January 26th, 2012 
Filecure 
I downloaded a set of icon today, and the file is zipped, when I tried to open it, my laptop does not support .dll files, I tried the selection to search the web to find an appropriate program, then it reccomended me to use FileCure, so I downloaded FileCure, when I tried to use it, it just scans my file and that’s it, I still can’t open it. Do you know any way to open a dll file instead of using this FileCure rubbish?
Chosen Answer:
Get rid of FileCure – it doesn’t have a good reputation and isn’t useful to you in this situation.
XP computers and later can open ordinary zipped files. For earlier versions of Windows and less common types of compressed files, I recommend UltimateZip or 7Zip:
http://ultimatezip.com/
http://www.7-zip.org/
I’m assuming you are finding the dll file(s) inside the zip file. Dll files are usually put in the appropriate place on your computer, according to whatever instructions came with it, and then you use the “Change Icon…” function of Windows to change the icon for your file. Navigate to the dll file and any icons available will be shown and can be chosen. If you don’t know where to put it, try putting it in your System32 folder but remember where it came from. Malware puts dlls into the System32 folder so an unknown dll file is in danger of being deleted by antimalware programs.
by: L S
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just open it with notepad. right click – open with… – choose notepad
“A Dynamic Link Library (DLL) is a file of code containing functions that can be called from other executable code (either an application or another DLL). Programmers use DLLs to provide code that they can reuse and to parcel out distinct jobs. Unlike an executable (EXE) file, a DLL cannot be directly run. DLLs must be called from other code that is already executing.”
dll’s are dynamic linked libraries that an be used by developers using visual studio. They usually contain methods and classes which can be used by developers to build their applications.
Use IconExtract tool to extract icons from it.
DLL files are part of programs for Windows, not icons. In Windows, icons have the .ICO file extension. DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library and are basically components that programs can call to provide specific functionality. For example, a media converter would have DLL files that allow it load audio or video of one format and output it as a different type. Therefore there is no program to “open” DLL files. Unless you’re using a different operating system, I’ve never heard of files with a .DLL extension being used for anything besides function libraries for software.
You Can Use some Application like:
1.DLL Export Viewer (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dll_export_viewer.html)
2.Resource Hacker (http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/)
or some hex editor like
3.Neo Hex Editor (http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Downloads/free-hex-editor)
Get rid of FileCure – it doesn’t have a good reputation and isn’t useful to you in this situation.
XP computers and later can open ordinary zipped files. For earlier versions of Windows and less common types of compressed files, I recommend UltimateZip or 7Zip:
http://ultimatezip.com/
http://www.7-zip.org/
I’m assuming you are finding the dll file(s) inside the zip file. Dll files are usually put in the appropriate place on your computer, according to whatever instructions came with it, and then you use the “Change Icon…” function of Windows to change the icon for your file. Navigate to the dll file and any icons available will be shown and can be chosen. If you don’t know where to put it, try putting it in your System32 folder but remember where it came from. Malware puts dlls into the System32 folder so an unknown dll file is in danger of being deleted by antimalware programs.