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Sembiance: software & samples
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [https://www.fileformat.info/format/pif/corion.htm The Program Information File (PIF) File Format], from FileFormat.Info and Corion.net</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [https://www.fileformat.info/format/pif/corion.htm The Program Information File (PIF) File Format], from FileFormat.Info and Corion.net</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Sample files ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Sample files ==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* {{DexvertSamples|archive/windowsProgramInfo}}</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Random examples of DOS packages that include a PIF file: [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/ARCUTILS/ACZAR210.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/ARCUTILS/SHEZ109.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DIRUTL/DIRSTS21.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DIRUTL/WIZ37.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/FILEUTIL/FB315.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/GRAPHICS/PV250.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/EDUCATE/QWIZTEST.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DESKACES/SCAL9609.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DIRUTL/SEEKER12.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/simtel0101/simtel/diskutil/vgacp623.zip}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|pdos9606/ARCHIVER/EXECOMP/PKLT201.ZIP}}]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Random examples of DOS packages that include a PIF file: [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/ARCUTILS/ACZAR210.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/ARCUTILS/SHEZ109.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DIRUTL/DIRSTS21.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DIRUTL/WIZ37.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/FILEUTIL/FB315.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/GRAPHICS/PV250.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/EDUCATE/QWIZTEST.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DESKACES/SCAL9609.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DIRUTL/SEEKER12.ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/simtel0101/simtel/diskutil/vgacp623.zip}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|pdos9606/ARCHIVER/EXECOMP/PKLT201.ZIP}}]</div></td></tr>
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Jsummers: Category:MS-DOS
2023-10-14T19:03:12Z
<p>Category:MS-DOS</p>
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Jsummers at 18:48, 30 July 2022
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>| subcat                = Executables</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>| subcat                = Executables</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>| extensions            = {{ext|pif}}</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>| extensions            = {{ext|pif}}</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>| released              = ~<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1985</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>| released              = ~<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1984</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Program information file (<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">aka </del>PIF <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">file</del>) is used by <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the </del>multitasking Windows <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">environment </del>to describe how to open a legacy DOS program. It contains things like the amount of available memory (conventional, high, extended, expanded), the number of rows and columns of ASCII output on screen, mouse capture, full screen mode, behaviour of the window after program termination, etc.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A '''</ins>Program information file<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''' </ins>(<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''</ins>PIF<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''</ins>) is used by multitasking <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">environments, mainly Microsoft </ins>Windows<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </ins>to describe how to open a legacy DOS program. It contains things like the amount of available memory (conventional, high, extended, expanded), the number of rows and columns of ASCII output on screen, mouse capture, full screen mode, behaviour of the window after program termination, etc.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">PIFs themselves should have no executable code, but due to </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">way current </del>Windows <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">OS handles these files, if </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">file with such </del>extension <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">were to contain an executable it would run on double click</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Because of this these </del>files <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">should </del>be <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">included in virus scans</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The original 369-byte version of </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">format comes from TopView by IBM. Essentially the same format is used by </ins>Windows <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1 and 2. An extended version of </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">format is used by Windows 3+. A different </ins>extension <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">is [[DESQview Program Information File]]</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Identification ==</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">PIF </ins>files <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">for Windows 3+ have ASCII "{{magic|MICROSOFT PIFEX}}", followed by byte <code>0x00</code>, at offset 369.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">There doesn't seem to </ins>be <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a simple way to identify the original 369-byte format</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Specifications ==</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [https://www.fileformat.info/format/pif/corion.htm The Program Information File (PIF) File Format], from FileFormat.Info and Corion.net</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Sample files ==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== Sample files ==</div></td></tr>
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Jsummers: Replaced hex dump with links to some sample files
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<p>Replaced hex dump with links to some sample files</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Program information file (aka PIF file) is used by the multitasking Windows environment to describe how to open a legacy DOS program. It contains things like the amount of available memory (conventional, high, extended, expanded), the number of rows and columns of ASCII output on screen, mouse capture, full screen mode, behaviour of the window after program termination, etc.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Program information file (aka PIF file) is used by the multitasking Windows environment to describe how to open a legacy DOS program. It contains things like the amount of available memory (conventional, high, extended, expanded), the number of rows and columns of ASCII output on screen, mouse capture, full screen mode, behaviour of the window after program termination, etc.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>PIFs themselves should have no executable code, but due to the way current Windows OS handles these files, if the file with such extension were to contain an executable it would run on double click. Because of this these files should be included in virus scans.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>PIFs themselves should have no executable code, but due to the way current Windows OS handles these files, if the file with such extension were to contain an executable it would run on double click. Because of this these files should be included in virus scans.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>==<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Example</del>==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>== <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Sample files </ins>==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">This is a hex representation </del>of a PIF file <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of INSTALL.EXE file from Master of Orion (1980s DOS game).</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* Random examples </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">DOS packages that include </ins>a PIF file: <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/ARCUTILS/ACZAR210</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/ARCUTILS/SHEZ109</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DIRUTL/DIRSTS21</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DIRUTL/WIZ37</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/FILEUTIL/FB315</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/GRAPHICS/PV250</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/EDUCATE/QWIZTEST</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DESKACES/SCAL9609</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/stmsdos9709/disk1/DISC1/DIRUTL/SEEKER12</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ZIP}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|simtel/simtel0101/simtel/diskutil/vgacp623</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">zip}}], [{{CdTextfilesURL|pdos9606/ARCHIVER/EXECOMP/PKLT201</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ZIP}}]</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><pre>0000000</del>: <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0078 494e 5354 414c 4c20 2020 2020 2020  .xINSTALL      </del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000010: 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020                  </del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Old format</ins>:</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000020: 8002 0000 433a 5c74 656d 705c 7465 6d70  ....C:\temp\temp</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [https</ins>:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">//archive</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">org/details/microsoft-windows-286-v2</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1 Microsoft Windows/286 v2</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1] → </ins>... <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">→ Disk 12 → PIF/*</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">PIF</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000030: 335c 494e 5354 414c 4c2e 4558 4500 0000  3\INSTALL.EXE...