| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| RELOCS_STRIPPED0x0001 | Image only, Windows CE, and Microsoft Windows NT® and later. This indicates that the file does not contain base relocations and must therefore be loaded at its preferred base address. If the base address is not available, the loader reports an error. The default behavior of the linker is to strip base relocations from executable (EXE) files. |
| EXECUTABLE_IMAGE0x0002 | Image only. This indicates that the image file is valid and can be run. If this flag is not set, it indicates a linker error. |
| LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED0x0004 | |
| LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED0x0008 | |
| AGGRESSIVE_WS_TRIM0x0010 | |
| LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE0x0020 | Application can handle > 2-GB addresses. |
| BYTES_REVERSED_LO0x0080 | |
| _32BIT_MACHINE0x0100 | Machine is based on a 32-bit-word architecture. |
| DEBUG_STRIPPED0x0200 | Debugging information is removed from the image file. |
| REMOVABLE_RUN_FROM_SWAP0x0400 | If the image is on removable media, fully load it and copy it to the swap file. |
| NET_RUN_FROM_SWAP0x0800 | If the image is on network media, fully load it and copy it to the swap file. |
| SYSTEM0x1000 | The image file is a system file, not a user program. |
| DLL0x2000 | The image file is a dynamic-link library (DLL). Such files are considered executable files for almost all purposes, although they cannot be directly run. |
| UP_SYSTEM_ONLY0x4000 | The file should be run only on a uniprocessor machine. |
| BYTES_REVERSED_HI0x8000 |
The Characteristics field contains flags that indicate attributes of the object or image file. The following flags are currently defined: