PKZIP 204c problems / Windows

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3 total messages Started by Steve Sherwood Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:07

#3667

Author: Steve Sherwood
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 09:07

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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 ?

Steve

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Re: PKZIP 204c problems / Windows

#3679

Author: 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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Re: PKZIP 204c problems / Windows

#3675

Author: Ron Dippold
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:26

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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 ?

Turn off DPMI ("-)") and possibly 386 mode ("-3").  Usually DPMI does
it.  Be warned that this thing is riddled with over a dozen bugs known
already, some of them serious.
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