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Software => Computer programming => Topic started by: naresh on July 19, 2006, 11:54:19 AM

Title: opening files with extensions .cpi , .sys and .com
Post by: naresh on July 19, 2006, 11:54:19 AM

hi,

i created a boot floopy from win xp and could successfully run it also. i later copied the contents of the floopy to hard disk . i want to open files in the floopy with extensions .cpi , .sys and .com and also want to view their coding . can any one help me do that??
naresh

Title: Re: opening files with extensions .cpi , .sys and
Post by: Sidewinder on July 19, 2006, 01:38:31 PM

I'm not sure what you intend to find, but .sys, .com, and .cpi files are the result of runnning source code thru a processor program (ex. an Assembler). Try using a Hex Editor (http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvi32.htm)

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Title: Re: opening files with extensions .cpi , .sys and
Post by: Dilbert on July 20, 2006, 08:09:07 PM

Isn't a .sys file plain text? (If not, I'm sorry for the confusion; it's been years since I worked on a machine that had a config.sys in use and even then I wasn't interested in it. Can't think of any other .sys files off the bat...)

Title: Re: opening files with extensions .cpi , .sys and
Post by: Sidewinder on July 21, 2006, 04:53:36 AM

There are exceptions (config.sys may be the only text file), but most .sys files are drivers ( ex. himem.sys and a truckload of others)

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