Cannot extract old DOS zip file "Unknown method"

[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?

 

[Ray Parrish]

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

 

[mhc]

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.

 

[ju.c]

Already tried pkunzip, thanks anyway.

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



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[ju.c]

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.