I followed the link, read it in Spanish (my natural tongue) it is clear that the flaw is in MS WIN XP and only in some installations. Thanks to Chin-Chine for finding the real cause. If the files are not modified then you need an extra unzip program. (some already mentioned) here. --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Chine-Chine Wang <chine@e...> wrote: > > If your Windows XP hasn't been patched for quite some time, it is possible > that its "compressed folders" feature still works with folder names > containing commas. The problem apparently came out along with Hotfix > 329048 (you can verify if you have it by going to Control Panel -> > Add/Remove Programs, but don't ask me what it was supposed to fix), which > was a critical update and Windows XP by default would have downloaded it > automatically then prompted the user to install it. > > Here is the documentation but apparently MS hasn't come out with a fix (or > shall I say un-fix) stable enough for public > release: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb; [LN];813942 > > CCW > > > At 02:25 PM 2/9/2004, you wrote: > >Good afternoon, everyone. > > > >I appreciate your comments, CCW, but I don't understand the problem. As I > >indicated in my recent post, I had no trouble unzipping these files using > >Windows XP Professional without resorting to any other utilities. > > > >Regards, > >PianoBench > > > >In a message dated 2/9/04 2:16:43 PM, chine@e... writes: > > > > > >>The incompatibility (only happens when using Windows XP's native > >>compressed folder feature) is with the directory name inside the > >>piano-e-competition zip files. The comma is the culprit. I was able to > >>reproduce the problem with completely different files under a directory > >>name that includes a comma (and problem vanished once re-zipped using a > >>directory name without comma). > >> > >>Now, for end users the problem is easy to deal with - just install any of > >>a number of free utilities (such as WinZip) and the downloaded PeC files > >>can be extracted. Let's remember that prior to Windows XP, users had to > >>do that in order to unzip ANY zipped file anyway. But if Yamaha wants to > >>maximize the distribution and usage of these files, it would be nice to > >>have them re-zipped for download (with either comma-free directory names, > >>or simply without the extra directory level). > > > > > > > > > >To Post a message to the group, send it to: disklavier@Y... > > > >To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and > >moderator, send it to: > >disklavier-owner@Y... > > > >To reach our group's web site go to: > ><http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier>http://Yahoogroups.com/grou p/disklavier > > > >Todd's family web site was completely updated 012/22/03. It contains some > >fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among many other things, > >The url is: > ><http://MuncyFamily.com>http://MuncyFamily.com > > > >THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP? > >If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are getting too much mail, > >go the the web site and change your email delivery option instead. That > >will fix the problem, while maintaining your access to the group. If you > >insist on leaving us completely send a blank email to: > >disklavier-unsubscribe@y... > > > >Know someone who wants to join? Have them send a blank email to: > >disklavier-subscribe@e... or give them this link: > ><http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier/join>http://Yahoogroups.com /group/disklavier/join > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > >ADVERTISEMENT > ><http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12cm2ic01/M=268585.4521611.5694062.1261774/ D=egroupweb/S=1705032012:HM/EXP=1076441157/A=1950448/R=0/*http://ashn in.com/clk/muryutaitakenattogyo?YH=4521611&yhad=1950448> > >click here > > > >[] > > > > > > > >---------- > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > > * > > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/disklavier/>http://groups.yahoo.com/gr oup/disklavier/ > > > > * > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > * > > <mailto:disklavier-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com? subject=Unsubscribe>disklavier-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > * > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! Terms of Service.
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Re: P-e-C zip files Microsoft Flaw
2004-02-09 by Jorge Fernandez
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