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To: mr.mark who wrote (5687)	9/11/1999 11:50:00 AM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110653

Extract kernel32.dll stuff... 'Copy E:\extract.exe c:\' This command will TRY to copy the file EXTRACT.EXE from the root directory on your drive E: to the root directory on your drive C:. To complete this task, both the source and destination must be valid locations. Your 'invalid drive specification' message indicates your system isn't recognizing the drive E: part of this command. Your DOS C:> prompt isn't supporting your CD drive at the time you're issuing this command. If it was, the command would either work properly or you'd get a 'file not found' message. If I understand your post correctly, I don't think you're trying to copy EXTRACT.EXE, but instead, to use it. Your post indicate two challenges: DOS recognizing your CD, and how to extract KERNEL32.DLL file. A number of posts on this thread in the last few days provided a much more detailed and easier to follow discussion on how to get DOS to recognize CD ROM drives than I could provide. You could look them up easily since they're only two or three days old by now. Let's look at KERNEL32.DLL next. Windows' DOS supplies the EXTRACT utility to get individual files out of Microsoft cabinet (.CAB) compressed files. (Type EXTRACT /? for a screen of explanation on how this utility works.) This is a two part process: First determine which cabinet contains the file you want, and then extracting it. Let's not use the DOS utility for now, but instead, use what Windows provides. On my system, KERNEL32.DLL is found in G:\Win98\Win98_33.CAB, since my G: is my CDROM. To extract it, I use the 'easy' way of using Windows Explorer to open the Win98 folder on my CD, and double clicking the Win98_33 cabinet file, which opens the cabinet. I can then find and drag and drop KERNEL32.DLL wherever I want it. Hope this helps, PW.