Trouble embedding a manifest into a .exe

[Guest ejmichaud@hotmail.com]

I am having trouble embedding a manifest file into a .exe created

using Wise Script. When I use mt.exe (from Visual Studio 8 with SP1

installed) to embed the manifest file, the resulting file decreases in

size from 123KB to 23KB and without any surprise doesn't run.

 

I used the following commandline:

mt.exe -manifest Test1.exe.manifest -outputresource:Test1.exe

 

I also tried adding the manifest using Resource Hacker, file size

increases in size from 123KB to 124KB, however when I execute

Test1.exe I get the following error: "Could not initialize

installation. File size expected=168640121, size returned=126017"

 

Anyone have any ideas on how I can embed the manifest into a .exe

created from Wise Script?

[Guest Steve Easton]

Re: Trouble embedding a manifest into a .exe

 

The embedded manifest will fail to execute if the file size of the manifest in bytes is not "exactly"

divisible by 4 "before" you compile it into a .res file.

 

Pad the manifest with spaces at the end until the file size is evenly divisible by 4.

Then compile it into a .res file and then import it using Resource Hacker.

 

--

 

Steve Easton

 

 

<ejmichaud@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1185289884.404417.64470@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...

>I am having trouble embedding a manifest file into a .exe created

> using Wise Script. When I use mt.exe (from Visual Studio 8 with SP1

> installed) to embed the manifest file, the resulting file decreases in

> size from 123KB to 23KB and without any surprise doesn't run.

>

> I used the following commandline:

> mt.exe -manifest Test1.exe.manifest -outputresource:Test1.exe

>

> I also tried adding the manifest using Resource Hacker, file size

> increases in size from 123KB to 124KB, however when I execute

> Test1.exe I get the following error: "Could not initialize

> installation. File size expected=168640121, size returned=126017"

>

> Anyone have any ideas on how I can embed the manifest into a .exe

> created from Wise Script?

>

[Guest ejmichaud@hotmail.com]

Re: Trouble embedding a manifest into a .exe

 

On Jul 24, 4:56 pm, "Steve Easton" <ad...@95isalive.com> wrote:

> The embedded manifest will fail to execute if the file size of the manifest in bytes is not "exactly"

> divisible by 4 "before" you compile it into a .res file.

>

> Pad the manifest with spaces at the end until the file size is evenly divisible by 4.

> Then compile it into a .res file and then import it using Resource Hacker.

 

Hi Steve, thanks for the response, still no luck but I may be doing

something wrong. Here is what I did:

1. I padded the manifest with spaces, had a size of 488 bytes.

2. I opened the .exe in Resource Hacker

3. I then selected "Add a new resource" from the Action pull down

menu

4. With the Add a new resource dialog open, selected the manifest

file I created (MyApp.exe.MANIFEST)

5. Set Resource Type to: 24

6. Set Resource Name to: 1

7. Set Resource Language to: 1033

8. Saved the file

 

When I run the .exe I get "Could not initialize installation. File

size expected=1869181810, size returned=126006

 

I do something wrong? Any other ideas?

[Guest ejmichaud@hotmail.com]

Re: Trouble embedding a manifest into a .exe

 

I found the solution, someone guided me to the answer on the Altiris/

Wise forums. By embedding the manifest into stub32.exe, code I then

compile results with the same manifest I embedded into stub32.exe. I

could not use mt.exe to embed the manifest into stub32.exe but I was

able to do it using resource hacker in the following manner:

1. I opened the stub32.exe in Resource Hacker

2. I then selected "Add a new resource" from the Action pull down

menu

3. With the Add a new resource dialog open, selected the manifest

file I created (MyApp.exe.MANIFEST)

4. Set Resource Type to: 24

5. Set Resource Name to: 1

6. Set Resource Language to: 1033

7. Compiled the script

8. Saved the stub32.exe file

 

Now anything I compile with Wise Script Editor now has the

MyApp.exe.MANIFEST embedded into the .exe. Thanks for the assistance.