DOS ain't dead - system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them?

system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? (Users)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 18.01.2013, 18:09

> That last directory contains 625 files with names like:
>
> A0007069.COM
> A0007103.EXE
> ETC....
>
> My first impulse is to just to delete the whole works.

"Probably" a good impulse, but I can't say with certainty.

Though .COM is DOS only, but is it less than 64 kb? It could just be a renamed .EXE file (which will still run). Are the .EXE files PE (Windows) or for native DOS? Obviously if it's PE (which 99% of the time means no useful DOS stub), you can delete with impunity. A quick check of the EXE header should show which is the case. In fact, it might even be beneficial to check (via "strings" util or hex editor or similar) inside various files there, just to be sure.

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system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? - CluelessInSeattl, 17.01.2013, 17:44 (Users)
- system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? - Zyzzle, 17.01.2013, 23:26
- system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? - Rugxulo, 18.01.2013, 18:09
  - system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? - CluelessInSeattl, 20.01.2013, 15:46
    - system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? EXE headers - Arjay, 20.01.2013, 19:49
      - system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? EXE headers - bocke, 20.01.2013, 22:32
        system~1 RESTO~1: Delete Them? EXE headers - Arjay, 21.01.2013, 00:10