The APPS.INF file contains information about the manner in which
MS-DOS-based programs are run. Each program listed in the [PIF95] section
contains its own section, with the settings for the program listed there.
This article explains the abbreviated codes used in these sections.
Name Key Description Default
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WINDOWED "win" Open windowed instead of full-screen Y
BACKGROUND "bgd" Run in background Y
EXCLUSIVE "exc" Exclusive mode Ignored
DETECTIDLE "dit" Idle sensitivity Y
LOWLOCKED "lml" Lock conventional memory Ignored
EMSLOCKED "eml" Lock EMS memory N
XMSLOCKED "xml" Lock XMS memory N
USEHMA "hma" Uses HMA Y
EMULATEROM "emt" Fast ROM emulation Y
RETAINVRAM "rvm" Retain video memory Ignored
FASTPASTE "afp" Fast pasting Y
The following settings control which keyboard shortcuts are active when
the MS-DOS-based program has the focus. If the key is disabled, pressing
the key sends the keystroke to the program instead of to Windows 95.
Name Key Description Default
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ALTTAB "ata" Allow ALT+TAB to switch away Y
ALTESC "aes" Allow ALT+ESC to switch away Y
CTRLESC "ces" Allow CTRL+ESC to switch away Y
PRTSCRN "psc" Allow PrtSc to perform screen snap Y
ALTPRTSCRN "aps" Allow ALT+PrtSc to perform screen snap Y
ALTSPACE "asp" Allow ALT+SPACE to view System menu Y
ALTENTER "aen" Allow ALT+ENTER to toggle box/full-screen Y
WINLIE "lie" Prevent MS-DOS-based programs N
from detecting Windows
GLOBALMEM "gmp" Enable global memory protection N
REALMODE "dos" Run program in MS-DOS mode N
The following settings apply only if the REALMODE flag is set. These
settings control which MS-DOS-based TSRs should be loaded in real mode.
Name Key Description Default
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MOUSE "mse" Mouse funtionality Y
EMS "ems" EMM386 Y
CDROM "cdr" CD-ROM driver/MSCDEX Y
NETWORK "net" Network drivers Y
DISKLOCK "dsk" Allow direct disk access N
PRIVATECFG "cfg" Use custom CONFIG.SYS settings N
VESA "vsa" Extended video (VESA) support Y
CLOSEONEXIT "cwe" Close on exit N
ALLOWSSAVER "sav" Allow screen saver to interrupt program Y
UNIQUESETTINGS "uus" Run program in separate session N
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