Hacking some of my show as nero showtime...what should they be?

[groggy]

hi
some of my files show as nero show time when i put my memory card on my laptop
for example
r4dldi
ds_menu

what should they be shown as , as this doesnt seem right?

 

[twiztidsinz]

It's just what the computer associates (most likely) .DAT files with.
.DAT is a generic extension for many files usually indicating "DATA", or something that isn't user-readable.

 

[groggy]

It's just what the computer associates (most likely) .DAT files with.
.DAT is a generic extension for many files usually indicating "DATA", or something that isn't user-readable.

ahhh ok cheers

should i change program that reads it to somthing else? what do yours show as?

 

[twiztidsinz]

It's just what the computer associates (most likely) .DAT files with.
.DAT is a generic extension for many files usually indicating "DATA", or something that isn't user-readable.

ahhh ok cheers

should i change program that reads it to somthing else? what do yours show as?

Either Unassociated or Media Player Classic, .DATs can sometimes be video files.
But it doesn't really matter as your PC won't be able to use them even with a DS Emulator since they're encrypted to the R4.

 

[groggy]

ok thanks for that.
just on a side note my .nds files show as a blank white rectangle , is there some icon i could use for them?

 

[Sausage Head]

If have an emulator for DS ROMs, you can associate .NDS files to that emulator with
Right click file > Open with... and browse for the file. The ROM will use the icon given by the emulator.

 

[twiztidsinz]

You can also use EvoTools to show the GameIcon in Windows:

 

[groggy]

excellent!!!
but it dont work

...i installed but they still the same

 

[twiztidsinz]

excellent!!!
but it dont work

...i installed but they still the same

Try restarting your computer.
If it doesn't work and you run 32bit Windows (not 64bit or x64) let me know and I'll post my fix.

 

[groggy]

excellent!!!
but it dont work

...i installed but they still the same

Try restarting your computer.
If it doesn't work and you run 32bit Windows (not 64bit or x64) let me know and I'll post my fix.

ahhh ive not restarted yet

 

[twiztidsinz]

I've written a pair of batch files (and a registry file) that can fix the icons not showing up after an install of EvoTools. It will also look for and associate NDS files with an emulator of your choice (No$GBA/No$Zoomer/DesMuMe), since normally assigning an emulator to the files will cause the icon to change.
You can either choose to keep EvoTools installed or remove it before running this:
http://www.mediafire.com/?vx72qg3qthdrdzy


Since batch files are a collection (or "batch") of commands stored in plain text, anyone can look through the "source" so it would be difficult for them to do malicious things without someone seeing it. I invite anyone who would like to, to look at the code and hopefully make use of some of it in their own works.

Spoiler: RUNME.bat

@ECHO OFF
%~dp0\files\elevate.js %~dp0\files\ndsExt.bat
ECHO Please finish with the second window before continuing.
PAUSE

:ResetExplorer
SET _Continue=no
CLS
ECHO.
ECHO Restarting Explorer.exe
ECHO.
ECHO This will close ALL Explorer windows (like My Computer). Please finish and
ECHO save any work you are doing in other applications to ensure no data is lost.
ECHO.
SET /P _Continue=Type "OK" to continue: 
IF /I NOT %_Continue%==OK GOTO ResetExplorer
TASKKILL /F /IM explorer.exe
START explorer.exe

Spoiler: files\ndsExt.bat

@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion

:PrepFolders
MKDIR "%PROGRAMFILES%\Evolution Tools"
COPY %~dp0\ndsExt.dll "%PROGRAMFILES%\Evolution Tools\"

:FixRegistry
SET _Continue=no
CLS
ECHO.
ECHO Adding information to the Registry
ECHO.
ECHO This will remove then add some entries relating to .NDS files into your
ECHO Registry. It should be safe as none of the values are system-critical,
ECHO but modifying the registry always carries some risk.
ECHO.
SET /P _Continue=Type "OK" to continue: 
IF /I NOT %_Continue%==OK GOTO FixRegistry
%~dp0\ndsExt.reg

