Anguilla Library Computer Club
DOS Lesson #2: Installing ZIP Files
PC software is either for DOS (old) or
Windows (new). DOS
programs will sometimes run under Windows, but
Windows programs will never run under DOS.
Many programs are downloaded off the Internet
as a single file such as
but you must unzip this archive file before
you can actually run the program.
Activity: Install the Hangman Game
Since a ZIP file is compressed, you need disk
space equal to at least twice its size. Look in c:\lcc for
bagman10.zip (what you should type is shown in bold, what the
computer responds is in regular print):
BAGMAN10.ZIP 15,729 11-14-96 9:38a
1 file(s) 15,729 bytes How many free bytes needed?
5,670,120 bytes free Answer: 31,400
Install the program in its own directory
to make it easier to manage.
Change to the c:\TEMP directory (make one if necessary), make a directory with your name, and change into it:
A:\>c: Change to the hard drive
C:\GAMES>cd \ \ is the ROOT directory
C:\>md \temp Make TEMP directory, may already exist
C:\>cd \temp Change into TEMP directory
C:\TEMP>md robert Make your personal directory
C:\TEMP>cd robert Change into your directory
Use the Pkunzip program to to "unzip"
the Bagman ZIP file and reveal its contents. To do so,
pkunzip and the name
of the ZIP file:
You should see a list of file names appear, as shown in the
Use DIR to list the file names, then use TYPE and MORE to display any
README files, plus
files. Look for EXE or COM files, which are programs you can run,
BAGMAN.EXE. Type the file name
without the EXE to run the program.
BAGMAN EXE 15,442 02-25-92 1:14p BAGMAN.EXE
BAGMAN DOC 2,647 02-25-92 1:29p BAGMAN.DOC
HARD BAG 5,798 02-25-92 1:26p HARD.BAG
EASY BAG 5,982 02-25-92 12:58p EASY.BAG
C:\TEMP\ROBERT>type bagman.doc|more Pauses every screen
C:\TEMP\ROBERT>bagman Run Bagman
Have fun with the Bagman program. Please
leave file cleanup to the instructor.
Advanced: Read the "Installation Tips" in the
club's lesson index.