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                         DOS 6.0/6.2 PROGRAMS & FILES
                            Compiled by Al Beltran
Bismarck, North Dakota                                        December 3, 1993

      No one needs all 7,027,599 bytes of the 176 DOS files.  About 50 of the
files are needed by all, regardless of our setups.  Only the few that have
functions beyond those we are normally aware of are described below.  The rest
are files and programs that we can choose to keep or delete, depending upon
our needs.
      So, here are their memory requirements and uses to help you pick and
choose:

I.    EXTENSIONS & FILES DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY OR DETERMINE USES:

DAG3.TRE    (11,625 bytes) 10-31-93 Couldn't identify this one

*.DLL       DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library and each contains collections
            of named functions and subroutines that provide services to
            WINDOWS applications.

*.INI       These are the files that contain the settings chosen by the user
            in setting up: DOSSETUP, DOSSHELL, DOSSWAP, MSAV, QBASIC &
            SCANDISK.

CHKLIST.MS  (3,915 bytes) The first time MSAV is run on a drive, it creates
            CHKLIST in each directory, recording the size, attributes, date
            and time of each file and also records CHECKSUM.

CONFIG.UMB  (245 bytes) A CONFIG.SYS setup with HIMEM.SYS, EMM386 & UMB.

DOSSWAP.EXE (18,756 bytes) Each time DOSSHELL is used to task switch, the
            current application's state is written to disk, creating a
            temporary DOSSWAP file.

EMM386.EXE  (120,926 bytes) Besides managing LIM 4.0 expanded memory and UMB
            provider, it serves as a VCPI extender in LOTUS 3.1+, AutoCAD,
            PARADOX 3.5+, and other protected mode applications.  DO NOT USE
            WITH WINDOWS!

KBDBUF.SYS  (880 bytes) Increases the number of keystrokes that can be held in
            keyboard buffer.

MONOUMB.386 (8,783 bytes) I think it enables use of the monochrome's 32k of
            upper memory at addresses from B000 to B7FF.  But to do this you
            have to run EMM386 with the I= switch (I=B000-B7FF).

SCANDISK.EXE (119,761 bytes) & SCANDISK.INI (6,470) A new DOS 6.2 utility that
            detects, diagnoses, and repairs disk errors on both uncompressed
            and DoubleSpace compressed drives.


II.   PROGRAMS AND FILES THAT CAN POSSIBLY BE DELETED:
      Note: Asterisked items are in the \DOS\UTILS directory.

*4201.CPI   Code Page Information for IBM proprinters 4201 & 4202

*4208.CPI   Code Page Information for IBM proprinters 4207 & 4208

*5202.CPI   Code Page Information for IBM QuietWriter III printer.

*ADOS.CFG   (61 bytes) *ADOS.COM (31,086) *ADOS.OVL (92,154) *ADOS.TXT
            (115,648) *AREADME.TXT (31,382) AccessDOS extends DOS to
            accommodate users with motion and hearing disabilities.

ANSI.SYS    (9,065 bytes) Device driver which controls monitor screen colors,
            redefines keys and controls cursor position.  I use COLORSET, a PC
            Magazine 423 byte shareware program, to set screen colors and I
            have no use for ANSI.SYS's other capabilities.

APPEND.EXE  (10,774 bytes) Appends data directly to the program directory so
            other programs can open these files as if they were in the current
            directory.  This can be done easier using PATH & SUBST in a batch
            file.  DO NOT USE WITH WINDOWS!

*ASSIGN.COM (6,399 bytes) Redirects disk access from one drive to another.
            Useful only if a program insists on installing from Drive A but
            you have to install it from Drive B.

ATTRIB.EXE  (11,208 bytes) Used to change a file's R, A, S, & H attributes.
            Most third-party utilities also do this anyway so why bother with
            ATTRIB?

CHKSTATE.SYS (41,600 bytes) Used solely by MEMMAKER to track its optimization
            process.  If you're using a third-party program such as QEMM386 or
            386MAX you don't need CHKSTATE.

*BACKUP.EXE (35,146 bytes) This is a new version of the old DOS BACKUP with
            graphics and other features that make it easier to use.  If you're
            using a third-party backup program, you don't need this one.

