Cannot extract old DOS zip file "Unknown method"

[Guest ju.c]

I've got an old DOS zipped file that is not corrupt but I cannot

extract it. I've tried WinRAR, IZarc, Universal Extractor and

Windows unzip.exe, all say unknown method. I also booted

into Dr-DOS but I get the same message. Also, I've tried zip

repair tools.

 

How can I extract it?

[Guest Ray Parrish]

Re: Cannot extract old DOS zip file "Unknown method"

 

If it's that old you may need pkunzip to extract it, it's the old dos

zip program. There was pkzip and pkunzip.

 

I'm not sure but I may have copies of them on my drives. Email me off

the newsgroup and I can send them to you.

 

Later, Ray Parrish

 

ju.c wrote:

> I've got an old DOS zipped file that is not corrupt but I cannot extract

> it. I've tried WinRAR, IZarc, Universal Extractor and Windows unzip.exe,

> all say unknown method. I also booted into Dr-DOS but I get the same

> message. Also, I've tried zip repair tools.

>

> How can I extract it?

>

 

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[Guest mhc]

Re: Cannot extract old DOS zip file "Unknown method"

 

ju.c wrote:

> I've got an old DOS zipped file that is not corrupt but I cannot extract

> it. I've tried WinRAR, IZarc, Universal Extractor and Windows unzip.exe,

> all say unknown method. I also booted into Dr-DOS but I get the same

> message. Also, I've tried zip repair tools.

>

> How can I extract it?

>

 

There's a good possibility the file is not in .ZIP format but rather in .ARC

format (the precursor to ZIP files). Do a Google search for ARCE.COM and

you'll probably find a place to download the program.

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Cannot extract old DOS zip file "Unknown method"

 

Already tried pkunzip, thanks anyway.

 

 

"Ray Parrish" <crp@cmc.net> wrote in message news:#GZSnxMNJHA.2760@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> If it's that old you may need pkunzip to extract it, it's the old dos

> zip program. There was pkzip and pkunzip.

>

> I'm not sure but I may have copies of them on my drives. Email me off

> the newsgroup and I can send them to you.

>

> Later, Ray Parrish

>

> ju.c wrote:

>> I've got an old DOS zipped file that is not corrupt but I cannot extract

>> it. I've tried WinRAR, IZarc, Universal Extractor and Windows unzip.exe,

>> all say unknown method. I also booted into Dr-DOS but I get the same

>> message. Also, I've tried zip repair tools.

>>

>> How can I extract it?

>>

>

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> http://www.rayslinks.com/ Web index of human reviewed links.

> <http://www.rayslinks.com/Troubleshooting%20and%20fixing%20Windows.html>

> Trouble shooting and Fixing Windows

> http://www.writingsoftheschizophrenic.com My poetry in web pages

[Guest ju.c]

Re: Cannot extract old DOS zip file "Unknown method"

 

All these do not work either:

 

arce.com

arj.exe

expand.exe

extract.exe

lharc.exe

 

I can see the files inside just fine with WinRAR, etc. but I just cannot extract them.

 

 

"mhc" <mhc@spyglass.com> wrote in message news:#WKT8iXNJHA.456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> ju.c wrote:

>> I've got an old DOS zipped file that is not corrupt but I cannot extract

>> it. I've tried WinRAR, IZarc, Universal Extractor and Windows unzip.exe,

>> all say unknown method. I also booted into Dr-DOS but I get the same

>> message. Also, I've tried zip repair tools.

>>

>> How can I extract it?

>>

>

> There's a good possibility the file is not in .ZIP format but rather in .ARC

> format (the precursor to ZIP files). Do a Google search for ARCE.COM and

> you'll probably find a place to download the program.

>