Re: which memory address space?

On 2005-07-18, Jamie <jamie_5_not_valid_after_5_Please@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Rebooting wasn't necessary - I tried it a few times just unplugging
>> the thumb drive, and then not unplugging the drive. Results were
>> consistent with it reading parts of the EXE as needed.
>>
>> ---
>> Replace you know what by j to email
> that is because windows only reads in the EXE part, it leaves the
> resource on file and only accesses it as it needs it.
> so yes, you need to stay connected to the source of the file, but
> every thing happens at the point of where you are working.

Note that while this goes for most .exe, there are cases where this doesn't happen, e.g.
pklited (and c.s.) exes
.

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