775 Windows New Executable EXE The New Executable (abbreviated NE or NewEXE) is a 16-bit .exe file format, a successor to the DOS MZ executable format. It is used by 16-bit Microsoft Windows, and by some versions of OS/2 and MS-DOS. Text 1 Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives 17 Feb 2006 17 Feb 2006 com.microsoft.windows-executable Apple Uniform Type Identifier x-fmt/410 PUID exe File extension 197 Windows New Executable Header 1 Absolute from BOF 0 4D5A*4E45 Has lower priority than 776 Windows Portable Executable Has lower priority than 1704 Windows Portable Executable Has lower priority than 1705 Windows Portable Executable Has priority over 774 MS-DOS Executable