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| + | "<code>[[:Category:File formats with extension .exe|.exe]]</code>" is a file extension of various executable file formats, most of which are based on [[MZ]], the executable format of MS-DOS. The following formats use this extension: |
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− | The EXE [[Executables|executable]] format has its root in [[MS-DOS]] and is still widely used today. The first versions were pure 16 bit [[MS-DOS EXE|DOS executables]], identified by either "MZ" or "ZM" as the first two bytes. Later on, lots of additional formats were added, like Windows' [[NE]] (New Executable) extension, [[OS/2]]'s LE and LX (Linear Executable), and later Win32's [[PE|PE executable]] (a variant of [[COFF]]), as well as some DOS extenders adding overlays, resources and other information into it.
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− | == Formats ==
| + | * [[MZ]] |
− | This is an incomplete outline of the EXE family of formats.
| + | * [[Portable Executable]] |
− | * '''EXE'''
| + | * [[New Executable]] |
− | ** [[MS-DOS EXE]]
| + | * [[Linear Executable]] |
− | ** [[NE]] (New Executable, 16-bit)
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− | ** [[Linear Executable]]
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− | *** '''LE''' (mixed 16/32-bit)
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− | *** '''LX''' (32-bit)
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− | ** [[PE]] (Portable Executable)
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− | *** '''PE32''' (32-bit Windows)
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− | *** '''PE32+''' (64-bit Windows)
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− | == Related formats ==
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− | EXE files often contain embedded "resources", such as [[ICO|icons]]. Utilities such as [[7-Zip]] can be used to extract them.
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− | == Links ==
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− | * [http://www.ctyme.com/intr/rb-2939.htm Ralf Brown's Interrupt List], INT 21h, Function 4Bh, describes lots of the "older" style EXE formats
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− | * [http://www.mitec.cz/exe.html EXE Explorer utility]
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− | See also the articles for the specific EXE formats.
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Revision as of 15:53, 12 September 2016
".exe
" is a file extension of various executable file formats, most of which are based on MZ, the executable format of MS-DOS. The following formats use this extension:
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the term "EXE".