update driver

[newme]

hello
i have an update driver installed on my harddrive.now i need to move it to another computer.it is 3.07 mb,to big for a floppy,and i dont have a burner can i use a file splittting program to put this on two discs can i use winzip to compress it.any ideas
thanks

[Tuf]

You probably can use a file splitting program to fit it on as many floppies as necessary and then execute it from your hard drive. If your ISP provides you with Web Space you could upload it and then download it, assuming both computers have internet access.

[TwoRails]

Hi newme,

I've used file splitters with no problems. Heck, I even did a 21MB file once! The last one I used, if I remember right, was "Splitty." I got it either at PC World, or PC Mag, in the download section.

HTH

TwoRails

[newme]

okay isplit them into three files 1.02 each when i upload them onto the other computer how is it going to see it as a complete file,this is a modem update driver.
thankyou for all the help

[glc]

You can use Winzip to make a zip file and span it to several floppies (just make a new archive on A and follow the prompts) - when you want to expand it onto the other machine you put the LAST disk in and double click on the zip file - it will then tell you to put the first one in and so on.

[newme]

thanks glc will ty it

[TwoRails]

Originally posted by newme okay isplit them into three files 1.02 each when i upload them onto the other computer how is it going to see it as a complete file,this is a modem update driver. thankyou for all the help

File splitters normally put a small file or utility on the last floppy that will put them together for you automatically.

If the split is a true split (meaning no compression or special things) then you can use the DOS "copy" command to join the files together, like:

copy SmallFile1 + SmallFile2 + SmallFile3 BigFile /B

That's going from memory, but you can type:

COPY /?

at the command line (DOS) to see the proper syntax.

HTH

TwoRails

[newme]

thanks two rails, thats good to know