CHOICE.COM  (1,754 bytes) Useful only in batch files where a choice among a
            specified set of keys is needed.

*COMP.EXE   (13,084 bytes) Compares contents of two files to determine whether
            they are identical.  FC.EXE does this better and so do some third-
            party utilities.

COUNTRY.SYS (19,546 bytes) Useful if you use none-U.S. conventions.  But, your
            wordprocessor handles this for you anyway.

*CV.COM     (716 bytes) It starts CodeView 3.0 through 3.13.  CAUTION, can
            cause data loss if you're using a memory manager.  To use it
            safely, use it with HIMEM.SYS.  This problem has been fixed with
            version 3.14.

*DBLBOOT.BAT (1,965 bytes) *DBLBOOT.INI (91) Creates a bootable DoubleSpaced
            floppy disk.

DBLSPACE.BIN (64,246 bytes); DBLSPACE.EXE (177,034); DBLSPACE.HLP (80,724);
            DBLSPACE.INF (2,620); DBLSPACE.SYS (22,502)  The drive compression
            software, which totals 347,126 bytes.

DBLWIN.HLP  (8,597 bytes) Provides graphical statistics about the compressed
            drive.

DEBUG.EXE   (15,718 bytes) Used to write small assembly language programs to
            tweak your system.

DEFRAG.EXE (79,177 bytes); DEFRAG.HLP (9,227) Actually a special version of
            Norton Utilities SpeedDisk.  Optimizes hard disk by defragmenting
            it.  Useful only if you don't have a third-party program.  DO NOT
            USE WITH WINDOWS!

DELOLDOS.EXE (17,726 bytes) Deletes the OLD_DOS.1 files and directory.  Once
            you've used it there's no need to keep it.

DELTREE.EXE (11,111 bytes) Deletes a directory and all the files and subdirec-
            tories in it.  I prefer NORTON COMMANDER for this.

DISKCOMP.COM (10,748 bytes) Compares two floppies to see if they are
            identical.  Third-party utilities also do this.

DISPLAY.SYS (15,789 bytes) Permits use of foreign character sets which most
            wordprocessors do anyway.

DOSKEY.COM  (5,861 bytes) DOS command-line stacker and macro generator.  If
            most of your work is done in other software, you don't need
            DOSKEY.

DVORAK.SYS  (2,441 bytes); DVORAK.TXT (8,646) Keyboard layouts for the
            manually handicapped.

EDIT.COM    (413 bytes); EDIT.HLP (17,898) A full-screen text editor that
            won't run without QBASIC.  This may be useful for programmers but
            Norton Commander's F4-EDIT function is easier to use.  So, if you
            have one you don't need the other.

EDLIN.EXE   (12,626 bytes) Probably the worst, most cumbersome ASCII line
            editor.

EGA.CPI     (58,870 bytes) It's used in conjunction with the MODE command to
            display foreign-language characters on EGA and VGA monitors.  If
            your wordprocessor does this, or you don't use MODE, you don't
            need it.

EGA.SYS     (4,885 bytes) If you have a VGA or SVGA you don't need it.  If you
            have an EGA and use DOSSHELL you have to add it to your
            CONFIG.SYS.

EGA2.CPI    (58,870 bytes) This is the EGA.CPI display font file update.

*EXE2BIN.EXE (8,424 bytes) Converts *.EXE files to *.COM files.  Useful to
            some programmers but not to the rest of us.

EXPAND.EXE  (16,129 bytes) Expands the compressed file on the DOS disks.  If
            you saved the DOS files to floppy after installing them, there's
            no further use for it.

*FAKEMOUS.COM (307 bytes) Enables the handicapped, such as those who must use
            a stick to press keys, to get all the operations of a mouse by
            pressing the keys of the numeric key pad.

FC.EXE      (18,650 bytes) Compares contents of files to see if they are the
            same.  COMP.EXE also does this as do third-party utilities.

FIND.EXE    (6,770 bytes) Searches files for a specified string of text.  Used
            in a batch file, it then redirects the string to another file.

*GORILLA.BAS (29,434 bytes) Two gorillas throw exploding bananas at each other
            in this QBASIC game.

