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As its name says, this tool was created to manage the version resource info of a binary file.

Supported files are: Executable files (.exe), Dynamic link libraries (.dll) and drivers (.sys).

Important: This tool doesn't work for files compiled with UPX. So, always leave Backup file before editing box checked to be able to recover the file in case something goes wrong.

To be able to use FVIE, download the latest version by clicking the button below:

Use the dialog boxes of your browser to save and open the file when the download finishes.

FVIE requires administrator rights to be able to edit files in some special directories like Program Files.

FVIE window will be displayed like in the screenshot below:

Note that Export to file button is grayed. This is because no file is loaded.

Click ...Search button, browse to the file you want to edit and click Open.

The information already contained on the file version resource will be loaded to corresponding fields.

Export to file button is now active. Edit the fields to the values you want. To insert the copyright character on the Legal copyright field, just click the © button to the right of the field.

After filling all the desired fields, you may be interested on saving the information to a ini file so you won't have to write everything again. Click Export to file button and choose the path and name to the ini file that will hold the data.

Later you'll be able to import this data from the ini file by clicking Import from file button. The information in the ini file will be automatically loaded to the corresponding fields.

Choose if you want to backup the file before editing (recommended) and whether you want to create a new version resource or edit the existing one by checking or unchecking corresponding boxes.

It's highly recommended to backup the files before editing them. Some files may become unusable after the edition, specially the files compiled using UPX. The backup will only be done once. If a file has already been backed up, no second backup will be created. This allows you to always have the original file saved.

When ready, click OK, change version resource button.

 If FVIE succeeded on changing the version resource, a message box will popup like the one on the picture to the right.

Either if FVIE succeeds or fails, the data on the window's fields will be updated to the new data on the file's version resource. So if you don't know if FVIE will succeed, you should export the data to an ini file before editing.

If FVIE fails, and Create new version resource box was unchecked, then maybe the file didn't have a version resource yet.

A message box will popup telling you to check Create new version resource box and try again. If you do it and FVIE fails again, then the file can be in use (a running executable file or a loaded dll). Make sure that the file is not in use and try again.

If the file is not in use, and FVIE fails again, then the file must have some sort of protection against editing the version resource.