-=PCTechTalk=- Re: My Documents

I experimented with the very last one I sent to you and lo and behold it had 
in it (along with other things) the Change of Address (COA) app that you 
sent to me not very long ago.  I was not asked to supply an extension for 
the file.  I just kept clicking on next and let it replace the existing 
file.  When I opened up My Documents it was in the unzipped folder and it is 
operable.  The shortcut I had made for it before and put in my maintenance 
folder on my desktop worked and opened the app.
This is some kind of miracle!!  I will be pretty occupied for a while 
restoring these things to their proper place.
There were several other things, now identified, in that last weird file. 
One was the XP validation key and another was a screensaver.
I only restored COA but I am going looking in that unzipped folder in My 
Documents to see if those others are invalid or are working.  This is all 
such a mystery to me!
Sandi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 3:57 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: My Documents


> Sandi,
>    Part of the job is done, but you still need to uncompress them.
>
>    Give each file a .GZ extension.  You can do this by right clicking on
> the file and choosing Rename from the menu.  You can accomplish the same
> thing by clicking on the name once, waiting about a second and then 
> clicking
> on it again.  The first click selects the file while the second click gets
> it ready for renaming.  Either way, just add ".gz" (without quotes) to the
> end of each file's name.  WinZip knows how to handle these files.  When
> you're done renaming, click somewhere else inside the folder to set it.
> Next, double click on the file and WinZip will open.
>
>    After getting rid of the nag screen, you'll be asked to supply an
> extension for the file inside.  I was able to get it to decompress the 
> file
> by using '.txt', but for the smaller files, you might want to try the
> extension you think it should be (fgc, cgc or hcr - whichever one goes 
> with
> the non-working card app).  Since the card program is not properly 
> installed
> right now, you won't be able to open them, but they will now be in a 
> format
> that can be recognized by the app once it's reinstalled and working
> properly.
>
>    As for larger files, they are probably not cards you had saved (unless
> some of the cards also contain sounds &/or large images).  For those, you
> will still need a decent viewer.  I am still working on locating one that 
> I
> feel will be worth a download for you.  Stay tuned!           :O)
>
> Peace,
> GMan
> http://reddit.com
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 3:35 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: My Documents
>
>
>>I have moved all of the weird files into a folder on my desktop and have
>> shortened their names.  Now, I await the viewer and my new optic drive,
>> etc.
>> Once I get the new drive I may try re-installing the GCF version that
>> caused
>> trouble before.  Or would that be inviting more trouble??
>> Sandi
>
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