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Setver

Sets the MS-DOS version number that the MS-DOS subsystem reports to a program.

setver [drive:path] [filename n.nn]

setver [drive:path] [filename [/delete [/quiet]]

To display the current version table, use the following syntax:

setver [drive:path]

Parameters

none

Used without parameters, the setver command displays the current version table.

[drive:path]

Specifies the location of the Setver.exe file.

filename

Specifies the name of the program file (.exe or .com) that you want to add to the version table. You cannot use a wildcard (* or ?).

n.nn

Specifies the MS-DOS version (for example, 3.3 or 4.01) that the MS-DOS subsystem reports to the specified program file.

/delete

Deletes the version table entry for the specified program file. You can abbreviate this switch as /d.

/quiet

Hides the message typically displayed during deletion of an entry from the version table.