Hi,

I'm trying to decode some UIB file that I've extracted from WLM, but mptools.exe fails all the time with no apparent reason

I'm using the syntax:

mptools.exe /UIB=Decode /Src="C:\uibfile.bin"

The documentation says that only the /Src parameter is needed, but the mptools.exe always fails with a message box of "mptools is used for internal..." if I only use that parameter - strange

Only when I'm adding /Def or /Style I don't see the message box but no output is generated. I've tried to save the UIB file in all forms (hexdump text file - .txt, binary file - .bin, resource file - .res and even .uib file but nothing works - there is no output. doing %errorlevel% reveals an error of 9009 but I don't know what it is.

Can someone advise?

The extension of the UIB file should be .uib not .bin.

Also, to decode it you have to specify where you want the definition and style file parts to go:

MPTools.exe /UIB=Decode /Src="C:\uibfile.uib" /Def="C:\deffile.txt" /Style="C:\stylefile.txt"

Can you show us the EXACT text you put into the command line?

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I tried also with .uib extension but the result is the same - no output: The command I'm using is:

MPTools.exe /UIB=Decode /Src="C:\uibfile.uib" /Def="C:\deffile.txt" /Style="C:\stylefile.txt"

So I don't know what's wrong here. The UIB file was extracted from the resources. I saved the resource as .bin and renamed that to .uib. But I see no output. only that strange errorlevel of 9009.

Maybe I need to save the reosurce as .res file and then renmae that to .uib?

Is that the exact command you're using?

You need to change "Src="C:\uibfile.uib" to whatever the location and filename is that you've created........as well as wherever you want the files to end up, otherwise they'll just go into the root of the C drive and be called "deffile.txt" and "stylefile.txt".

If you're using Vista/7 and want to save to/from Program Files then you'll need to run command prompt as administrator too

The exact command is:

MPTools.exe /UIB=Decode /Src="C:\Users\yuv\resource.uib" /Def="C:\Users\yuv\res_def.txt" /Style="C:\Users\yuv\res_style.txt"

That doesn't work - no files are generated..

This should be very strightforward so I can't understand what is wrong here

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Are you using Vista/7?  Did you run the command prompt as administrator?

How did you extract the UIB file?  Why is it saved as a .bin in the first place?  Did you change the extension of the file, or are you just using .uib in your code?

I'm using Win7 and am starting cmd as an administrator. I've extracted the uib using ResHack.exe  - simply saved the resource as a binary file directly with uib extension (no rename was done).  I also did that with Visual Studio Resource Export. Same result - no output. I don't know if it's possible here in the forum, but I can upload the uib file I saved for you to try with (you can give me your email or something)

You can use Messenger Plus! Live to extract the UIB files and then they will be in the correct format to be decoded.

Go to the "Customize!" tab of Preferences & Options, then onto the "Skins" tab and click "Extract Resources"

hmmm. Actually I'm running the new Messenger Beta (version 15) - perhaps that's the reason? has the UIB format changed? I also do not show any Customize! tab in Messenger option dialog

Messenger Plus! isn't compatible with the current beta version of Windows Live Messenger.

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Originally posted by yuv
hmmm. Actually I'm running the new Messenger Beta (version 15) - perhaps that's the reason? has the UIB format changed? I also do not show any Customize! tab in Messenger option dialog

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Yes, but the mptools still should know how to decode the UIB resource - I saw in other forums that it's possible since the UIB format hasn't canged