 2003, 22:15

hard - some code won't even work, assuming you will try to run it on NT, ie direct hardware access will cause exceptions.

normally .com's were written in ASM and are less than 64kbytes, this means it can be disassembled and re-written with relative ease. I can't see the point however, what this .com does that you cant do in win32 already???

**reynolds** · 22 June 2003, 17:37

re: com exe

I want to associate an icon with the executable, im not sure you can do that with a .com file.

**AtW** · 22 June 2003, 20:46

Re: re: com exe

dont be silly then - create shotcut with its own icon that would point to .com file, or - if you want to be posh create simple win32 exe which would spawn .com, you can even add .com to .exe as a resource to extract it dynamically and then run it to pretend there is only one file LOL

**expat** · 11 July 2003, 11:42

Re: re: com exe

and I bet there are no viruses still around that infect coms.

**AtW** · 11 July 2003, 23:47

Re: re: com exe

ah, good old times of virii - I have written anti virus to cure against one local developed virus that is present in Symantec database

Convert .com to .exe