Is it possible to remove parts of an install from a .exe

[Oobie-]

Basically, Sony Video Vegas likes to install something called sony media manager, but i never use it and just end up going to add remove programs and uninstalling it. It doesnt effect the running of the main program whatsoever, yet I cant cancel it from the main install, it just installs by itself...

SO I was just wondering if I can open up the exe and just install what I want from it?

Thanks

[Funkstar]

What you might be able to do is run the installer, find out where the de-compressed files are stored temporarily and copy what you want from there.

You could easily kill the installer doing this though, probably best just un-installing the Media Manager instead.

[TheAnimus]

if you have winrar installed, it knows some common self extracting exe types and will let you un-pack them without running the EXE.

stuff like regmon + filemon can be used to see what an exe installs. but its not a fun task.

[OilSheikh]

I think you might need to do some reverse engineering. Mater best left as is

[Oobie-]

Hmmm, winrar doesnt recognise this exe.

[fuddam]

seeing as you only have to do it once, am not sure why the effort to pose the question, unless you want to unpack other .exe's

[Oobie-]

Ok the exe does indeed unpack to a temp folder. I cancelled its auto launch install and then went to the extract folder, removed the media manager install (its a completely separate folder) and then just ran vegas setup. No Media Manager installed. yay.