Article ID: 102872
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q102872
SYMPTOMS
The EXPAND.EXE file found on the distribution disks and CD-ROM of Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server is compressed; therefore, it cannot be used to expand files.
WORKAROUND
- If you can restart (reboot) into MS-DOS, you may be able to use EXPAND.EXE from the MS-DOS directory or Windows 3.1 directory to expand files from the Windows NT disks or CD-ROM. -or-
You may also find EXPAND.EXE on one of the following Setup disks:
3.5 (1.44K) 5.25 (1.2K) Operating System Disk # Disk # ------------------------------------------------------ MS-DOS 6.0 1 1 Windows 3.1 3 3 Windows for Workgroups 3.1 6 8
For more information on how to use EXPAND.EXE, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
expanding and original and win3 and compressed
Additional query words: wfw wfwg prodnt
Keywords: kbsetup KB102872