*GRAFTABL.COM (11,205 bytes) If you still have a CGA monitor, you need
            GRAFTABL to load extended ASCII characters.

GRAPHICS.PRO (21,232 bytes) Enables DOS to print the screen's contents ONLY if
            you are using an IBM Proprinter.

INTERLNK.EXE (17,197 bytes) A device driver for linking two computers through
            parallel or serial ports so they can share disks and printers.

INTERSVR.EXE (37,426 bytes) Facilitates transfer of data with interlink by
            starting the Interlink Server.

*JOIN.EXE   (16,576 bytes) Some application programs require program files to
            be stored on the same drive as their data.  JOIN overcomes this
            problem but creates other problems.

KEYB.COM    (15,750 bytes) Foreign language character set which is not needed
            if your wordprocessor handles foreing characters.

KEYBOARD.SYS (34,598 bytes) The data file for KEYB.COM.

KEYBRD2.SYS (39,366 bytes) Extended characters for KEYBOARD.SYS?

LABEL.EXE   (9,390 bytes) Adds a Volume Label to your disks if, for some
            reason, you need a volume label.

*LCD.CPI    (10,753 bytes) Code Page Information for the IBM PC Convertible
            Liquid Crystal Display (laptop).

MEMMAKER.EXE (119,557 bytes); MEMMAKER.HLP (17,237); MEMMAKER.INF (2,911); and
            MEMMAKER.STS (1,200) Configures device drivers and TSR's to run in
            upper memory.  Keep if you don't use a third-party program such as
            QEMM386 or 386MAX.  DO NOT USE WITH WINDOWS!

*MIRROR.COM (18,201 bytes) It makes UNDELETE & UNFORMAT possible by recording
            the required disk information.  Not needed if you're using a
            third-party recovery program.

*MONEY.BAS  (46,225 bytes) A QBASIC program to track personal finances.

MSBACKDB.OVL (63,098 bytes); MSBACKDR.OVL (66,906); MSBACKFB.OVL (69,066);
            MSBACKUP.EXE (5,506); MSBACKUP.HLP (314,236); MSBACKUP.OVL
            (133,952); MSBCONFG.HLP (45,780); MSBCONFG.OVL (47,210)
            Microsoft's backup program.  You may wish to use one of the faster
            third-party backup software instead.

MSCDEX.EXE  (25,361 bytes) Needed only if you have CD-ROM drives.

*MSHERC.COM (6,934 bytes) Hercules display adapter that installs support for
            QBASIC programs that use the Hercules graphics card.  Not needed
            for anything else.

MSTOOLS.DLL (13,424 bytes) Files with DLL extensions are WINDOWS basic
            servicers. DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library, which contain
            collections of named functions and subroutines.  This file is a
            group of useful MicroSoft tools for WINDOWS.

MWAV.EXE    (142,640 bytes); MWAV.HLP (24,619); MWAVABSI.DLL (54,576);
            MWAVDLG.DLL (36,368); MWAVDOSL.DLL (44,736); MWAVDRVL.DLL (7,744);
            MWAVMGR.DLL (21,712); MWAVSCAN.DLL (151,568); MWAVSOS.DLL (7,888);
            MWAVTSR.EXE (17,328) WINDOWS anti-virus program files.

MWBACKF.DLL (14,560 bytes); MWBACKR.DLL (111,120); MWBACKUP.EXE (309,696);
            MWBACKUP.HLP (400,880) WINDOWS backup program and files.

MWGRAFIC.DLL (36,944 bytes) A WINDOWS file for manipulating graphics.

MWUNDEL.EXE (130,640 bytes); MWUNDEL.HLP (35,741) A WINDOWS undelete program
            that attempts to recover deleted files.

*NET.1XE    (10,806 bytes) Actually it's NET.EXE of 01-86, a LAN manager.

*NETBEUI.DOS (30,480 bytes) Chains multiple LAN drivers.

*NETWKSTA.1XE (62,400 bytes) Microsoft Networks 3.0 workstation program.

*NETWKSTA.2XE (101,608 bytes) Network Station for both DOS and WINDOWS
            enhanced DOS Virtual Machine.

NETWORKS.TXT (20,463 bytes) Information file on making a network compatible
            with DOS 6.0.

