Author: Louis Fagliano
Date: 09:31:38 12/28/03
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On December 28, 2003 at 06:56:40, George Tsavdaris wrote: >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? > >Search your computer for winzip.exe with START->SEARCH. Thank you very much George for trying to help and answering my posts but alas. I search my computer for winzip.exe and get nothing. :-(
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