InstallShield Z
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* [[InstallShield CAB]] (successor format) | * [[InstallShield CAB]] (successor format) | ||
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| + | == Specifications == | ||
| + | * [https://github.com/wfr/unshieldv3/blob/master/ISArchiveV3.h ISArchiveV3.h] - Has some info about the format. | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||
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* [https://github.com/madler/zlib/tree/master/contrib/blast Free implementation of PKware "explode" algorithm (C)] | * [https://github.com/madler/zlib/tree/master/contrib/blast Free implementation of PKware "explode" algorithm (C)] | ||
* [https://github.com/OmniBlade/isextract isextract] | * [https://github.com/OmniBlade/isextract isextract] | ||
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== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
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* {{CdTextfilesURL|cdaction/cdaction40/DEER/}} → *.Z, *.LIB | * {{CdTextfilesURL|cdaction/cdaction40/DEER/}} → *.Z, *.LIB | ||
* {{CdTextfilesURL|hotgames/KidsEMail/}} → *.z, _SETUP.LIB | * {{CdTextfilesURL|hotgames/KidsEMail/}} → *.z, _SETUP.LIB | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 30 August 2025
InstallShield Z format is a compressed archive format used by version 3 of the InstallShield installation software. Documentation is lacking but it has been partially decoded and implemented by open source projects.
It uses PKWARE DCL Implode compression.
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[edit] Identification
Files begin with bytes 13 5D 65 8C 3A 01 02 00.
[edit] See also
- InstallShield CAB (successor format)
- InstallShield installer archive
[edit] Specifications
- ISArchiveV3.h - Has some info about the format.
[edit] Software
- Universal Extractor
- InstallShield File Compressor: Official compressor/decompressor utility (Windows command-line). Several different versions of it can be found on the internet (as icomp.zip, icompx.zip, icomp95.zip, ...). Included with Universal Extractor.
- Open source InstallShield v3 extractor (C++)
- Open source InstallShield v3 extractor (Pascal & Assembly)
- Free implementation of PKware "explode" algorithm (C)
- isextract
- Deark
[edit] Sample files
- http://cd.textfiles.com/cdaction/cdaction24b/GOLF/ → *.Z, *.LIB
- http://cd.textfiles.com/cdaction/cdaction40/DEER/ → *.Z, *.LIB
- http://cd.textfiles.com/hotgames/KidsEMail/ → *.z, _SETUP.LIB
- dexvert samples — archive/installShieldZ
