[Linux-aus] Re: Curse Microsoft - THEY JUST DON'T GET IT

Mark Newton newton at atdot.dotat.org
Thu Apr 13 07:56:02 UTC 2006


David Lloyd wrote:

> Having fallen over their IDIOTIC user interface, little did I notice
> that the actual download is:
> 
>  * XPS_085.exe

See if your unzip utility knows how to extract from the exe.  I've often
found that self-extracting archives can be "non-self extracted" with
unzip, which skips over the executable portion and cuts straight to the
meat.

   - mark

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