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September 15th 04, 01:41 AM
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downloading to disk
I want to download some games for my son's computer that
isn't on line but the games take up more space than the disk allows. I don't know much about zip files but, is that what I have to do to download games? Can anyone tell me a simple way to do it? 
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September 15th 04, 03:02 AM
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If the file's you are downloading take up more space than is available,
you've two choices; 1. Purchase a bigger hard drive 2. Don't download the games -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "Anna" wrote in message ... I want to download some games for my son's computer that isn't on line but the games take up more space than the disk allows. I don't know much about zip files but, is that what I have to do to download games? Can anyone tell me a simple way to do it?
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September 15th 04, 03:25 AM
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ZIP is very suitable for this problem. Look for an option called
'spanning' - it is designed to enable you to create a ZIP file that is spread across several floppies and is then re-combined when you restore from the ZIP files to the other computer. Note that ZIP won't assist with downloading these files - you use ZIP after the files have been downloaded to your computer to prepare them for copying to the other computer. You can ZIP a ZIP file - it won't shrink in size, but the procedure gives you access to the spanning option which is what you need to do the copy. You then unzip it twice - once to get it from several floppies onto the other machine's hard drive, then a second time as part of the installation procedure. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Anna" wrote in message ... I want to download some games for my son's computer that isn't on line but the games take up more space than the disk allows. I don't know much about zip files but, is that what I have to do to download games? Can anyone tell me a simple way to do it?
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#4
September 15th 04, 10:56 PM
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Read the question before replying.
-----Original Message----- If the file's you are downloading take up more space than is available, you've two choices; 1. Purchase a bigger hard drive 2. Don't download the games -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "Anna" wrote in message ... I want to download some games for my son's computer that isn't on line but the games take up more space than the disk allows. I don't know much about zip files but, is that what I have to do to download games? Can anyone tell me a simple way to do it? .
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#5
September 15th 04, 10:57 PM
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I believe this has the spanning option.
Get Zip Centeral http://zipcentral.isCool.net -----Original Message----- ZIP is very suitable for this problem. Look for an option called 'spanning' - it is designed to enable you to create a ZIP file that is spread across several floppies and is then re-combined when you restore from the ZIP files to the other computer. Note that ZIP won't assist with downloading these files - you use ZIP after the files have been downloaded to your computer to prepare them for copying to the other computer. You can ZIP a ZIP file - it won't shrink in size, but the procedure gives you access to the spanning option which is what you need to do the copy. You then unzip it twice - once to get it from several floppies onto the other machine's hard drive, then a second time as part of the installation procedure. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Anna" wrote in message ... I want to download some games for my son's computer that isn't on line but the games take up more space than the disk allows. I don't know much about zip files but, is that what I have to do to download games? Can anyone tell me a simple way to do it? .
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#6
September 15th 04, 11:04 PM
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Apologies, when I saw "Disk", I thought you were referring to your hard
disk, and not floppies..... -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "Greg" wrote in message ... Read the question before replying. -----Original Message----- If the file's you are downloading take up more space than is available, you've two choices; 1. Purchase a bigger hard drive 2. Don't download the games -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "Anna" wrote in message ... I want to download some games for my son's computer that isn't on line but the games take up more space than the disk allows. I don't know much about zip files but, is that what I have to do to download games? Can anyone tell me a simple way to do it? .
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#7
September 15th 04, 11:05 PM
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Apologies again (just realised your not the OP)
-- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE!
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#8
September 19th 04, 10:32 AM
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Why would I need a bigger hard drive if I am trying to
download these games to a disk intended for another computer? -----Original Message----- If the file's you are downloading take up more space than is available, you've two choices; 1. Purchase a bigger hard drive 2. Don't download the games -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "Anna" wrote in message ... I want to download some games for my son's computer that isn't on line but the games take up more space than the disk allows. I don't know much about zip files but, is that what I have to do to download games? Can anyone tell me a simple way to do it? .
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#9
September 19th 04, 10:38 AM
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The only disks I could ever find were all 1.44mb nothing
in the line of games fits on that. How would you download onto several disks? Just remove one when it gets full and insert another? Please excuse my stupitidy. Learning on my own. -----Original Message----- ZIP is very suitable for this problem. Look for an option called 'spanning' - it is designed to enable you to create a ZIP file that is spread across several floppies and is then re-combined when you restore from the ZIP files to the other computer. Note that ZIP won't assist with downloading these files - you use ZIP after the files have been downloaded to your computer to prepare them for copying to the other computer. You can ZIP a ZIP file - it won't shrink in size, but the procedure gives you access to the spanning option which is what you need to do the copy. You then unzip it twice - once to get it from several floppies onto the other machine's hard drive, then a second time as part of the installation procedure. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Anna" wrote in message ... I want to download some games for my son's computer that isn't on line but the games take up more space than the disk allows. I don't know much about zip files but, is that what I have to do to download games? Can anyone tell me a simple way to do it? .
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#10
September 19th 04, 03:10 PM
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I hadn't realised you were downloading them to floppy........
-- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "Anna" wrote in message ... Why would I need a bigger hard drive if I am trying to download these games to a disk intended for another computer? -----Original Message----- If the file's you are downloading take up more space than is available, you've two choices; 1. Purchase a bigger hard drive 2. Don't download the games -- Regards Steven Burn Ur I.T. Mate Group www.it-mate.co.uk Keeping it FREE! "Anna" wrote in message ... I want to download some games for my son's computer that isn't on line but the games take up more space than the disk allows. I don't know much about zip files but, is that what I have to do to download games? Can anyone tell me a simple way to do it? .
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