Hex Editor

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• A what?
• Applications
  • XVI32
  • Other Editors
• Common RO Related Uses
• External Links

A what?

A hex editor (or binary file editor or byte editor ) is a type of
computer program that allows a user to manipulate the fundamental binary (0 /
1, zero / one) data that makes up computer files. Note that computer files can
be very small (just a name, with no content) to very large (content spanning
multiple hard disks). A typical computer file occupies multiple areas on the
platter(s) of a disk drive, whose contents are put together to form the file.
For more details see the wikipedia:Hex_editor.

Applications

XVI32

One of the best Hex Editors, and probably the most user friendly is
XVI32. The
name XVI32 is derived from XVI, the roman notation for the number 16.

Other Editors

A fairly comprehensive comparison chart can be found on
[wikipedia:Comparison_of_hex_editors wikipedia]

Common RO Related Uses

The most common uses for a hex editor are:

• Changing [DATA.INI] to something else
• Changing the client name in the window title
• Renaming [Clientinfo.xml] to something else
• Removal of /who command

External Links

http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/freeware/xvi32/xvi32.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_hex_editors

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