Reduce exe file

Question

Using Delphi (or in general any tools, if exist of course), is it possible to reduce size of an exe file, removing all code that not is used but that is present there?
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Answer 1

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Generally, EXE files created with Delphi are larger than EXE files created with another programming language. The reason is the VCL. (Sure, VCL has many advantages...)

There are several ways to reduce a EXE's size:

01) Use a EXE-Packer (UPX, ASPack,...)-UPX

02) Use KOL.

03) Write your application without VCL

04) Use the ACL (API Controls Library)

05) Use StripReloc.

06) Deactivate remote debugging information and TD32.

07) You might want to put code in a dll.

08) Don't put the same images several times on a form. Load them at runtime.

09) Use compressed images (JPG and not BMP)

10) Store less properties in DFM files