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Subject: Re: Problems with Rebel 12 (DOS)

Author: George Tsavdaris

Date: 03:56:40 12/28/03

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On December 28, 2003 at 03:52:48, Louis Fagliano wrote:

>On December 27, 2003 at 18:45:49, George Tsavdaris wrote:
>
>>On December 27, 2003 at 18:24:10, Louis Fagliano wrote:
>>
>>>On December 27, 2003 at 17:46:27, George Tsavdaris wrote:
>>>
>>>>On December 27, 2003 at 17:14:46, Louis Fagliano wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On December 27, 2003 at 17:09:47, George Tsavdaris wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On December 27, 2003 at 16:42:55, Louis Fagliano wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On December 27, 2003 at 15:37:23, Roy Brunjes wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On December 27, 2003 at 15:33:34, Louis Fagliano wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I'm trying to download REbel 12 (DOS) from members.home.nl/matador/chess810.htm.
>>>>>>>>> I download the zip file but whenever I unzip it, I get is a Rebel 12 folder but
>>>>>>>>>within it are nothing but empty folders and no rebel.exe.  What is wrong?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I did the same thing the first time!  Unzip the file first, then run the
>>>>>>>>installation script/program.  At least that helped my situation.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Roy
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>What and where is the installation script/program?  All I get are empty folders
>>>>>>>upon unzipping.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>No, you don't have to unzip anything. Open the ZIP file and from inside WINZIP
>>>>>>window run the Install.EXE (double click it) and ...........
>>>>>
>>>>>I can't open the file with winzip automatically unzipping it and installing it.
>>>>
>>>>What is happening when inside winzip window, you press(double click)
>>>>install.exe?
>>>>
>>>>What windows do you have? (Rebel12(DOS) don't work on WIN-XP.)
>>>>
>>>>>When it does, all I get are empty folders.
>>>
>>>There is no install.exe at all!  All, there is a single Rebel12.zip file which
>>>upon clicking it winzip automatically unzips it and installs it only to produce
>>>empty folders.  And I have Windows 98.
>>
>>Then open the winzip.exe and from there in the empty window that appears,
>>click OPEN ARCHIVE and choose the Rebel12.ZIP.  Now hopefully the install.exe
>>will appear among other files. Double click at install.exe and then .......
>
>Sorry, it doesn't work. There is no winzip.exe on my computer.  Just an icon
>that is a shortcut to WinZip.  When I click on it WinZip automatically unzips it
>and installs it only to produce empty folders.  When it gets to the install
>process a DOS window appears.  It asks if you want to install it to a directory
>called Rebel12 (y/n).  I type in "y" and then it instantly says installation
>complete when I know it's supposed to take some time, maybe 40 seconds or so
>with a progress bar showing.  After that all I get are empty folders.  My
>Rebel12.zip file is about 1.43 Mb in size when I click on properties so that
>can't be the problem.
>
>How can I open up a winzip.exe file to produse the empty window that is supposed
>to appear?

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