XP Compressed files

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I have a friends computer that has a lot of compressed files spread around
in different folders.
Is there an easy way of uncompressing them all at once instead of doing each
folder at a time ?
He says that he had another friend supposedly speed up his computer by
having XP compress files.
All the compressed files are in Blue.

Thanks
Ron

 

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"RonK" <imhere@home.now> wrote in message
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> Is there an easy way of uncompressing them all at once instead of doing
> each folder at a time ?

I would rethink this. There are many files (hundreds, even thousands) in
compressed format on your hard drive. Uncompressing that in one swoop would
send you to the repair shop in a heartbeat.

 

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Are the compressed files there in a new installation ?
Thanks

"Michael T" <anonymous@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "RonK" <imhere@home.now> wrote in message
> news:8mWFe.3173$d02.607299@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> Is there an easy way of uncompressing them all at once instead of doing
>> each folder at a time ?
>
> I would rethink this. There are many files (hundreds, even thousands) in
> compressed format on your hard drive. Uncompressing that in one swoop
> would send you to the repair shop in a heartbeat.
>
>
>

 

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Yes. Many files are still compressed - especially files with extension
".cab".

"RonK" <imhere@home.now> wrote in message
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> Are the compressed files there in a new installation ?
> Thanks
>
> "Michael T" <anonymous@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:eBdj7jykFHA.3336@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> "RonK" <imhere@home.now> wrote in message
>> news:8mWFe.3173$d02.607299@news20.bellglobal.com...
>>> Is there an easy way of uncompressing them all at once instead of doing
>>> each folder at a time ?
>>
>> I would rethink this. There are many files (hundreds, even thousands) in
>> compressed format on your hard drive. Uncompressing that in one swoop
>> would send you to the repair shop in a heartbeat.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

 

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OK Thanks, I'll just leave them as they are.

"Michael T" <anonymous@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Yes. Many files are still compressed - especially files with extension
> ".cab".
>
> "RonK" <imhere@home.now> wrote in message
> news:SJyGe.6200$d02.899828@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> Are the compressed files there in a new installation ?
>> Thanks
>>
>> "Michael T" <anonymous@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>> news:eBdj7jykFHA.3336@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> "RonK" <imhere@home.now> wrote in message
>>> news:8mWFe.3173$d02.607299@news20.bellglobal.com...
>>>> Is there an easy way of uncompressing them all at once instead of doing
>>>> each folder at a time ?
>>>
>>> I would rethink this. There are many files (hundreds, even thousands) in
>>> compressed format on your hard drive. Uncompressing that in one swoop
>>> would send you to the repair shop in a heartbeat.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>