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[Holmes.Sherlock]

Ref: http://www.boot-land...?...=6492&st=23

Decompressing HOW?

Here (maybe it's the different time zone or longitude ) I find 10 (ten) files in it, including IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS

1) Can someone decompress the tool (with 7-Z/Winrar) & let me know what files does he get? (I've attached the tool itself in a RAR archieve)

The step you are missing (lack of historical info) is that the "HPUSBWF.EXE" is NOT "HP software"

2) Is it HPUSBWF.EXE or HPUSBFW.EXE ?

The tool was also re-branded by HP and - I presume for the legal implications connected to this feature - removed the possibility to create a DOS bootable stick from internal files.

3) Where can I find the M-Systems version of the tool which was able to create a DOS bootable disk from its internal FreeDOS files?

[Wonko the Sane]

1) Can someone decompress the tool (with 7-Z/Winrar) & let me know what files does he get? (I've attached the tool itself in a RAR archieve)
HPUSBFW.rar

YES.
http://homepages.tes...no-answers.html

It's interesting how most of the raised points are about the non-redistributability status of the tool, and what is the new idea when compared to this :

2) Is it an SFX archieve? If not, then what sort of compression mechanism has been used?

Well, well, that's the kind of things you should actually learn to find out yourself.
Just like open the file in tiny hexer and extract strings from binary file.....

Re-distributing a copy of the file and asking people to do your homework.

The good news is that the tool is already available on 3/4 or maybe 4/5 of the Internet, and in a number of projects also connected or hosted on boot-land, so I don't think that any harm can come to the board for this...

2) Is it HPUSBWF.EXE or HPUSBFW.EXE ?

HPUSBFW.EXE, typo in referenced thread - corrected most probably
HP USB (tool) For Windows

3) Where can I find the M-Systems version of the tool which was able to create a DOS bootable disk from its internal FreeDOS files?

I don't think you can, the firm has been incorporated in Sandisk several years ago, and it is not even certain they ever distributed it, most probably the version I remember having seen was from some third party that did not "re-brand" it.


Wonko

[Holmes.Sherlock]

YES.
http://homepages.tes...no-answers.html

1) U neglected the second part "& let me know................" & ur result varies from that of mine. Wiil u please let me know how did u decompress?

It's interesting how most of the raised points are about the non-redistributability status of the tool

2) How does the points in this threads connect to that?

The good news is that the tool is already available on 3/4 or maybe 4/5 of the Internet, and in a number of projects also connected or hosted on boot-land, so I don't think that any harm can come to the board for this...

3) How did people make such a non-distrubutable tool available here when Wonko is there?

[Wonko the Sane]

It is not actually brain surgery

• open 7-zip
• explore where HPUSBFW.EXE is
• right-click on it
• choose open inside

Wonko

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[Holmes.Sherlock]

1) My mistake, I extrated all the files within it in a folder. Opening it in 7-Z explorer shows that IO.SYS & MSDOS.SYS has attributes RHSA while the rest of the eight files has RA attributes.

It's interesting how most of the raised points are about the non-redistributability status of the tool, and what is the new idea when compared to this :

2) The tool itself doesn't come with an EULA which says that it is non-redistributable. Then how do I know that whether it is distributable or not? BTW, as Wonko told, it must have to be so. So, I removed the link.(It's still there in ur quoted text in Post #2, I'd request u to remove the link, too) But Wonko, will u please clarify, just for my satisfaction?

[Wonko the Sane]

1) My mistake, I extrated all the files within it in a folder. Opening it in 7-Z explorer shows that IO.SYS & MSDOS.SYS has attributes RHSA while the rest of the eight files has RA attributes.

Yep.
Guess why I added in the screenshot the "Attributes" column?
You have just learned (the hard way ) how DOS system files are System and Hidden.

2) The tool itself doesn't come with an EULA which says that it is non-redistributable. Then how do I know that whether it is distributable or not? BTW, as Wonko told, it must have to be so. So, I removed the link.(It's still there in ur quoted text in Post #2, I'd request u to remove the link, too) But Wonko, will u please clarify, just for my satisfaction?

The tool (in the sense of the HBUSBFW.EXE) does not, but the self-extracting, self installing original file SP27213.EXE or SP27608.EXE does come with an EULA:
http://www.boot-land...?...c=6800&st=8


Wonko