*NIBBLES.BAS (24,103 bytes) A QBASIC game for one or two players to guide
            snakes around a board and getting them to gobble up as many
            numbers as possible.

NLSFUNC.EXE (7,036 bytes) National Language Support is a TSR for foreign lan-
            guage.  If your wordprocessor supports foreign characters you
            don't need NLSFUNC.  DO NOT USE WITH WINDOWS!

POWER.EXE   (8,052 bytes) A power management program to extend the battery
            life of laptop comoputers.

*PRINTER.SYS (18,804 bytes) Supports foreign language characters on IBM Quiet-
            Writers and Proprinters.

*PRINTFIX.COM (234 bytes) Prevents DOS from checking printer status.  Only
            needed if printing problems occurred after installing DOS 6.0.

QBASIC.EXE  (194,309 bytes); QBASIC.HLP (130,881) Needed to run EDIT.COM and
            HELP programs as well as all *.BAS programs.  Simply keep
            QBASIC.EXE unless you intend to use it for programming.

README.TXT  (76,705 bytes) Provides essential information on DOS 6.0 and 6.2
            problems and solutions.  Print out a hardcopy and then delete the
            file.  It runs to approximately 34 pages.

*REDIR.1XE  (28,046 bytes) Microsoft Networks 3.0 is part of LANMAN BASIC.
            NET.EXE is needed to start REDIR.

*REDIR.2XE  (28,544 bytes) LANMAN BASIC 2.0 and NET.EXE are needed to start
            REDIR.

*REMLINE.BAS (12,314 bytes) Converts other BASIC versions, enabling them to
            work with QBASIC.

REPLACE.EXE (20,274 bytes) Useful in updating or replacing existing files or
            adding new files without overwriting existing ones.  Most
            third-party utilities will do this.

RESTORE.EXE (38,342 bytes) Used to restore files backed up with an earlier
            version of the DOS BACKUP command.  If you use a third-party
            backup program you don't need this one.

*SETNAME.EXE (4,640 bytes) Needed to set a computer name in a network.  This
            is version 1.01 of Jan. 1986.

SETUP.EXE   (71,974 bytes) Used to install updated DOS versions and save the
            old DOS files so the new version can be uninstalled.  Each upgrade
            comes with its own setup file so, once installed, the SETUP file
            can be deleted.

SETVER.EXE  (12,015 bytes) It tricks older programs into thinking they're
            running on earlier DOS versions.  If you're not having problems
            running your older software on the current DOS version, you don't
            need SETVER.

SHARE.EXE   (10,912 bytes) Used primarily on networks and some applications
            that require file sharing.

SIZER.EXE   (7,169 bytes) Works with MEMMAKER during memory optimization to
            determine size required for loading a TSR.  It's only needed if
            you use MEMMAKER.

SMARTDRV.EXE (45,145 bytes) This is the DOS cache program.  Use it if yhou
            don't have a better third-party program.

SMARTMON.EXE (28,672 bytes); SMARTMON.HLP (10,727) Works with WINDOWS as a
            SMARTDRV monitor.

SORT.EXE    (6,938 bytes) Reads ASCII text and outputs it in sorted order.
            Until the /O switch for DIR, it was the only way to get a sorted
            DIR output.

TREE.COM    (6,945 bytes) Displays a disk's directory tree.  It's OK if you
            don't have a better program such as XTREE, NORTON UTILITIES, etc.

UNDELETE.EXE (26,416 bytes) Attempts to restore erased files.  Works best if
            MIRROR.COM is in your AUTOEXEC.BAT.  Third-party utilities are
            generally more successful at undeleting.

UNFORMAT.COM (12,738 bytes) If MIRROR was loaded via your AUTOEXEC.BAT, and
            the /U switch wasn't used in formatting a disk, you might be able
            to recover some files on an accidentally formated disk.  Again,
            third-party utilities do a better job.

VFINTD.386  (5,295 bytes) A WINDOWS program that cannot be run in DOS mode.

WINA20.EXE  Enables DOS 6.0 to run with WINDOWS 3.0 in the 386 enhanced mode.
            It cannot run in DOS mode.

WNTOOLS.GRP (3,741 bytes) WINDOWS tools for anti-virus, backup, and undelete.