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

• Microsoft Windows 98

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.

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtool win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: February 2, 1999