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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Executable envelopes
|released=≤1998
}}
'''XLOADER''' is a DOS utility that converts an [[MS-DOS EXE|EXE]] file to a [[DOS executable (.com)|COM]] file that works the same. It was developed by "CyberMan and ST!LLS0N".

== Format details ==
The generated COM file contains a copy of the original EXE file, except that the first two bytes (normally "<code>MZ</code>") are changed.

== Identification ==
(Assuming v2.00.)

The first 600+ bytes of a generated COM file are probably always the same. The first 16 are {{magic|fc 8c db 33 c0 8e c0 b8 61 03 26 a3 04 00 26 8c}}.

ASCII signature "{{magic|CM/ST}}" appears at offset 616.

== Software ==
* [{{SACFTPURL|utilprog|xloader.zip}} XLOADER v2.00]
* [{{SACFTPURL|utilprog|e2cremov.zip}} EXE To COM Generic Remover] - Utility to recover original file (Unverified, and apparently misspells XLOADER as "XLoder".)

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