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One day I was talking/complaining with a knowedgeable person about the lack of zipfile support in win98se. The significant other said, "windows has a zipfile extraction capability." Where is this located in win98se? Does this compress files also? Ask significant other (SO) to show you--SO will have a VERY tough time finding it :-)  SignatureRegards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2008 > One day I was talking/complaining with a knowedgeable person about the > lack > of zipfile support in win98se. The significant other said, "windows has a > zipfile extraction capability." Where is this located in win98se? Does > this > compress files also? It's no big deal though! Just install WinZip. She must be thinking of XP. (I won't even mention Vista here (snort). > Ask significant other (SO) to show you--SO will have a VERY tough time > finding it :-) [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> this >> compress files also? Why XP? IIRC, Win ME has native zip file support. No need to leave the 9x family for it. ;-) SignatureGlen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm > It's no big deal though! Just install WinZip. She must be thinking of XP. > (I won't even mention Vista here (snort). [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>> this >>> compress files also? > Why XP? IIRC, Win ME has native zip file support. No need to leave the 9x family > for it. ;-) Unless may they were simply thinking about Win98's ability to view and extract .cab files > Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ > http://dts-l.net/ [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >>> this > >>> compress files also? This is what I was thinking too, the system file checker extractor. I did find an Iomeaga handel called USBzip.sys and a USBzip.inf file in the C:\Windows\System and Inf locations. > > Why XP? IIRC, Win ME has native zip file support. No need to leave the > 9x family [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > >>> this > > >>> compress files also? Iomega Zip Disk is/was a type of storage device - similar in principle to a floppy disk, but 100MB (and 750MB - IIRC) in size. It required a further piece of hardware called a Zip Drive (hence the need for the USBzip.sys and a USBzip.inf files and other driver files) to run these Zip disks. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_drive The "Zip" in this context has no bearing in 'zipping and unzipping' files using compression techniques referred to in the subject title. Mart > This is what I was thinking too, the system file checker extractor. I did > find an Iomeaga handel called USBzip.sys and a USBzip.inf file in the [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >> > >>> this >> > >>> compress files also? 100 MB and 250 MB (not 750 MB), as I recall. Never got that larger one - was quite "content" (but that's a qualified content, especially in trying to access it in DOS, and the driver problems, etc) with the 100 MB size. But ever since USB flash drives came in, I don't miss the zip drives at all. :-) > Iomega Zip Disk is/was a type of storage device - similar in principle to > a [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] >>>>>>> this >>>>>>> compress files also? Yes Bill, they did do a 750 MB version (not that I ever had one - see http://www.iomega.com/direct/products/family.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=26891285& bmUID=1211830418324) But I do still (rarely) use my Zip100 USB connected to this XP box. Like you, I agree, USB flash/pen drives are far more convenient - and an awful lot cheaper! Mart > 100 MB and 250 MB (not 750 MB), as I recall. Never got that larger > one - was quite "content" (but that's a qualified content, especially in [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] >>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>> compress files also? OK, I stand corrected. I guess there were at least 3 versions then (100 MB, 250 MB, 750 MB). Agree with you about Flash drives. And - no moving parts inside, either. :-) > Yes Bill, they did do a 750 MB version (not that I ever had one - see > http://www.iomega.com/direct/products/family.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=26891285& bmUID=1211830418324) [quoted text clipped - 69 lines] >>>>>>>>> this >>>>>>>>> compress files also? Thanks, I remember those drives. This was my thoughts too. So I am assumming that there is no zipfile application in win98.x. > Iomega Zip Disk is/was a type of storage device - similar in principle to a > floppy disk, but 100MB (and 750MB - IIRC) in size. It required a further [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > >> > >>> this > >> > >>> compress files also? There is no such in the basic Win98/98SE install. Only the ability to view the insides of CAB files and extract the contents. A VB developers' Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW), includes a few more useful CAB file tools, including the ability to create CAB files, add/remove files, etc. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/198038 SignatureGary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com > Thanks, > I remember those drives. This was my thoughts too. So I am assumming that [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] >> >> > >>> this >> >> > >>> compress files also? Thanks, that resolves the question. > There is no such in the basic Win98/98SE install. Only the ability to view > the insides of CAB files and extract the contents. A VB developers' Package [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > >> >> > >>> this > >> >> > >>> compress files also? I forgot about ME. (I went from 98 to XP (well, I have both), and bypassed ME. I guess the one good thing about ME (over 98) was the better USB support. Otherwise, I kinda think about ME about the same way I think about Vista - as a "misfit". :-) > Why XP? IIRC, Win ME has native zip file support. No need to leave the > 9x [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>>> this >>>> compress files also? >Why XP? IIRC, Win ME has native zip file support. No need to leave the 9x family >for it. ;-) It does? I never knew that... I only played with ME briefly. Actually I once considered upgrading to ME, but many people told me to avoid it because of all the bugs. That's the only reason I never upgraded. I like Win98. I did not like Win2k or XP. But I seriously considered going to ME because if for no other reason, it handles USP devices more easily. Since it looks like Win98 and works nearly the same, I would have upgraded, if I had not been told by numerous people to avoid it. I even have a legal copy of ME. I installed it on a spare harddrive just for grins. It seemed to work well for me, but I did not play with it very long. from the Technical Details section of Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-054 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS02-054.mspx: <quote> On Windows 98 with Plus! Pack, Windows Me and Windows XP, the Compressed Folders feature allows zipped files to be treated as folders. The Compressed Folders feature can be used to create, add files to, and extract files from zipped files. </quote> Compress Folders with Windows ME http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1381 How to create and extract a Zip File in Windows ME/XP/2003 http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial105.html SignatureGlen Ventura, MS MVP Windows, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm >>Why XP? IIRC, Win ME has native zip file support. No need to leave the 9x family >>for it. ;-) [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > I installed it on a spare harddrive just for grins. It seemed to work > well for me, but I did not play with it very long. > One day I was talking/complaining with a knowedgeable person about the lack > of zipfile support in win98se. The significant other said, "windows has a > zipfile extraction capability." Where is this located in win98se? Does this > compress files also? In the expansion-pack to the base-game, ms included this. BaseGame: Win98xE ExpansionPack: Plus! (for Win98) A security-update for this is found on the 'Security Update CD' [329048usa8.exe] Why would anyone, when we are given 7-Zip? Signature"Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs Got to keep the loonies on the path." |
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