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WIN.COM in System32 folder
Name: farmerbb Date: July 7, 2004 at 23:21:23 Pacific OS: XP Home CPU/Ram: 350 MHz, 256 MB RAM
Comment:
While looking around in my XP System32 folder I noticed a Win.com file. While looking at the properties it says "WIN.COM for compatability." What exactly does Win.com do under XP? Is it part of the Win16 subsystem or something?
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