Extracting inf files from exe?

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Because of the crappy xp installer which doesn't recognise my laptops sata controller I need to slipstream the drivers into the installation, but the idiots at hp have put the drivers in an exe making it totally useless for any purpose. How do I get the inf files from the exe file?
 
Run the exe, then at the first screen it presents don't do anything. Then search your temp folders for the required file(s). You could even try running the exe with a /? command line parameter, it might display options such as unpack the files without doing an installation.
 
I tried that but I get a file called F6flpy32.exe which is a winimage self extractor file which wants to write to a floppy disk. Quite what hp were thinking I don't know because this laptop doesn't have a floppy disk drive.
 
use 7zip to extract it, or universal extractor




or take the shotgun blast approach and slipstream a whole load of drivers in, so you shouldn't ever need to again..

http://www.msfn.org/board/RAID-Slipstreamer-x86-x64-t85842.html

i know it looks horrendous, but its a very good tool, and can vouch for it



copy your xp disc to say

C:\XPCD, then run that tool on it


then run nlite on it to make the ISO again.http://www.nliteos.com/download.html

(or this ryanvm integrator tool, just use it for the making ISO part..) http://integrator.siginetsoftware.com/index.php?download


this is what I've done, has saved a load of heartache.





OR

you could use driverpacks, it's an alternative to raid slipstreamer, a bit more work involved, but looks nicer

http://driverpacks.net/
 
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I opened up the IMA file with notepad and it's got WinImage peppered through it, so I think you're right Teaf.

Nice to hear you got it working though :).
 
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