How to extract SP .exes to a folder with file extensions filled ou

[Guest Alan-Seattle]

Our company doesn't get media with our licenses about 50% of the time. Often

when installing an app that rides the Windows Server 2003 platform, it will

ask for us to put in the SP1 CD. I have the

WindowsServer2003-KB889101-SP1-x86-ENU.exe file but when I run it, it

extracts the files to a default directory it creates without filling in the

entire file extension. For example comsvcs.dl_ instead of filling in the

underscore with an "l". Does anyone know how to extract these with the file

extensions filled in? This would help me to be able to point the application

installs requiring the SP CD to a folder that has the files instead.

--

Alan

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: How to extract SP .exes to a folder with file extensions filled ou

 

Hello Alan-Seattle,

 

You can use the expand command, works on all windows versions. Just extract

the SP to a folder and use expand for the files you need.

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/ae0175c2-206f-4ef9-b1b5-34026a1bbee81033.mspx?mfr=true

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no rights.

> Our company doesn't get media with our licenses about 50% of the time.

> Often when installing an app that rides the Windows Server 2003

> platform, it will ask for us to put in the SP1 CD. I have the

> WindowsServer2003-KB889101-SP1-x86-ENU.exe file but when I run it, it

> extracts the files to a default directory it creates without filling

> in the entire file extension. For example comsvcs.dl_ instead of

> filling in the underscore with an "l". Does anyone know how to

> extract these with the file extensions filled in? This would help me

> to be able to point the application installs requiring the SP CD to a

> folder that has the files instead.

>

[Guest Alan-Seattle]

Re: How to extract SP .exes to a folder with file extensions fille

 

Re: How to extract SP .exes to a folder with file extensions fille

 

OK. Thank you. After a few tries at the syntax I got it to work on an

already extracted SP1 i386 folder. For the record, the expand command

appears to need the current folder to be at the folder with the files you

want to expand. Appreciate your help!

--

Alan

 

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Alan-Seattle,

>

> You can use the expand command, works on all windows versions. Just extract

> the SP to a folder and use expand for the files you need.

> http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/ae0175c2-206f-4ef9-b1b5-34026a1bbee81033.mspx?mfr=true

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

>

> > Our company doesn't get media with our licenses about 50% of the time.

> > Often when installing an app that rides the Windows Server 2003

> > platform, it will ask for us to put in the SP1 CD. I have the

> > WindowsServer2003-KB889101-SP1-x86-ENU.exe file but when I run it, it

> > extracts the files to a default directory it creates without filling

> > in the entire file extension. For example comsvcs.dl_ instead of

> > filling in the underscore with an "l". Does anyone know how to

> > extract these with the file extensions filled in? This would help me

> > to be able to point the application installs requiring the SP CD to a

> > folder that has the files instead.

> >

>

>

>

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: How to extract SP .exes to a folder with file extensions fille

 

Re: How to extract SP .exes to a folder with file extensions fille

 

Hello Alan-Seattle,

 

You're welcome.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

no rights.

> OK. Thank you. After a few tries at the syntax I got it to work on

> an already extracted SP1 i386 folder. For the record, the expand

> command appears to need the current folder to be at the folder with

> the files you want to expand. Appreciate your help!

>

> "Meinolf Weber" wrote:

>

>> Hello Alan-Seattle,

>>

>> You can use the expand command, works on all windows versions. Just

>> extract

>>

>> the SP to a folder and use expand for the files you need.

>>

>> http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/ae0175c2-206f-4

>> ef9-b1b5-34026a1bbee81033.mspx?mfr=true

>>

>> Best regards

>>

>> Meinolf Weber

>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and

>> confers

>> no rights.

>>> Our company doesn't get media with our licenses about 50% of the

>>> time. Often when installing an app that rides the Windows Server

>>> 2003 platform, it will ask for us to put in the SP1 CD. I have the

>>> WindowsServer2003-KB889101-SP1-x86-ENU.exe file but when I run it,

>>> it extracts the files to a default directory it creates without

>>> filling in the entire file extension. For example comsvcs.dl_

>>> instead of filling in the underscore with an "l". Does anyone know

>>> how to extract these with the file extensions filled in? This would

>>> help me to be able to point the application installs requiring the

>>> SP CD to a folder that has the files instead.

>>>