Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!sunee!gpsteffl
From: gpsteffl@sunee.waterloo.edu (Glenn Patrick Steffler)
Subject: Re: Windows installation disk compression?
Message-ID: <1991Feb7.192957.7986@sunee.waterloo.edu>
Organization: Gerbils On Speed Inc.
References: <12281.27a9a905@ecs.umass.edu> <cNFTw1w163w@wiffle.techbook.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 91 19:29:57 GMT
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In article <cNFTw1w163w@wiffle.techbook.com> waynet@wiffle.techbook.com (Wayne Tilton) writes:
>Microsoft provides an (undocumented) expansion utility on the Windows #2

Sorry bub, but the (undocumented) utility is detail both in the manual, 
and on the accompaning .txt files.  I suppose it would be too difficult
for people to read the .txt files, even thought the setup program gives
to the opportunity.  Just goes to show you what running DOS does to
a person. :-)

...good explanation of expand deleted for brevity...
>>*To any Microsoft people out there: In future programs, how about using
>>a standard compression format like .zip or .arc, which would give better
>>compression and avoid problems like mine  :-)
>
>Why would they want to do that?  They might have to pay ANOTHER COMPANY
>for using the compression/decompression programs and it might _seriously_
>affect thier bottom line ;-)

If one co-op student can do it for less money, and the same compression, why
not??  What the hell is wrong with that?  Gads!  Can't fathom the idea?
Well, I suppose it might look cheap, but let he who hast not picked a
quarter from the street cast the first flame. :-)

>Hope this helps,
>
>Wayne


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