Re: PKZIP 204c problems / Windows

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From: Nico E de Vries
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:09

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In <1993Jan11.090726.29141@mfltd.co.uk> sts@mfltd.co.uk (Steve Sherwood) writes:

>I am having problems, running PZKIP in a dos window on my 386/40.
>It happly zip's up the files, but when it finishes, windows hangs and a 
>message box pops up, saying "Serious Disk Error".
>I am using DOS 5.0, Himem.sys, and smartdrv.exe... There are no other tsrs
>loaded in. Any Idea's ?

PKZIP 2.04c seems to be VERY buggy. Best advice is to use InfoZIP, PKZIP
1.93a or ARJ instead. If you have to use it specify the -) option
to disable DPMI support.

>Steve

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To get (many) ==> LOSSLESS DATA COMPRESSION SOURCES <== get lds_10.zip at 
garbo.uwasa.fi /pc/programming. Make files for Borland C are included.

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From: nevries@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Nico E de Vries)
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Subject: Re: PKZIP 204c problems / Windows
Keywords: ZIP WINDOWS
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Date: 11 Jan 93 17:09:57 GMT
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