Need Help: Macintosh 7.01 Expander Software to Create OS 7.5.3 Installation

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I have a Macintosh LC II with an Apple IIe Card.
I reformatted the Hard Drive with partitions for ProDos and Mac.
Created Floppies of the OS 7.01 OS and installed it with no problems.
Then I copied over the 19 Files for OS 7.5.3 to the Hard Drive......

Now I need the software to Reassemble the 19 files so I can install OS 7.5.3

Got a Copy of Aladdin expander 5.5, but while installing it on the Mac it said it was designed for OS 7.1 or higher....
Did the Install anyway option, but alias it won't reassemble the OS 7.5.3 Parts into 1.

Tried to find OS 7.1, but since it was Sold by Apple and not release to GPU or Public Domain its not obtainable without some financial expense.
Only link I found was the FTP at the University of Calgary which is now dead and had a no robot.txt so Archive sites didn't mirror it.

So can anyone direct me to a program that I can install on OS 7.01 to allow me to install OS 7.5.3?

Thanks in advanced for any provided assistance, advice and Help!
 
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What kind of files are the 7.5.3 parts? Are they Stuffit files or images of floppies or what?
 
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They are the ones found abundantly on the internet,
The first is System_7_5_3_01of19.smi.bin then the rest from 2 to 19 are System_7_5_3_??of19.part.bin , Where ?? is the next sequential #.

Below is a copy of the System_7.5.3_Info.txt
Name: System 7.5 Version 7.5.3
Version: n/a
Released: January 30, 1999
Requires:
System 7.5.3 requires an Apple Macintosh or PowerBook computer with at
least 4MB of RAM.

Note: newer Macintosh and PowerBook computers
require versions of System software higher than version 7.5.3
in order to operate. See TIL article 8970 for information on which CPUs support
System 7.5.3.

Description:
This is the North American English version of System 7.5 version
7.5.3, which includes the following system updates:
System 7.5 Update
2.0 and System 7.5.3 Revision 2. For further information on System
7.5.3, please consult the Technical Information Library.

Instructions:
This software is available as 19 parts of a
self-mounting Disk Copy image.

Download all 19 parts to your hard drive and then double-click
on the first part to mount the compressed disk image on your desktop.

Note that self-mounting Disk Images require Mac OS version 7.0.1 or later.

If you are using a version of Mac OS prior to this, you can
download the System 7.5 Network Access floppy disk and boot your Macintosh from that to use this software.
 
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What you just posted answered your question: Self-mounting Disk Copy image.
Just double click on 'em. It will mount like a .dmg file does.
I suggest you mount all of them at once so the install goes smoothly.
 
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I have tried that and it tells me there is no program associated with that type of file.
I need Stuffit Expander that is compatible with 7.01 and am not able to locate such a copy so I need assistance in locating a program that can expand the files.

Per: http://jagshouse.com/installing7.5.3.html which has a step by step process.
It says Stuffit Expander should process all 19 files into smi files, when you click on the System_7_5_3_01of19.smi file a Sys 7.5 v7.5.3 CD Inst icon appears on the desktop that you can then access to do the install.

That's where I am stuck, is with not having a Stuffit Expander program...
 

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