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Idea #10459: .exe driver extraction for NDISWrapper/ndisgtk



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Written by insomniacity the 29 Jun 08 at 11:40. Category: Internet & Networking.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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ndisgtk allows you to select an inf file to install a driver.

However, some companies ship drivers locked up in a Windows exe. In my case, I ran the file in WINE, and pointed ndisgtk at the extracted files, but this step could be semi automated.

I would imagine that most of these zip extraction executables work on a similar format, with a stub, and a zip file on the end, and extracting files from this could, in theory, be automated to make life easier for novice users.
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steve196 wrote on the 29 Jun 08 at 18:34
Some widespread installers are designed to prevent that.


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