  
PSS ID Number: Q90571
Article last modified on 11-23-1994
PSS database name: MSDOS
 
6.00 6.20 6.21 6.22
 
MS-DOS

Applications that require SETVER.EXE for MS-DOS 6.x
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
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SUMMARY
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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
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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
   --------------------------
 
   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:
 
1. 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.
 
2. Verify that the command was added to the version table by typing
   "setver" (without the quotation marks).
 
3. Restart the system so that the new Setver table is loaded into
   memory.
 
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Additional reference words: 6.22 4.00 5.00 5.00a 6.00 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.20
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