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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.