Applications That Require SETVER.EXE for MS-DOS 6.0 or 6.2 (90571)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.0
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.2
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.21
- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q90571 SUMMARY
Some applications check the MS-DOS version number before executing and
may not run when they detect version 6.00 or later. To work around this
limitation, use SETVER.EXE, which is included with MS-DOS Upgrade.
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SETVER allows you to modify the version table that is kept in the MSDOS.SYS
file. When an application associated with an entry in the version table is
executed, the version table tells the program that it is running under the
MS-DOS version listed in the table.
Default Version Table Contents
The following lists the files in the default SETVER.EXE version table
for MS-DOS version 6.0 and the required MS-DOS version:
Filename MS-DOS Version
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KERNEL.EXE 5.00
NETX.COM 5.00
NETX.EXE 5.00
NET5.COM 5.00
BNETX.COM 5.00
BNETX.EXE 5.00
EMSNETX.EXE 5.00
EMSNET5.EXE 5.00
XMSNETX.EXE 5.00
XMSNET5.EXE 5.00
DOSOAD.SYS 5.00
REDIR50.EXE 5.00
REDIR5.EXE 5.00
REDIRALL.EXE 5.00
REDIRNP4.EXE 5.00
EDLIN.EXE 5.00
BACKUP.EXE 5.00
ASSIGN.COM 5.00
EXE2BIN.EXE 5.00
JOIN.EXE 5.00
RECOVER.EXE 5.00
GRAFTABL.COM 5.00
LMSETUP.EXE 5.00
STACKER.COM 5.00
NCACHE.EXE 5.00
NCACHE2.EXE 5.00
IBMCACHE.SYS 5.00
XTRADRV.SYS 5.00
2XON.COM 5.00
WINWORD.EXE 4.10
EXCEL.EXE 4.10
LL3.EXE 4.01
REDIR4.EXE 4.00
REDIR40.EXE 4.00
MSREDIR.EXE 4.00
WIN200.BIN 3.40
METRO.EXE 3.31
The following lists the files in the default SETVER.EXE version table
for MS-DOS versions 6.2 and the required MS-DOS version:
Filename MS-DOS Version
--------------------------
KERNEL.EXE 5.00
NETX.COM 5.00
NETX.EXE 6.00
NET5.COM 5.00
BNETX.COM 5.00
BNETX.EXE 6.00
EMSNETX.EXE 6.00
EMSNET5.EXE 5.00
XMSNETX.EXE 6.00
XMSNET5.EXE 5.00
DOSOAD.SYS 5.00
EXTDISK.SYS 6.00
REDIR50.EXE 5.00
REDIR5.EXE 5.00
REDIRALL.EXE 5.00
REDIRNP4.EXE 5.00
EDLIN.EXE 5.00
BACKUP.EXE 5.00
ASSIGN.COM 5.00
EXE2BIN.EXE 5.00
JOIN.EXE 5.00
RECOVER.EXE 5.00
GRAFTABL.COM 5.00
LMSETUP.EXE 5.00
STACKER.COM 5.00
NCACHE.EXE 5.00
NCACHE2.EXE 5.00
IBMCACHE.SYS 5.00
XTRADRV.SYS 5.00
2XON.COM 5.00
WINWORD.EXE 4.10
EXCEL.EXE 4.10
LL3.EXE 4.01
REDIR4.EXE 4.00
REDIR40.EXE 4.00
MSREDIR.EXE 4.00
WIN200.BIN 3.40
METRO.EXE 3.31
VDISK.SYS 4.00
The following lists the files in the default SETVER.EXE version table
for MS-DOS version 6.21 and the required MS-DOS version:
KERNEL.EXE 5.00
NETX.EXE 6.21
BNETX.EXE 6.21
EMSNETX.EXE 6.21
XMSNETX.EXE 6.21
DOSOAD.SYS 5.00
EXTDISK.SYS 6.00
REDIR50.EXE 5.00
REDIR5.EXE 5.00
REDIRALL.EXE 5.00
REDIRNP4.EXE 5.00
EDLIN.EXE 5.00
BACKUP.EXE 5.00
ASSIGN.COM 5.00
EXE2BIN.EXE 5.00
JOIN.EXE 5.00
RECOVER.EXE 5.00
GRAFTABL.COM 5.00
LMSETUP.EXE 5.00
STACKER.COM 5.00
NCACHE.EXE 5.00
NCACHE2.EXE 5.00
IBMCACHE.SYS 5.00
XTRADRV.SYS 5.00
2XON.COM 5.00
WINWORD.EXE 4.10
EXCEL.EXE 4.10
LL3.EXE 4.01
REDIR4.EXE 4.00
REDIR40.EXE 4.00
MSREDIR.EXE 4.00
WIN200.BIN 3.40
METRO.EXE 3.31
Files Using Earlier MS-DOS Versions
The following files need versions of MS-DOS earlier than 6.0; these
files are not in the default version table:
Filename MS-DOS Version Description
------------------------------------------------------------
BACKUP.COM 4.0 Backup program from MS-DOS 4.x
MC.SYS 5.0 Memory Commander TSR
MCIN.EXE 5.0 Memory Commander TSR
NETWKSTA.EXE 4.01 LAN MAN 1.x enhanced
PCIINIT.EXE 6.00 Initialization program for Locus
Computing Corp network redirector
RESTORE.COM 4.0 Restore program from MS-DOS 4.x
SLP.EXE 5.0 Seiko Smart Label Printer TSR
SCPLUS.EXE 5.0 Iomega caching program
SCSIDISK.SYS 5.0 Procomm Technology SCSI Device
Driver
UMBFILES.COM 5.0 PC Magazine Utility
For more information, query in the Microsoft Knowledge Base on
"SETVER.EXE" and the specific application name.
Modifying the Version Table
Before you can use the SETVER command, the version table must be
loaded into memory by a DEVICE command in your CONFIG.SYS file. By
default, the MS-DOS 6.0 and 6.2 Setup programs modify your CONFIG.SYS
file to ensure that the version table is loaded into memory each time
you start your system.
To modify the version table, do the following:
- At the MS-DOS command prompt, type the following:
setver <name of command and version>
For example:
setver example.exe 4.01
A warning message is displayed that states the application
being added to the version table may not be verified by MS-DOS
and could cause corruption.
- Verify that the command was added to the version table by typing
setver.
- Restart the system so that the new Setver table is loaded into
memory.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/19/1999 |
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Keywords: | KB90571 |
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