pecompat(1)
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NAME
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pecompat - Maximize compatibility of a Windows PE file

SYNOPSIS
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*pecompat* 'exe_file'

DESCRIPTION
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Patches a Windows 32-bit PE executable file to maximize its
compatibility with older versions of Windows.

Specifically, it:

  * Clears the linker time stamp
  * Sets the required OS version and subsystem to ``4.00'' (Windows 95)
  * Recalculates the PE checksum
  * Warns if any Unicode import functions are used