:FindEmulators
CLS
ECHO.
ECHO Searching for Emulators, please wait...
ECHO.
ECHO Note: Removable drives can cause an error message to pop up.
ECHO If this happens, simply choose Continue or Ignore to proceede.
SET _Count=0
FOR %%d IN (C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z) DO (
ÂÂIF EXIST %%d: (
ÂÂÂÂFOR /F "Tokens=* Delims=" %%I IN ('DIR /B /S "%%d:no$gba.exe" 2^>NUL') DO (
ÂÂÂÂÂÂSET /A _Count+=1
ÂÂÂÂÂÂSET _F!_Count!=%%I
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ)
ÂÂÂÂFOR /F "Tokens=* Delims=" %%I IN ('DIR /B /S "%%d:no$zoomer.exe" 2^>NUL') DO (
ÂÂÂÂÂÂSET /A _Count+=1
ÂÂÂÂÂÂSET _F!_Count!=%%I
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ)
ÂÂÂÂFOR /F "Tokens=* Delims=" %%I IN ('DIR /B /S "%%d:desmume.exe" 2^>NUL') DO (
ÂÂÂÂÂÂSET /A _Count+=1
ÂÂÂÂÂÂSET _F!_Count!=%%I
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ)
ÂÂÂÂ)
ÂÂ)

:SelectEmulator
CLS
ECHO.
IF %_Count%==0 ECHO No emulators found.&GOTO ProgramEnd
FOR /L %%I IN (1,1,%_Count%) DO ECHO %%I. !_F%%I!
SET /P _Choice=Please select an Emulator to open NDS files (Press Enter or 0 to exit): 
IF "%_Choice%"=="" GOTO SelectEmulator
IF %_Choice%==0 GOTO ProgramEnd
IF %_Choice% GTR %_Count% ECHO Please enter a number between 1 and %_Count%&GOTO SelectEmulator
SET _FileName=!_F%_Choice%!
REG ADD "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CycloEVO.nds\shell\Open\command" /D "\"%_FileName%\" \"%%1\"" /F

:ProgramEnd
ENDLOCAL
PAUSE

Spoiler: files\ndsExt.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Remove
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.nds]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B7A69B96-3BCE-453b-A261-3B6C16B907C1}]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CycloEVO.nds]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.nds]

; Re-Register
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.nds]
@="CycloEVO.nds"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B7A69B96-3BCE-453b-A261-3B6C16B907C1}]
@="NDS File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B7A69B96-3BCE-453b-A261-3B6C16B907C1}\InProcServer32]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Evolution Tools\\ndsExt.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CycloEVO.nds]
@="NDS File"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CycloEVO.nds\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Evolution Tools\\ndsExt.dll"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CycloEVO.nds\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CycloEVO.nds\shellex\IconHandler]
@="{B7A69B96-3BCE-453b-A261-3B6C16B907C1}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CycloEVO.nds\shellex\{00021500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="{B7A69B96-3BCE-453b-A261-3B6C16B907C1}"

All registry entries taken from EvoTools.

 

[groggy]

excellent!!!
but it dont work

...i installed but they still the same

Try restarting your computer.
If it doesn't work and you run 32bit Windows (not 64bit or x64) let me know and I'll post my fix.

ahhh ive not restarted yet

it didnt work

 

[twiztidsinz]

excellent!!!
but it dont work

...i installed but they still the same

Try restarting your computer.
If it doesn't work and you run 32bit Windows (not 64bit or x64) let me know and I'll post my fix.

ahhh ive not restarted yet

it didnt work

Are you on 32bit or 64bit windows?
Right click Computer and choose Properties. It will tell you on that screen.

 

[groggy]

32bit

 

[twiztidsinz]

32bit

Then you should be able to use this to fix your icons: http://www.mediafire.com/?vx72qg3qthdrdzy
It will also search your computer for No$GBA/No$Zoomer/DesMuMe exe files and associate the emulator (your choice) with NDS files.
If you want to add another emulator, it should be simple to modify the batch file to do so (or you can PM me the name of the exe file and I can add it).


More info in my post above, http://gbatemp.net/t277128-some-of-my-show...t&p=3432690

 

[groggy]

32bit

Then you should be able to use this to fix your icons: http://www.mediafire.com/?vx72qg3qthdrdzy
It will also search your computer for No$GBA/No$Zoomer/DesMuMe exe files and associate the emulator (your choice) with NDS files.
If you want to add another emulator, it should be simple to modify the batch file to do so (or you can PM me the name of the exe file and I can add it).


More info in my post above, http://gbatemp.net/t277128-some-of-my-show...t&p=3432690

excellent .....works perfect...can i uninstall evotools now?

 

[twiztidsinz]

You can uninstall EvoTools if you want, but it will most likely end up breaking the icons again (maybe not right away, but after a restart or after you close/start Explorer.exe).

To solve that, you should be able to just run the fix again.

 

[groggy]

uninstalled and all icons still there...tremendous!

thank you


edit....just read your edit!!