How it works

Games Explorer Patcher » Devlog
12 days ago by kilgorezer
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This is just talking about how the automatic installer works.

First, it executes a.exe, which is Advanced Run renamed, and tells it this:
1: Use a.cfg for everything left unspecified. (Run as TrustedInstaller, execute install.bat via Command Prompt)
2: Run in the gamesexplorer subdirectory.

Then, Advanced Run executes gamesexplorer\install.bat, which merges the patched files with the system files.
Then the batch file executes gamesexplorer\reg\install.bat, which patches the registry.

And then it finishes.

Please note that even though this only replaces a stub and adds functionality, it is not advised to modify the system.

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kilgorezer10 days ago (2 edits)

well now it does more but same idea
just it has an extra "verify" and "patch" step at the beginning and end
the "verify" step at the beginning verifies that the patcher is actually running (which could fail if the uac prompt was canceled), and if it fails it sends an error and reverts any changes done by the installer before it executes a.exe
the "patch" step at the end uses resource hacker to import the icon into imageres.dll.mun
edit: the patch step also sends a message, runs a timeout, and restarts
also theres a new program i made called m (yes its literally called m) included that just sends a message box with the title of the program

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