WIN.COM

WIN.COM

Infobox Software
name = WIN.COM



caption =
developer = Microsoft Corporation
latest_release_version =
latest_release_date =
preview_version =
preview_date =
preview_url =
operating_system = MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows (Windows 1.0 - Windows Me)
platform = x86
language =
status =
support_status =
genre = Operating System Loader
source_model = Closed source
license = Proprietary
website =

WIN.COM is the executable file used to load versions of Windows that run from MS-DOS. In Windows 3.1 and its predecessors, it is executed either manually from the DOS prompt or as a line in AUTOEXEC.BAT. In Windows 95 and onward it is automatically invoked by IO.SYS after AUTOEXEC.BAT is processed.

Usage

WIN.COM has several parameters that facilitate system recovery and diagnostics.

Issues

Corruption or deletion of WIN.COM caused many issues for users of Windows 95 and 98, and some early viruses targeted WIN.COM.

ee also

*AUTOEXEC.BAT
*COM file
*MS-DOS

References

* [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/142544 Microsoft Knowledgebase Article 142544]
* [http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=WIN.COm TechEncyclopedia definition]
* [http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000021.htm Win.com errors]


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