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Conference decwet::nt-developers

Title:	MS Windows NT Developers
Notice:	See note 1222 for MS bug reporting info
Moderator:	TARKIN::LINEIBER

Created:	Mon Nov 11 1991
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3247
Total number of notes:	15633

3180.0. "COMPACT utility - support compression on A/NT?" by CLT::KIDS::NESCHKE () Tue Jan 28 1997 14:13

I have a question (or 2) concerning file compression on Alpha NT Systems.

Why does the command "compact/c" run on Alpha NT system in a DOS window
give the error message:  "The file system does not support compression."

Why is there a compact utility provided on Alpha NT if the file system
doesn't support the compression?   Or is there a setting that can be made to 
the file system so that it does support compression?

Or to make the question moot, what do other products use to compress their
product in order to fit on one floppy?  And do they include the uncompress
utility on the kit?

-Joanne

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3180.1 TARKIN::LIN Bill Lin Tue Jan 28 1997 14:45 27

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3180.1		TARKIN::LIN	Bill Lin	`Tue Jan 28 1997 14:45`	27
	re: CLT::KIDS::NESCHKE Joanne, Is the file system on which you are attempting the COMPACT command NTFS or FAT. Compression is not supported on FAT partitions. See COMPACT /?. If you wish to use NTFS, you may convert the file system from FAT using the CONVERT command. See CONVERT /?. >> Or to make the question moot, what do other products use to compress >> their product in order to fit on one floppy? And do they include the >> uncompress utility on the kit? There are many standard (and generic) forms of compression and some that are part of installation software packages. It depends on what you want to do. If you have general Windows NT questions, DECWET::WINDOWS-NT would be a better place. Your last question regarding product packaging is probably okay here. Cheers, /Bill

    re: CLT::KIDS::NESCHKE
    
    Joanne,
    
    Is the file system on which you are attempting the COMPACT command
    NTFS or FAT.  Compression is not supported on FAT partitions.  See
    COMPACT /?.
    
    If you wish to use NTFS, you may convert the file system from FAT using
    the CONVERT command.  See CONVERT /?.
    
    >> Or to make the question moot, what do other products use to compress
    >> their product in order to fit on one floppy?  And do they include the
    >> uncompress utility on the kit?
    
    There are many standard (and generic) forms of compression and some
    that are part of installation software packages.  It depends on what
    you want to do.
    
    If you have general Windows NT questions, DECWET::WINDOWS-NT would be a
    better place.  Your last question regarding product packaging is
    probably okay here.
    
    Cheers,
    
    /Bill