Microsoft KB Archive/90571

= Applications That Require SETVER.EXE for MS-DOS 6.0 or 6.2 =

Article ID: 90571

Article Last Modified on 11/19/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.2 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.21 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22 Standard Edition

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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.



MORE INFORMATION
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 --

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 &quot;SETVER.EXE&quot; 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 

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.</ol>

Additional query words: 6.22 4.00 5.00 5.00a 6.00 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.20

Keywords: KB90571

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