diff --git a/mozilla/cck/ib/comp.cpp b/mozilla/cck/ib/comp.cpp
index 6daba8b59d5..88d30d2c136 100644
--- a/mozilla/cck/ib/comp.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/cck/ib/comp.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ int GenerateComponentList(CString parms, WIDGET *curWidget)
 			_mkdir(linuxDir);
 			_chdir(linuxinstDirPath);
 			tnscpxpilinuxPath.Replace("\\","/");
+			tnscpxpilinuxPath.Replace(":","");
+			tnscpxpilinuxPath.Insert(0,"//");
 
 			CString command = "gzip -d " + tarfile;
 			ExecuteCommand((char *)(LPCTSTR) command, SW_HIDE, INFINITE);
diff --git a/mozilla/cck/ib/ib.cpp b/mozilla/cck/ib/ib.cpp
index dc392386830..1098f14d376 100644
--- a/mozilla/cck/ib/ib.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/cck/ib/ib.cpp
@@ -993,6 +993,8 @@ void CreateLinuxInstaller()
 	_chdir(outputPath);
 	templinuxPath = tempPath;
 	templinuxPath.Replace("\\", "/");
+	templinuxPath.Replace(":","");
+	templinuxPath.Insert(0,"//");
 	DeleteFile(tarfile1);
 	DeleteFile(tarfile);
 	CString command = "tar -cvf " + tarfile1 + " -C " + templinuxPath + "/" + templinuxDir + spaces + nsinstallerDir;