tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post8574408168067369376..comments2024-03-14T09:08:19.035-04:00Comments on OR in an OB World: When a Zip is Not a ZipPaul A. Rubinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-84501280439800368352012-07-13T04:44:22.734-04:002012-07-13T04:44:22.734-04:00You should try following tool it will help you zip...You should try following tool it will help you <a href="http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/repair_zip.html" rel="nofollow">zip repair</a> program restores corrupted .zip archives by reason of crc errors, corrupted zip file from Internet - your case, viruses and so on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970414903772133613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-56323314596089723372012-07-01T10:26:03.265-04:002012-07-01T10:26:03.265-04:00One last footnote to this: I never did find a way ...One last footnote to this: I never did find a way to unzip the archive, but I found a different backup copy of the same files that had not been compressed, which solved the immediate problem without answering the puzzle.Paul A. Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-86338881629244575532012-04-17T07:37:33.481-04:002012-04-17T07:37:33.481-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-7938969042737363432012-03-27T10:25:38.243-04:002012-03-27T10:25:38.243-04:002 more ideas:
I found this tool: http://www.diski...2 more ideas:<br /><br />I found this tool: http://www.diskinternals.com/zip-repair/<br />Maybe it might help you.<br /><br />Did you try extracting the archive using the Windows XP tool. I think I read that the Windows 7 tool lacks some features that the XP tool has.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />ThomasThomas Opferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379302702721609320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-4492199477813575742012-03-27T09:25:20.191-04:002012-03-27T09:25:20.191-04:00Thomas, I truly appreciate your efforts. I've...Thomas, I truly appreciate your efforts. I've tried extracting individual files with no luck. The closest I came (this morning) was with ZipGenius. It did not give me any error messages relating to TERSE, but it did give me a checksum error on every file that I tried to extract. As far as PKZip goes, they now have a free ZIP reader program, which I downloaded and tried. It gave me the unsupported compression method message.<br /><br />My new thought is to write the archive to a thumb drive, put the thumb drive on an anvil, and smack it hard with a hammer. :-)Paul A. Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-41979494533641714562012-03-26T15:55:09.843-04:002012-03-26T15:55:09.843-04:00Hmm, I'd really like to help you but I do not ...Hmm, I'd really like to help you but I do not have any further ideas. I found the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Closeapple/info/Comparison_of_ZIP_file_archiver_support that claims that no ZIP tool has implemented TERSE (18).<br /><br />Did you try to extract other files (every file can have its own compression)?<br /><br />Do you know someone who has PKZip? I would not expect Windows native compression to do such strange things.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />ThomasThomas Opferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379302702721609320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-34484849192716110792012-03-26T11:02:01.581-04:002012-03-26T11:02:01.581-04:00Thanks for the suggestion. Alas, I only backed up...Thanks for the suggestion. Alas, I only backed up data file, not program files. It's possible I copied the files over to my (then Win XP) desktop and zipped them there, in which case it would either have been the XP native compression method, PKZip (which I know had at one time) or one of the other common free zip tools (such as WinZip).Paul A. Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-84452996445058975992012-03-26T08:47:58.435-04:002012-03-26T08:47:58.435-04:00As far as I know, Windows 2000 does not have an in...As far as I know, Windows 2000 does not have an internal ZIP tool. <br /><br />As you can see the file contents, just look into the Program Files folder (if you backuped it) to see which archive tools were installed.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />ThomasThomas Opferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379302702721609320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-49617424082063026462012-03-26T07:39:33.222-04:002012-03-26T07:39:33.222-04:00Unfortunately, no. I think perhaps the built-in z...Unfortunately, no. I think perhaps the built-in zip functionality in Windows Server 2000, but I'm not sure.Paul A. Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-39887831791941777542012-03-26T05:07:11.602-04:002012-03-26T05:07:11.602-04:00Do you know which software you used to create the ...Do you know which software you used to create the archive?<br /><br />Best regards,<br />ThomasThomas Opferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379302702721609320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-61818174200268936502012-03-24T13:36:32.882-04:002012-03-24T13:36:32.882-04:00Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, I tried 7-zip; al...Thanks for the suggestion. Yes, I tried 7-zip; also WinZip, the PKWARE zip reader, IZArc, a PC port of Terse (tersepc), the built-in zip/unzip capability in Windows 7, and gunzip. No joy with any of them.Paul A. Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801891157261357482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781383461061929571.post-3130243250642629722012-03-24T12:36:01.376-04:002012-03-24T12:36:01.376-04:00Maybe it is Zipx (WinZip file format) or something...Maybe it is Zipx (WinZip file format) or something similar. Did you try extracting it with 7-zip?<br /><br />Best regards,<br />ThomasThomas Opferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379302702721609320noreply@blogger.com