Freeko,

Thanks for the info. As I understand Smith Micro's statement, Expander is freeware but is not available separately, only as part of the Expander 2009 package which is a 30 day trial.

I had already downloaded the package but then discovered that it required .NET and I refuse to allow that bloatware on my system. I used UE to extract the expander archive (I think), but it apparently needs to be installed as the exe would not initialize. So I gave up and will rely on UE and Expander v7.

i my self don't like "stuffit" package but you have to support it.. if not v2009 then v12 which does not use .net this only for "sitx" format but for "sit" you can use sit-sfx-stub and bind it to "sit" file then run it silently it would be the minimum unpacker i can think of..

Sorry I've been away for so long - other things keep coming up, and I haven't been able to spend any time on Universal Extractor. However, like all of you, I'm also tired of waiting for the 1.6 release. :-)

I just uploaded a release candidate for version 1.6. Please download, test, and report back what you find out. If everything looks good, then I'll repackage with the proper artwork, update the main page for the final release, and call it done. If you find any problems, please report them here (or in the separate "bugs" thread that I'm going to create) and I'll try to knock them out ASAP.

At this point I have two goals - find/fix any bugs, release final version. That's it. No new features, no new formats, etc. I really need to get the final version of 1.6 out as-is, and everything else can added in the next version.

I'd greatly appreciate any and all help in testing this. I haven't messed with this too much myself lately, so having some other eyes on it is essential at this point. Please test the following, in particular:

• installer - does everything work as it should, including the new 1.6 options?
• vista support - the installer should fully support Vistal w/ admin privileges; non-admins should use the noinst version
• noinst archive - this should be preconfigured to work in a "portable" environment
• general extraction - this should be pretty obvious, but as I said, it's been a while since I've used it. Please test with a number of different (supported) filetypes and make sure it behaves like it should.

Aside from miscellaneous bug fixes or tweaks, here are the changes from the 1.6 beta release:


And finally, download links:
Installer: http://uniextract.c1pher.com/uniextract16rc.exe
Standalone: http://uniextract.c1pher.com/uniextract16rc_noinst.rar

Please let me know how it works for you.

Working fine so far on XPSP3 (using the installer). I notice you've updated msi2xml to 2.2.1.957, although it's not in the release notes. Thanks for that; it removes the dependency on the deprecated/insecure MSXML4.

Oops. Fixed now. Thanks for the heads up.

Both of those files are successfully extracted with v1.6rc. They appear to be Inno Setup installers. Try again with the RC version and let me know if you still have any trouble.


I tried using this in the past, but I could never get it to work quite right for me. I'm not even talking about integrating it into UniExtract - even manual attempts failed. I gave up on it and moved to the other three options that we now have, which, so far, can unpack everything I've thrown at it.


Looks useful. Will check it out.


Also looks useful. Will check it out.


The problem with supporting formats like this is that I can't add support for something unless I have sample files to work with, and it's difficult to find or create files that require proprietary applications to create. If someone can point me to some sample files (I typically require two separate samples of each format), then I'll be happy to look into adding support.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Do you mean you get this error when you try to compile your own installer for Universal Extractor? Assuming you're using the sources available in the *_source.rar package, you shouldn't have any problem. You do also need to grab a copy of clihelp.iss from my website, which it sounds like you've already done. Make sure you have the latest version. I compile the official installer using the exact same files, so I know it should work.


I'm sorry, but what? I didn't follow you at all?


NRG images are already supported in 1.6.


Can you provide a download link?

You can actually try this yourself. AutoIt includes two compiler versions - the default (which I use) compiles as unicode and only supports NT+. The other compiles as ANSI and support 9x. All you would need to do to try this is download the noinst and source packages and compile using the ANSI compiler.

To be honest, though, I'm really not interested in creating separate releases for 9x, particularly since support for that platform was never very good to begin with.


mushu13 already answered this (very accurately in fact, but for the record I'd like to state that if I ever have to completely abandon UniExtract, I'll make sure it's known. Unless you see an official statement stating that UniExtract development has ceased, just assume that I got busy with something else. :-)

Also, should that ever happen, I'll be more than happy to turn over development and maintenance to someone else.


No, Hebrew has not been previously contributed. If you'd like to create this, just following the English.ini file.


Where did you find this version, and is it freely redistributable?

All other utilities have already been updated.


Looks interesting. Will check it out.


One thing that you need to keep in mind is that freeware != freely redistributable. StuffitExpander may be free to download and use on your own computer, but I can't rip out certain components, embed it in my own (competing) application, and redistribute it to anyone that wants it. Unless they've changed their license recently, no version past 6.x can be freely redistributed. Of course, I'd love to be proven wrong on this. If anyone can find proof that these newer versions are freely redistributable, please let me know.


Thanks, I hadn't noticed this. Will get it included.

This post has been edited by nitro322: Oct 11 2008, 06:59 PM

thanks so much for the new version

I have uploaded samples for .daa (PowerISO) and .uif (MagicISO) formats:
http://rapidshare.com/files/153690751/Sample1.daa
http://rapidshare.com/files/153691199/Sample2.daa
http://rapidshare.com/files/153690975/Sample1.uif
http://rapidshare.com/files/153691431/Sample2.uif

Cool, thanks. I'll download them and check them out, but keep in mind that support (if possible) won't be added until the next version.

thank you so much for the new version ! It's very useful! I will test, and report back what I find out! thanks for your Great work!!

I just released the final version of Universal Extractor 1.6. You can find more info and download links in the Universal Extractor Latest Version thread.

I'm also locking this thread. It's been a hell of a ride, but after 3 years and 872 posts, I figure it's time to let it rest. :-) Now that we have our own subforum, let's take advantage of it. Bug reports and features requests should go into the pinned threads, and feel free to start a new thread for anything else.

Enjoy the new version.