Ok this is going to soung retarded but i really dont know, and can't find anywhere what a PEP is, or how to find it. I did a bit of research into it and found what it could possibly be OEP (Original Entry Point), found a tool to find this, but i did not work

(if you are wondering, i am VERY new to all this and am still learning the jargon, and am following the guide at krobar (http://krobar.yates2k.net/other/com40.htm) )

Hello irongecko !

I suppose PEP stands for ProgramEntryPoint. I've also never heard of this abbreviation, but it should fit. It's the place where the program's code starts to execute when loaded by Windows.

But usually the OEP (as you found) is more interesting, since it's the address the program used to start at before a protection was applied on it.

Thats what the guide said, if it helps - but it's got me confused (the PEP thing not the hex bit)

hi irongecko,
i've never heard it, too!
sorry me but from what you have written i can't give a sense to the word "pep".
can you show the url of this guide. maybe this could help us.

ZaiRoN

hi,
i hadn't seen that you had linked the page in your first post...sorry!
as said by DakienDX "pep" stands for program entry point.

i think your problem is: how can i find the oep (or pep )?
you can do it with your preferred disassembler. for example using windasm.
i don't have windasm but if i remember well there's a menuitem "jump to entry point" that brings you directly to the pep.

ZaiRoN

K - thanx, that cleared it up