pkzip 2.04 and DPMI

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From: Steve.Withers
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 12:01

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In article <81411@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt4719b@prism.gatech.EDU (Dave Frascone) writes:
> Pkzip must try to put the processor into protected mode or something,
> It crashes on my os/2 at home, and at work under windows 3.1.
> 
> Has anyone else had this trouble?

There seems to be a bug in the DPMI use/recognition in PKZip 2.04c. This
applies t both Windows and OS/2 2.x. 
 
At least with OS/2 you can "zero" the DPMI available in a particular DOS
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Subject: pkzip 2.04 and DPMI
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