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Summary
Name	Windows New Executable
Version
Other names	EXE
Identifiers	Apple Uniform Type Identifier: com.microsoft.windows-executable PUID: x-fmt/410
Family
Classification
Disclosure
Description	The New Executable (abbreviated NE or NewEXE) is a 16-bit .exe file format, a successor to the DOS MZ executable format. It is used by 16-bit Microsoft Windows, and by some versions of OS/2 and MS-DOS.
Orientation	Text
Byte order
Related file formats	Has lower priority than Windows Portable Executable Has lower priority than Windows Portable Executable (32 bit) Has lower priority than Windows Portable Executable (64 bit) Has priority over MS-DOS Executable
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Microsoft Corporation
Supported by	Microsoft Corporation
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	17 Feb 2006
Source description
Last updated	17 Feb 2006
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