Get C++ surce code from .exe/.dll

[mikki]

Hi, can anyone please help me?
I must get a source code of a program written in C++.
I know for .NET applications is Reflector.

Please help.

[Bazzy]

If the program is open source, you can Google for its source, it isn't you can't
The most you can do is disassembling it, the results of a decompiler are unreadable by humans

[gsingh2011]

There is no way to get the exact code from an exe, but there are some decompilers available that give you some code. I did a quick google search for one and got this one, http://www.backerstreet.com/rec/rec.htm

I don't know how it is, I've never used it. Google it and see if you can get any others. Remember, you are not going to get the exact code.

[chrisname]

I found a relatively good disassembler; it produces C code. It's called "Boomerang."

http://boomerang.sourceforge.net/

[S6k9GNh0]

That's a nice find... Why couldn't I find that before?

[chrisname]

I found it ages ago; I wanted the source to the windows cmd.exe.

Didn't get it though :(

[S6k9GNh0]

lol I notice it's limited but it should do fine. I wonder how well it works.

[george135]

cmd.exe is part of Windows source code.
(can be get from Usenet and BBS...)