</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [https</ins>:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">//winworldpc</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com/product/topview/1x TopView 1</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">x] at WinWorld → AUTOPIF</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">etc</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000040: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  .....</del>...........</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000050: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000060</del>: <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000070</del>: <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  .........</del>.......</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000080</del>: <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  </del>..<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">..............</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000090: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00000a0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00000b0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00000c0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00000d0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00000e0: 0000 0000 0000 0100 ff19 5000 0007 0000  ..........P.....</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00000f0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000100: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000110: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000120: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000130: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000140: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000150: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000160: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000170: 004d 4943 524f 534f 4654 2050 4946 4558  .MICROSOFT PIFEX</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000180: 0087 0100 0071 0157 494e 444f 5753 2033  .....q.WINDOWS 3</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000190: 3836 2033 2e30 0005 029d 0168 0080 0200  86 3.0.....h....</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00001a0: 0064 0032 00ff ff00 00ff ff00 0002 1002  .d.2............</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00001b0: 001f 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00001c0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00001d0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00001e0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00001f0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000200: 0000 0000 0057 494e 444f 5753 2056 4d4d  .....WINDOWS VMM</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000210: 2034 2e30 00ff ff1b 02ac 0100 0000 0000  4.0............</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000220: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000230: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000240: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000250: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000260: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000270: 0000 0050 4946 4d47 522e 444c 4c00 0000  ...PIFMGR.DLL...</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000280: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000290: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00002a0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00002b0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00002c0: 0000 0000 0002 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00002d0: 0032 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001  .2..............</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00002e0: 0000 0005 0019 0003 00c8 00e8 0302 000a  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00002f0: 0001 0000 0000 0000 001c 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000300: 0008 000c 0054 6572 6d69 6e61 6c00 0000  .....Terminal...</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000310: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000320: 0000 0000 004c 7563 6964 6120 436f 6e73  .....Lucida Cons</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000330: 6f6c 6500 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ole.............</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000340: 0000 0000 0000 0003 0000 0050 0019 0080  ...........P....</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000350: 022c 018c 0267 0116 0000 0001 00ff ffff  .</del>,.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">..g..........</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000360: ffff ffff ffae 0626 013a 098d 0200 0000  .......&.:......</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000370: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000380: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">0000390: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00003a0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00003b0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">00003c0: 0000 0000 0001 00                        .......</pre></del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171224104102/https</ins>://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/windows_dos_configure.mspx?mfr=true Microsoft's <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">information about </ins>PIF <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">files</ins>] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(archived)</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>PIFs themselves should have no executable code, but due to the way current Windows OS handles these files, if the file with such extension were to contain an executable it would run on double click. Because of this these files should be included in virus scans.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>PIFs themselves should have no executable code, but due to the way current Windows OS handles these files, if the file with such extension were to contain an executable it would run on double click. Because of this these files should be included in virus scans.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Example==</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">This is a hex representation of a PIF file of INSTALL.EXE file from Master of Orion (1980s DOS game).</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><pre>0000000: 0078 494e 5354 414c 4c20 2020 2020 2020  .xINSTALL      </ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000010: 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020                  </ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000020: 8002 0000 433a 5c74 656d 705c 7465 6d70  ....C:\temp\temp</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000030: 335c 494e 5354 414c 4c2e 4558 4500 0000  3\INSTALL.EXE...</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000040: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000050: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000060: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000070: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000080: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000090: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00000a0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00000b0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00000c0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00000d0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00000e0: 0000 0000 0000 0100 ff19 5000 0007 0000  ..........P.....</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00000f0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000100: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000110: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000120: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000130: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000170: 004d 4943 524f 534f 4654 2050 4946 4558  .MICROSOFT PIFEX</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000180: 0087 0100 0071 0157 494e 444f 5753 2033  .....q.WINDOWS 3</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00001b0: 001f 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00001c0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00001d0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00001e0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00001f0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000200: 0000 0000 0057 494e 444f 5753 2056 4d4d  .....WINDOWS VMM</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000220: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000230: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000240: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000250: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000320: 0000 0000 004c 7563 6964 6120 436f 6e73  .....Lucida Cons</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">0000360: ffff ffff ffae 0626 013a 098d 0200 0000  .......&.:......</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">00003a0: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000  ................</ins></div></td></tr>
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| extensions = {{ext|pif}}<br />
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Program information file (aka PIF file) is used by the multitasking Windows environment to describe how to open a legacy DOS program. It contains things like the amount of available memory (conventional, high, extended, expanded), the number of rows and columns of ASCII output on screen, mouse capture, full screen mode, behaviour of the window after program termination, etc.<br />
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PIFs themselves should have no executable code, but due to the way current Windows OS handles these files, if the file with such extension were to contain an executable it would run on double click. Because of this these files should be included in virus scans.<br />
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==External link==<br />
* [http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/windows_dos_configure.mspx?mfr=true Microsoft's official documentation on PIF]</div>
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