tomars Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Does anyone know how I can extract the files I download from themexp.org without having to install the bundled adware? They have lots of stuff I dont see on other customization sites but they wrap all their files with some stupid adware program. Anyone know how I can get round this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railman5 Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Thats something I have found anoying about this site 2I also would be interested to hear of any dare I say hack striping of this ad ware pest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatefulsorrow Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I dont know for sure but i think they are wise installers. Try running it like this:xxx.exe /x:PATHxxx being the installer/x: being the switchPATH being the path that you want the files extracted to.I haven't tested this yet but I ran the USSF on one of the installers and thats what it told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicfly Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Does anyone know how I can extract the files I download from themexp.org without having to install the bundled adware? They have lots of stuff I dont see on other customization sites but they wrap all their files with some stupid adware program. Anyone know how I can get round this?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>i hate that s**t bundled!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Mulder Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I just installed all the themes I liked, but without selecting to install the 4 bundled adwares. Then I saved the .zip files with the themes in C:\Program files\themexp\Themexp.org to another location. I uninstalled and no trace of adware. I'm trying to find another way to extract for you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Mulder Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 (edited) I runned xxxxx.exe /x C:\TEMP just like Hatefulsorrow suggested and it extracted this list of files:%EXENAME%%UNINSTALL_PATH%fsi_install.icofsi_uninstall.icoHLsetup2.exeNNWDAB638.EXETXPSHOPPER.exeLooking at the "PK" header of the %EXENAME% file I realized this is the .ZIP file of the theme, so I just opened it with WinRAR and voilà. Edited September 9, 2005 by Fox Mulder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomars Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 Nice, thanks for the replies, works a charm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Mulder Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Quick off topic question: a lot of these themes don't have a proper .theme file, how do I create them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMoNsAyS Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Quick off topic question: a lot of these themes don't have a proper .theme file, how do I create them?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>desktop properties @all, most of themexp setup .exes can be opened nor extracted with winrar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomars Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 Are you sure? I tried WinRAR, 7-zip and PowerArchiver but they wouldnt open it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oioldman Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 (edited) That is a useful tip Fox Mulder, well done.[edit]Just done this process and worked a charmdownload filerun <filename> /x c:\temp\<foldername>go to this new folderopen the %exename% file in winrarextract that fileThanks all for help in this[/edit] Edited September 12, 2005 by oioldman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supadodger Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 if you keep canceling the adware bundle on the 3rd or 4th time youll get a zip download Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomars Posted September 14, 2005 Author Share Posted September 14, 2005 I don't know how you are doing it, but after cancelling it 10 times on both FireFox and Internet Explorer, I am still being offered the .exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocent Devil Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I think they are WISE Installer package use WISE switches to extract the content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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