EXPAND.EXE is Compressed on Windows NT Media

 Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
Article ID: Q102872

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1

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 ntgeneral ntsetup
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 8, 1997
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