Zipped File Extraction

I downloaded the redistributable file for .NET Framework but cannot get it to
unzip. It is file dotnetfix. I know I have zip capability but it does not
give me that option with this file. Any suggestions?

As was pointed out in your previous thread, it's NOT a zip file, it's an
executable. Sort of a self-contained zip file. When you double click on
it, It will extract the files you need.

"Stmar" <> wrote in message
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|I downloaded the redistributable file for .NET Framework but cannot get it
to
| unzip. It is file dotnetfix. I know I have zip capability but it does not
| give me that option with this file. Any suggestions?

"Stmar" <> wrote in message
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>I downloaded the redistributable file for .NET Framework but cannot get it to
> unzip. It is file dotnetfix. I know I have zip capability but it does not
> give me that option with this file. Any suggestions?


Some self-extracting archives have built-in command line support.
Try using /? as a command-line operand to see if this will reveal its syntax.
Even if it doesn't have a help option that may cause an error message
to be displayed *after* the archive is extracted to a temporary directory.
While that error message is displayed the extracted files are often available
provided you can find out which directory they were extracted into. ; )

For a specific example of an application of that technique see
MVP Patrick Philippot's recent tip in the WU NG:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...a73&sloc=en-us


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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