Folks:


During the installation of the typical windows application; the files
associated with that application have to be first EXTRACTED before they can
be installed.
I have such the file. It is NOT a zip file.

* Can I get ACCESS (view, copy, etc) to these individual files after they
are decompressed or extracted from their original package without installing
the application ?
* Can I use any type of software to achieve this goal ?


Thanks,
Jo.

Usually installers unpack their contents to the System Environment
variable location for "Temp" (\Windows\Temp). Sometimes after
the unpacking the installer will present a setup screen. If you toggle
to Windows Explorer and navigate to the Temp folder you'll see
the content and can copy/save it to a alternate location for later use.
Most times it's stored in a sub-folder of \Temp and may not have
an easily recognizable name.

<JoJo> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Folks:
>
>
> During the installation of the typical windows application; the files
> associated with that application have to be first EXTRACTED before they
> can be installed.
> I have such the file. It is NOT a zip file.
>
> * Can I get ACCESS (view, copy, etc) to these individual files after
> they are decompressed or extracted from their original package without
> installing the application ?
> * Can I use any type of software to achieve this goal ?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jo.
>

R. McCarty wrote:
> Usually installers unpack their contents to the System Environment
> variable location for "Temp" (\Windows\Temp). Sometimes after
> the unpacking the installer will present a setup screen. If you toggle
> to Windows Explorer and navigate to the Temp folder you'll see
> the content and can copy/save it to a alternate location for later
> use. Most times it's stored in a sub-folder of \Temp and may not have
> an easily recognizable name.
>
> <JoJo> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Folks:
>>
>>
>> During the installation of the typical windows application; the files
>> associated with that application have to be first EXTRACTED before
>> they can be installed.
>> I have such the file. It is NOT a zip file.
>>
>> * Can I get ACCESS (view, copy, etc) to these individual files
>> after they are decompressed or extracted from their original package
>> without installing the application ?
>> * Can I use any type of software to achieve this goal ?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jo.

WinZip can read those; there's still a free version available too.

"Poprivet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> R. McCarty wrote:
>> Usually installers unpack their contents to the System Environment
>> variable location for "Temp" (\Windows\Temp). Sometimes after
>> the unpacking the installer will present a setup screen. If you toggle
>> to Windows Explorer and navigate to the Temp folder you'll see
>> the content and can copy/save it to a alternate location for later
>> use. Most times it's stored in a sub-folder of \Temp and may not have
>> an easily recognizable name.
>>
>> <JoJo> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Folks:
>>>
>>>
>>> During the installation of the typical windows application; the files
>>> associated with that application have to be first EXTRACTED before
>>> they can be installed.
>>> I have such the file. It is NOT a zip file.
>>>
>>> * Can I get ACCESS (view, copy, etc) to these individual files
>>> after they are decompressed or extracted from their original package
>>> without installing the application ?
>>> * Can I use any type of software to achieve this goal ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jo.
>
> WinZip can read those; there's still a free version available too.

Some installation EXE's are self-extracting zip files, many aren't. WinZip
can only unpack self-extracting zip files.

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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com