Restoring the Original Version Table in SETVER.EXE (72342)

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• Expand the SETVER.EX_ driver from the original Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 disks. The SETVER.EX_ file can be found on disk 1 (3.5-inch disk set) or disk 2 (5.25-inch disk set). If an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) version of MS-DOS is being used, SETVER.EX_ may not be on the disks mentioned above. To find SETVER.EX_, search for it with the following command:

        dir setver.ex_
  						

  To expand the file, you must use the EXPAND utility included with MS-DOS 5.0. Place the proper disk in the proper drive. From the directory in which MS-DOS 5.0 is installed, issue the following command (assuming the disk is in drive A and C:\DOS is the directory in which MS-DOS 5 is installed):

        expand a:\setver.ex_ c:\dos\setver.exe
  						

  The file will be expanded from the disk to the C:\DOS directory, and the original version table will be restored.
• If you have made a copy of the SETVER.EXE file created by the Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 installation procedure, you can replace the altered version with the copy. You may want to make a copy of SETVER.EXE before making any changes to the version table. To make a copy, issue the following command (assuming that C:\DOS is the directory in which MS-DOS is installed):

        copy c:\dos\setver.exe c:\dos\setver.bak
  						

  Having a backup ensures that if at any time the SETVER table is mistakenly altered or becomes corrupted, the original information can be restored by issuing the following command:

        copy c:\dos\setver.bak c:\dos\setver.exe