Expand?Extract rollup pkg kb826939

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While doing a 'dry' run to try out slipstreaming Sp1a into the Xp for a
burned CD I followed found instructions for expanding WindowsXp-KB826939
I did it on the second drive F (NTFS)
Copied the Kb..enu.exe file to its own folder F:\q 826939
Opened a Command Prompt (Start>Run>cmd)
I was in Drive C at this point while in the DOS cmd box and changed to Drive
F to get to F:\q825939
while in that directory
Typed WindowsXP-KB826939-x86-ENU.exe -x. No extra box came up asking in
which folder I wanted the extraction
(Now as I type this I wonder if the . should be at the end of the line
^)....)
Everything seemed to be expanding but it all went past the recycle bin and
could be be seen later with Norton's 'Undelete protected Files'

Searching with Google through the groups I noticed Kelly using the full word
EXPAND with the Run box
For e.g. Start/Run/CMD:EXPAND drive letter:\i386\SHIMGVW.DL
%WINDIR%\SYSTEM32\SHIMGVW.DLL

My query- Is the above line typed as one long expression versus typing CMD
then black DOS box pops up ?
I want to expand the roll up down load which is an .exe type and its
contents to be in the same folder
Following the pattern above would I type....
Start/Run/CMD:EXPAND F:\q826939\WindowsXP-KB826939-x86-ENU.exe F:\q826939
?
Thanks
Rose Weir
 
You can type as one log line. use cmd /c expand ...
Or just type from Expand onwards in a command prompt.

But this won't help you. You don't expand setup exe. Winzip is a program that can pull out individual files.
 
D.Candy wrote:You can type as one log line. use cmd /c expand ...
Or just type from Expand onwards in a command prompt.
But this won't help you. You don't expand setup exe. Winzip is a program
that can pull out individual files

I don't think I was dealing with 'setup.exe' exactly. I did check using a
zip program and didn't get far relative to the download.exe type file.
Is there a problem with my doing this exercise on the second drive F rather
than on C were the OS etc is stored?

These sites were some of the references I checked and the code for
expanding. Does -x mean the same thing as EXPAND

http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/winxp-sp1-bootcd.html

includes
....create a folder to hold the Service Pack 1a (SP1a) files you are about to
extract. I named it \XP-SP1. Next, open a Command Prompt (Start > Run >
cmd), and go to the folder where you downloaded SP1a (cd \foldername). Type
the command: servicepack filename -x. A small window will appear, and you
need to point it to the folder where you want to extract the SP1 files.
Click Ok to start extracting the SP1a files

http://www.windows-help.net/WindowsXP/winxp-sp1-bootcd-2.html
Includes....
After downloading the Standard version of the Rollup 1 Update, create a new
folder on your hard drive and copy the WindowsXP-KB826939-x86-ENU.exe file
there (I named the folder \q826939). Next, open a Command Prompt (Start >
Run > cmd), and go to the folder where you copied the rollup package (cd
\foldername). Type the command: WindowsXP-KB826939-x86-ENU.exe -x. A small
window will appear, and you need to point it to the folder where you want to
extract the files (I suggest you leave the default, which will be the
current folder). Click OK to start extracting the files.

Rose
 
Yes and your point is? These instructions are not those you said in your original post.

1. I will never install service packs. MS said they WILL NEVER INTRODUCE NEW FEATURES in service packs. They lied. Why are you complicit in their crimes (or breach of contract). I may sue you for your behaviour in conspiring to induce breach of contract.

2. Service packs and hotfixes have their own syntax. Follow the instructions. If the file is called x.exe type
x.exe -x
which is what your second example says.
 
Mr.Candy wrote:
Yes and your point is?

Hmmm.... I wasn't making a point but I was asking for clarification since
you had originally written that using a zip software would be appropriate.
Also I was asking if -x is the same thing as Expand.

In my first post I put what I had done-which might have had an error since
nothing expanded and stayed in the folder but immediately went into delete
so on the second post I included the reference site which in the second part
does have what I typed.

Its neither here nor there about the use of service packs, my activity was
to see if these updates can be downloaded and slipstreamed into one file and
burned onto a cd.
I would just like to understand what I'm doing so if -x is the correct
procedure and Expand works also perhaps there is a reference site that
details the cmd terms that can be used in Xp.

There was no argument or intent to challenge in my responding post.
Sincerely
Rose Weir
Hanover, Ontario, Canada
 
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