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?

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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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.

Already tried pkunzip, thanks anyway.


"Ray Parrish" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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?
>>
>
> --
> 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

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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.
>