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Microsoft DOS setver command

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About setver
Availability
Syntax
Examples

ABOUT SETVER

For setver to work, setver.exe device must be loaded in the config.sys.

Setver is used to imitate the version of DOS in case an application was unable to run because of a newer version of MS-DOS.

Availability

The setver.exe command is an external command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.

MS-DOS 5.0 and above
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP

Syntax

Sets the MS-DOS version number that Windows reports to a program.

Display current version table: SETVER [drive:path]
Add entry: SETVER [drive:path] filename n.nn
Delete entry: SETVER [drive:path] filename /DELETE [/QUIET]
[drive:path] Specifies location of the SETVER.EXE file.
filename Specifies the filename of the program.
n.nn Specifies the MS-DOS version to be reported to the program.
/DELETE or /D Deletes the version-table entry for the specified program.
/QUIET or /Q Hides the message typically displayed during deletion of version-table entry.

Examples

setver 4.01

Trick programs into thinking you're running 4.01.


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