Microsoft KB Archive/198404

= Error Message Using Ext.exe on the Windows 98 Startup Disk =

Article ID: 198404

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q198404



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Ext.exe program on the Windows 98 Startup disk to extract files from the Windows 98 CD-ROM, you may receive the following error message:

The command line passed to EXTRACT.EXE was invalid!



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Source Path, File(s) To Extract, and Destination Path entries contain a total of more than 90 characters.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, extract fewer files at a time, or extract the files to a shorter directory path so that the total number of characters does not exceed 90.

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