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How can I make a exe file safe?

Luigi Oppido
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Luigi Oppido is the Owner and Operator of Pleasure Point Computers in Santa Cruz, California. Luigi has over 25 years of experience in general computer repair, data recovery, virus removal, and upgrades. He is also the host of the Computer Man Show! broadcasted on KSQD covering central California for over two years.

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Be sure to scan the exe file with your antivirus program first—sometimes, the program can open up that package and see malicious things that are inside. Still, you should only ever open an exe file when you know exactly what it is, as these files can be very dangerous.

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How can I run the exe as an executable if I know the file extension is not exe? For example, if the file is compiled on Linux and transferred to Windows, how would I run the file without an extension?

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Edit the file's name (press F2 or right click and rename), then add an .exe to run the file as executable in Windows.

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How can you open an exe file on raspbian using a command prompt?

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Raspbian is a version of Linux, not Windows. Only Windows can run exe files, you'll need to get a Linux version of the program you're trying to use.

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Why we can not use the path directly to the exe file?

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You can, but if the path contains spaces, you will need to put your path between quotation marks. Alternatively, you can use the Start command: start C:\path\to\executable\app.exe.

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Lets say I want to run an exe to install ethernet drivers. How would I do it so everything it gets from it would get moved to the “wired” foldering in the “network” folder. Thanks

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That depends very much on how the program was created. There isn't an answer that will work with every single possible installer/self-extracting archive. For ones created with WinZip, you would use: '''ethernet.exe -d C:\network\ethernet'''

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How to open BASIC in CMD?

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Basic is not included with recent versions of Windows. In Windows 95, 98, and ME, you can open a Basic interpreter with the QBASIC command.

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Can I install Anaconda software in a PC using cmd?

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No, you cannot install programs with command prompt. You may want to check the folder the software is located in and run the setup program.

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How can I reach command prompt from a boot-looped laptop running Windows 10?

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Try to start Windows in safe mode, or put a Windows install disc into your DVD drive. It should give you the option to start a command prompt.

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The $ sign doesn't work in Command Prompt. Any advice?

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Try restarting. Make sure you hold down shift key +4 or copying it off here, then pasting $.

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When I try to change the directory using cd C:/Program Files/ it says: The system cannot find the path specified. cd C:/Documents and settings works, but it's wrong with every other way.

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This means the account on the PC is run from a Microsoft account, not a local account. You'll need to hard reset your computer.

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How do you know if your USB drive is corrupted? I've tried this with two different laptops and the CMD still says "The system cannot find the path specified."

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You can check for corruption by using checkdisk. to run check disk for a USB on drive D:\ you need to launch CMD with admin, type in chkdsk d:\ /f /x. the /f switch will tell windows to fix any errors. the /x switch will tell windows to forcefully unmount the drive before scanning.

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It is showing your file does not exist, even if it exists...wht to do???

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Make sure you are in the correct directory. For example, if your file is in "C:/path/to/folder" you have to ` cd C:/path/to/folder ` while replacing it with the actual path. If you still can't make it work, then your file is probably broken or corrupted.

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How to open run.exe on cmd?

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You don't open run from the command prompt, you can access the Run dialog by holding the Windows logo key on your keyboard and pressing the R button.

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How can I fix my USB? When I put in my computer says 0 bytes and it's 16GB?

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The drive may be full or it could be corrupted. Try running a drive scan and if that does not work, speak to Microsoft support about this issue.

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The CMD keeps telling me "specified file path doesn't exists" but it exists.

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Make sure the file/folder is not corrupted and that this is the correct location.

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What if the file is one some other drive than C?

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Instead, type "$:/your/file/location". Where $ is the letter for your different drive.

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After following the process, I am getting error "Failed to execute script". Could you please help me in this?

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This may be because the script you are trying to run is broken or it cannot be found.

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