How to get source code of a Windows executable?

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Ali Demirci picture Ali Demirci · Apr 17, 2010 · Viewed 136.2k times · Source

I've got some old Windows executable files. How can I edit them with Visual Studio 2010? What are the ways to see an exe's source code?

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i_am_jorf picture i_am_jorf · Apr 17, 2010

You can't get the C++ source from an exe, and you can only get some version of the C# source via reflection.

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