The PE format uses a DOS stub prefix which usually handles DOS execution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Executable#History
On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 11:10 AM Paul Dufresne via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > I have an example (from Dell): > > > https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-ca/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=tjgkp&oscode=w764&productcode=optiplex-3020m-desktop > > the page says: "This file format consists of a BIOS executable file. The > Universal (Windows/MS DOS) format can be used to install from any Windows > or MS DOS environment." but it is a PE file: > paul@kasparno:~/Téléchargements$ file > ~/Téléchargements/OptiPlex_3020M_A15.exe > /home/paul/Téléchargements/OptiPlex_3020M_A15.exe: PE32 executable (GUI) > Intel 80386, for MS Windows > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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