Universal Extractor 1.6

Universal Extractor is a program do to exactly what it says: extract files from any type of archive, whether it's a simple zip file, an installation program, or even a Windows Installer (.msi) package. This is still a work in progress, but so far it's proven quite useful and I feel others can also benefit from it.

I should stress that Universal Extractor is not intended to be a general purpose archiving software. It will never replace WinRAR, 7-Zip, etc. What it will do is allow you to extract files from virtually any type of archive, regardless of source, compression method, etc.

The original motivation behind this project was that I wanted an easy, convenient way to extract files from installation packages, such as Inno Setup or Windows Installer packages, without pulling up a command line every time. In the process I got a little carried away and ended up throwing in support for every kind of archive format I possibly could find.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]



%26#183; Added support for individual user preferences for better Vista support;

%26#183; by default, this is enabled for standalone, disabled for installed

%26#183; when enabled, UniExtract uses single .ini file as with previous version

%26#183; when disabled, individual prefs/history are saved to registry in HKCU

%26#183; this can be changed by modifying globalprefs setting in .ini file

%26#183; Added menu bar to main GUI;

%26#183; includes options to quit, edit preferences, and visit UniExtract website

%26#183; Added separate preferences GUI to provide easy access to all options;

%26#183; can be invoked through Edit menu or through '/prefs' argument

%26#183; Added support for DiscJuggler CDI CD-ROM images via cdirip.exe

%26#183; Added support for FEAD Optimizer packages (eg, Adobe Reader installers)

%26#183; Added support for LZMA compressed files via lzma

%26#183; Added support for LZX compressed files via unlzx

%26#183; Added support for Nero NRG CD-ROM images (data only) via nrg2iso

%26#183; Added support for Reflexive Arcade installer wrapper via RAIU

%26#183; Added support for RoboForm installers

%26#183; Added support for WIM (Windows Imaging Format) images via 7-Zip

%26#183; Added "Not an InstallShield installer" option to InstallShield method select

%26#183; dialog to force UniExtract to handle TrID InstallShield false positives

%26#183; Added components section to installer; makes installation of

%26#183; docs, languages, and certain (large) binaries optional

%26#183; Added SendTo icon option to installer

%26#183; Added internationalization support for decompressed ASPack and UPX files

%26#183; Added Croatian, Dutch, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Taiwanese, Turkish,

%26#183; and Valencian (Catalan) translations

Added return codes to indicated status of extraction (actually added in 1.5):

%26#183; 0 = successful exit or user-initiated cancel

%26#183; 1 = supposedly supported file, but extraction failed

%26#183; 2 = debug file is not writable, aborted

%26#183; 3 = unknown executable - cannot be extracted

%26#183; 4 = unknown filetype - cannot be extracted

%26#183; 5 = invalid output directory specified

%26#183; Fixed bug that displayed debugging message box during Inno Setup extraction

%26#183; Fixed bug in InstallShield CAB file support; now properly extracts files

%26#183; with spaces in the filename

%26#183; Fixed support for (non-tar) gzip files

%26#183; Fixed support for Microsoft hotfixes (again)

%26#183; Fixed support for relative paths

%26#183; Fixed support for UNC paths

%26#183; Fixed missing Spanish language option during installation

%26#183; Removed support for Windows 9x due to new Unicode version of AutoIt;

%26#183; 9x was never officially supported, but it will not even execute now

%26#183; Removed Adobe-specific report (now handled by generic FEAD support)

%26#183; Updated UniExtract to prompt user before executing files for extraction;

%26#183; can be disabled via warnexecute option

%26#183; Updated UniExtract to make ACE, KGB, Pea, and StuffIt support optional

%26#183; Updated UniExtract to read English.ini from root install directory

%26#183; Updated UniExtract to output debug files to %temp% by default

%26#183; Updated UniExtract to verify that debug file location can be written to;

%26#183; user's temp directory will be used if selected dir fails test

%26#183; Updated UniExtract to disable appendext option by default

%26#183; Updated UniExtract changelog to add notice of Vietnamese translation in 1.5

%26#183; Updated TrID detection of MS Self-Extracting CAB (Type 1) archives

%26#183; Updated TrID detection of Windows Installer (MSI) packages

%26#183; Updated TrID detection of Zip Self-Extracting archives

%26#183; Updated CD-ROM image support to bypass TrID detection and rely on extensions

%26#183; Updated Inno Setup support for increased detection reliability

%26#183; Updated Inno Setup support to extract all files, including renamed duplicates

%26#183; Updated UHARC support to detect and extract SFX files

%26#183; Updated Windows Install patch (.msp) to include pure 7-zip option

%26#183; Updated installer to use Start Menu icons page and include uninstall icon

%26#183; Updated installer language initialization code for simplicity

%26#183; Updated installer to require administrative privileges;

%26#183; non-admin users should use binary archive (portable) version,

%26#183; or use a copy installed by the system administrator

%26#183; Updated installer to require Windows NT-based systems; 9x will not work

%26#183; Updated installer to prevent association with CHM files under Vista

%26#183; Updated installer to support new /nowarnexecute paramater

%26#183; Updated installer to support reversed appendext default preference;

%26#183; now use /appendext to enable instead of /noappendext to disable

%26#183; Updated installer to add {app} in addition to {app}in to %PATH% if enabled;

%26#183; restores ability easily to call UniExtract.exe from command line

%26#183; Updated 7-Zip to 4.57

%26#183; Updated AutoIt to 3.2.10.0

%26#183; Updated innounp to 0.20

%26#183; Updated Inno Setup to 5.2.2

%26#183; Updated msi2xml to 2.2.1.957

%26#183; Updated Pea to 1.6 (cannot use newer version due to broken GUI controls)

%26#183; Updated UnRAR to 3.80

%26#183; Updated UPX to 3.03

%26#183; Updated bin2iso to 1.95