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From: dak@hpausla.HP.COM (Dave Kruger)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Help: Can't unarc .arc files; Can't execute .exe files
Message-ID: <2210001@hpausla.HP.COM>
Date: 24 Aug 88 03:38:03 GMT
Organization: HP Australian Software Operation
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I hope someone out there can help me.  I am having trouble using the binaries
and archives from comp.binaries.ibm.pc.  I have extracted/uudecoded them
correctly (the advertised checksums all match), but they won't behave
on my system.

.ARC FILES

When I use arc.exe (or arce.exe) to try to unarc a *.arc file, it starts up,
but then stalls before extracting the first file.  This is also true if I try to
list the files in the archive; the error message is the same: (words to the
effect of) "Garbled header in farnarkle.arc".  It partially unarcs the first
file in the archive, but it is unusable (when you try to run it, it comes back
with something like "farnarkle.exe incomplete").

.EXE FILES

When I try to run a .exe file, the computer hangs irretrievably.  The only
solution is the power switch.

My computer is an Olivetti M28 (AT compatible).  I have also tried executing
the .exe files on a HP Vectra A+ (almost AT compatible) with the same result.

Has anyone else had this trouble?  Can anyone please help me?  I stress that
the checksums all check out with those given in the articles.

Thanks in advance,
Dave Kruger