Exetype.exe: Finding the Executable Type


ExeType is a command-line application that identifies the operating system environment and processor required to run a particular executable file.

You can use ExeType to help determine:

Executable files are bound to just one Microsoft® Windows® 2000 environment subsystem. At run time, the operating system code that creates the executable's process checks the image header for the subsystem type, which is specified with the /SUBSYSTEM switch of the link command, and notifies the proper subsystem that a new process is running.

Along with ExeType, you can also view information about the executable image type and header with:

ExeType Topics

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