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To: H Peterson who wrote (2771)	4/6/1999 8:28:00 PM
From: wily	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110642

HP, PW is right, I was talking about using a software program to make a zip file out of my Windows folder, but I think you understood that. >>Could I make a Zip file and then put it on my Zip Disk?<< Theoretically, I think you could. However, your Windows file is 670 million bytes which translates to 660MBytes. My Windows folder was 213MB which compressed down to 90MB, so I figure your zip file would be about 660X90/213 = 280MB. I believe those zip disks hold 100MB each, so you would consume 3 disks doing it, which in my book wouldn't be worth it. Also, I have no idea how you would do it without having a second HDD to boot to and perform the zip from. If you try to zip Windows while Windows is in operation, you get a message that not all files were zipped because they were in use. So, unless PW or someone has an alternate method, my answer is no, unless you have another bootable O/S. I find it very handy to have a second hard drive. If something happens, I just switch my IDE and power cables to the other drive and away I go. Drives are cheap. You can get a 8GB Maxtor now for $129: tjt.com Also: WinZip is OK and it has a nice icon but Zip Assistant 4.0 has much better functionality: download.com wily

To: H Peterson who wrote (2771)	4/7/1999 1:58:00 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110642

Could I make a Zip file and then put it on my Zip Disk? Sure can. A zipped file is just like any other binary file to the drive receiving it. I spent all last evening, until 5:00 this morning with FDISK, FORMAT, and installing Win98. Seems an FTP program went berserk and caused some damage in my system. Couldn't fix it with DOS tools, Norton tools, Diagnostics that came with machine, or even with the help from DELL technical support. The answer, put it out of its misery and start from scratch. The thing wouldn't even shut down. I had to pull the battery out! Fortunately the trouble started less than an hour since my last backup. Unfortunately, backups didn't fix the system since I don't back up what I have on CD-ROM. Anyway, after getting Win98 loaded and stable, I zipped the system using: "ZIP -Whs -rP E:MERGENCY.ZIP ." -Whs to include hidden and system files -rP to recurse and include Path(s) (Capitalize the 'W' and 'P') The results gave me an 89 meg file. Fits one zip nicely. However, this was just Win98. No office, no data files, no upgrades, no other packages. It's just that the nine hours to run diagnostics, format the drive and get Win98 loaded and configured may not be needed if I can use this disk next time. Loading the rest took only an hour or two this morning. I'm just thankful for that last backup, PW. P.S. I use DOS version of PKZIP.