zipfiles

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 :-)

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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).

Ron Badour wrote:
Ask significant other (SO) to show you--SO will have a VERY tough time
finding it :-)

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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?

Why XP? IIRC, Win ME has native zip file support. No need to leave the 9x family
for it. ;-)
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
It's no big deal though! Just install WinZip. She must be thinking of XP.
(I won't even mention Vista here (snort).

Ron Badour wrote:
Ask significant other (SO) to show you--SO will have a VERY tough time
finding it :-)

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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?

"glee" wrote in message
...
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/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
It's no big deal though! Just install WinZip. She must be thinking
of XP.
(I won't even mention Vista here (snort).

Ron Badour wrote:
Ask significant other (SO) to show you--SO will have a VERY tough time
finding it :-)

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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?

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.

"philo" wrote in message
...

"glee" wrote in message
...
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/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
It's no big deal though! Just install WinZip. She must be
thinking
of XP.
(I won't even mention Vista here (snort).

Ron Badour wrote:
Ask significant other (SO) to show you--SO will have a VERY tough
time
finding it :-)

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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?

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


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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.

"philo" wrote in message
...

"glee" wrote in message
...
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/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
It's no big deal though! Just install WinZip. She must be
thinking
of XP.
(I won't even mention Vista here (snort).

Ron Badour wrote:
Ask significant other (SO) to show you--SO will have a VERY tough
time
finding it :-)

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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?

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.
:-)

Mart wrote:
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


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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.

"philo" wrote in message
...

"glee" wrote in message
...
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/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
It's no big deal though! Just install WinZip. She must be
thinking
of XP. (I won't even mention Vista here (snort).

Ron Badour wrote:
Ask significant other (SO) to show you--SO will have a VERY tough
time
finding it :-)

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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?

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". :-)

glee wrote:
Why XP? IIRC, Win ME has native zip file support. No need to leave the
9x
family for it. ;-)
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+
http://dts-l.net/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
It's no big deal though! Just install WinZip. She must be thinking
of
XP. (I won't even mention Vista here (snort).

Ron Badour wrote:
Ask significant other (SO) to show you--SO will have a VERY tough time
finding it :-)

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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?

Yes Bill, they did do a 750 MB version (not that I ever had one - see
http://www.iomega.com/direct/product...2 11830418324)
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


"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
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. :-)

Mart wrote:
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


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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.

"philo" wrote in message
...

"glee" wrote in message
...
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/
http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm

"Bill in Co." wrote in message
...
It's no big deal though! Just install WinZip. She must be
thinking
of XP. (I won't even mention Vista here (snort).

Ron Badour wrote:
Ask significant other (SO) to show you--SO will have a VERY tough
time
finding it :-)

--
Regards

Ron Badour
MS MVP 1997 - 2008


"Jim" wrote in message
...
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?