Getting Started: List of Files Used by the Program

 

FILE LIST

Name Description
Readme.txt This file
Prime95.exe The program to factor and run Lucas-Lehmer tests on Mersenne numbers
Prime95.chm The help file in HTML help format
Whatsnew.txt A list of new features in prime95.exe
Stress.txt A discussion of issues relating to stress testing a computer
Undoc.txt A list of formerly undocumented and unsupported features
Prime.ini A file containing your preferences. The menu choices and dialog boxes are used to change your preferences
Local.ini Like prime.ini, this file contains more preferences.  The reason there are two files is discussed later
Worktodo.ini A list of exponents the program will be factoring and/or Lucas-Lehmer testing.
Results.txt Prime95.exe writes its results to this file
Prime.log A text file listing all messages that have been sent to the PrimeNet server.
Prime.spl A binary file of messages that have not yet been sent to the PrimeNet server.
pNNNNNNN & qNNNNNNN Intermediate files produced by prime95.exe to resume computation where it left off
mNNNNNNN Intermediate files produced during P-1 factoring