EXE is a common filename extension for an executable file (a program) in Microsoft Windows and other operating systems (e.g. DOS, OpenVMS, Symbian, and OS/2).
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Redirect output of EXE started by Task Scheduler with ability of correct closing when "Run whether user is logged on or not" option is checked
I need:
Run PROGRAM.EXE in Windows thru Task Scheduler with option "Run whether user is logged on or not"
Redirect output of the EXE to text file thru >>
Be able to close the EXE correctly (soft-kill) without forcing to kill the process (hard-kill…

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Find the function called when user interacts with an exe
I have an exe which I am trying to understand how it works. Whe I click on one of the UI elements of the exe , I think it is making a network request and receiving data . How would I trace what is being done by the exe ? Is there a way to use…

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Create and Writing into a .tempo file using PowerShell Script with variables passed, a specific format
I would like to create a abcd.tempo file using powershell and want to add the content in the below format :
Startdate:12/06/2020
ParamVar2:RISPA
ParamVar3:MLPL
CNTRY=USA
the above is the targeted format , i need to insert into the abcd.tempo…

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auto-py-to-exe : module requests not found
I got a python script that I want to convert into .exe, I use auto-py-to-exe to do this. My file is inside a folder, which also has text files and pictures which are required for the program to work.
I fill the fields normally, run it and then try…

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How to binary analyze a Windows exe file?
I want to binary analyze a Windows EXE file without Windows API call (because I will do it from another OS). I want to disginguish 2 x 2 types:
Is it a windowed program or a command line program?
Is it a Win32 or a Win64 program?
I hope that there…

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How to automate user input to a executable?
I have a .exe file which when called from the Windows Command prompt, first connects to a server and then requests for user input as a confirmation.
Something like below:
C:\SomePath\AnotherFolder>TheApplication.exe download
Logging in to Vault…

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.exe from tkinter gui does not run (pyinstaller)
Reading a few threads helped me to create a .exe from my tkinter gui.
Unfortunately, nothing happens when I run the .exe file. The code runs normally, when I run it in vsc.
Following the instructions online I did the following steps.
I opened the…

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Generate an executable file in python
I have proceeded to generate an executable file using pyinstaller, once it has finished the corresponding files are generated, then:
In my windows console I apply this command: pyinstaller --onefile program_with_excel.py
I use this command to…

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.exe file still running in background after window close
I have made a simple form using C# on Visual Studio. I have exported my form as .exe and when I close the form by clicking the window close
button, the application is still running in the task manager, even though the window itself is closed. (see…

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Visual FoxPro run a C# Program with Parameters
I have a VFP program that runs every so often.
I want to be able to call a program I created in C# that includes a string as a parameter.
I have tried alot of methods and none seem to work, I mostly just get a little "flash" and nothing happens
An…

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C programs getting detected as Malware
Recently my C programs started to act weirdly and I had no idea why... Then I realized that they were being flagged by my antivirus program as malware... First I thought there's a malware in my compiler (I'm using CodeBlocks IDE with MinGW-GCC as c…

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Python programme not working in executable file - archiving,sqlite3, tkinter
I just finished my first Python programme, which basically archives user-specified files. There is a GUI made with tkinter and sqlite3. Finally I got it to work fine in Python. Then I made it into an .exe file using pyinstaller, and the key…

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Pyinstaller exe fails to execute numpy operation when run from command prompt but works fine from the conda env in anaconda prompt
The exe generated using pyinstaller runs fine in the conda environment. However, when run via command prompt it runs only upto a point in the code. Using multiple print statements, I found that the exe is stuck at a numpy operation and stops with…

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FileNotFoundError when starting an Exe
I have created a GUI with Tkinter, which includes tooltips. For the creation of the tooltips I used the package Pmw.Balloon
When I create an executable with Pyinstaller from the script and start the exe, I get a FileNotFoundError:
I use…
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Does DOS fill memory after the .exe file at .exe start time?
I was reading https://stackoverflow.com/a/3723153/97248 about how DOS loads an .exe file. There is the minimum required memory (== additional memory) field in the .exe header (at offset 10). When this is nonzero, does DOS fill this part of memory…

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