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They mention that Windows will still execute the DOS stub when it can't find a PE header. Is this still true in 64-bit Windows? I would think that the DOS stub
by gpvos 11y ago
They mention that Windows will still execute the DOS stub when it can't find a PE header. Is this still true in 64-bit Windows? I would think that the DOS stub would be 16-bit code, which is not supported anymore in 64-bit Windows.
- gpvos 11y agoIndeed it isn't, at least according to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_MZ_executable#Compatibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_MZ_executable#Compatibilit... says: 64-bit versions of Windows cannot execute them.