With replacement hard drive, I'm trying to reinstall word6 -- and have
substantial troubles.  I split the new HD into C: and D:.  On D:, I made
the directory Word6.  Into it, I've copied all the blessed word6 disks.

Virtually all files have, as the third character in the extension, a _
-- which indicates, I understand, that the file is compressed.  But there
is also the file DECOMP.EXE.  I assume that to be the decompressor.

I found, it appears, that I can't use that on the directory in which it
lives, so copied DECOMP.EXE into C:\UTILS.  I find, however, that the
instructions refer both to source and destination files and to compressed
 and decompressed files.

I try invoking DECOMP.  I'm asked for the path or filename for the
compressed file(s), and enter D;\WORD6 -- and I'm asked for path or
filename for DEcompressed files, for which I enter D:\WORD (another
directory I've made in supposed preparation.

But it doesn't work.  I get something like "no source found"!  Any
suggestions?  Should I, for example, even _before_ trying any
decompression, have tried something like SETUP.EXE (which I believe
I've also seen in the list of 90-odd<!> files)?  Incidentally, so far
as the location for compressed files, I've also tried using wild cards
-- D:\word6\*.*  -- and have tried similar stunts for location for the
decompressed files.  No help.

I'd much appreciate any help.  Fear this is only the beginning.  ---ed

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