How to extract from old .exe file?

[peachsnapple]

Hi guys,

So I have an old computer game that apparently was designed to run on Windows 3.1 (1993). I'm trying to extract a disk image from the .exe file so that I can play it on a DOS emulator. I tried to extract it via command line, but I got an error saying, "The program cannot start or run due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows." I also tried extracting it with Universal Extractor, but didn't work because it said the .exe file is not a valid PE file. The DOS emulator won't run the installer of the game, which is why I'm trying to extract it.

I tried just running the .exe file in compatibility mode, but the lowest I could go was Windows 95, which still didn't work.

I'm determined to figure this out, please help!

 

[LMiller7]

Windows 3.1 is a 16 bit OS. No 64 bit version of Windows has ever supported 16 bit applications. Running the application under a virtual machine is the only option.

 

[peachsnapple]

Windows 3.1 is a 16 bit OS. No 64 bit version of Windows has ever supported 16 bit applications. Running the application under a virtual machine is the only option.

I understand I can't directly run the program. I'm wondering how I can extract the files so that I can play the disk image on a DOS emulator.

 

[pbcopter]

Have you tried using 7-zip? I use version 9.22beta

7-Zip

 

[Alduins Khajiit]

AFAIK 7-zip cannot handle exe's

 

[pbcopter]

It depends on the .exe. It is worth a try.