Problem with zip files

[Goddy]

Hi @ all. I hope someone can help me with my problem.
The prob is the following : Everytime i try to unpack a zip, ace or rar file, he procedes to about 50 % and then stops to unpack it. A pop-up window appears saying that the archive is damaged or a crc error is found.
On my brothers pc, unpacking works perfectly. He has got the same windows version then ma and mainly the same hardware configuration. I sometimes even got problems with installation files. Eg the windows installer causes errors and the installation process simply stops. Would be nice if anyone could help me out. Pherhaps a driver problem ? Cya

[Richard]

Perhaps you have low diskpace on your C:

have you checked lately ???

When uncompressing it will uncompress to a temp file first,,, if this is on a full drive then it will cause an error.

Just one suggestion,,, might be something else

Thanks

Richard

[Conan]

Are you using the default Windows Compressed Folders to unzip? Have you tried using another program like Winrar or Winzip?

[egghead]

hi:

goto
www.antivirus.com
and look for the free online virus scanner
you might have a virus

also if the files you have are from the internet than you might have incomplete file download problems

try a download manager to see if that helps

also try winrar to unzip or unace

via chipsets also have a problem with sblive cards and data corruption occures

this is just some of the possible causes you may have

hows the cpu?
are you overclocking?

bad memory speed also leads to data corruption

im sure your problem is simple so i dont want to alarm you

egghead

[Big Booger]

Try these programs:

http://www.winrar.com

http://www.winace.com

http://www.winzip.com

The above are the ones I use most frequently for compressed files. Winrar seems to work the best out of the three, but I use all three, depending on the file and what mood I am in hehehe

YOu might want to check your XP file system just in case:

click start
click on run
type the following

sfc /scannow

click oK

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR XP CD available, you are going to need it. This is the system file checker for XP. It will find and repair damaged system files.


While you are at it, you might also try chkdsk /f
It might tell you that the volume is being used and it might ask you to do this the next time your system restarts TYPE Y and the hit enter.

That should fix and repair any system file that is damaged or corrupt as well as find and fix any disk errors you might have...
Keep us updated on your progress.
BB

[Goddy]

Well thx first for the fast help. But it cannot be a problem with the pack program. I got winrar, winace and winzip, always the same bug. A virus is not possible too, because i formated my system before installing xp just 6 days ago. The free disk space on drive c: is about 5GB and every other disk has not less than 2 gb.
I think it is caused by the via bug. Cuz i got a KT266A Mainboard and a Soundblaster live value card. Thx for the tipp i try to download the newes drivers.

[Goddy]

Mhh problem isn`t solved yet. I installed the newest via 4in1 driver, the new soundblaster driver and a new bios. Same problem as before. Teh strange thing about it, unzipping the via drivers worked. I am now going to try boogers propose.

[egghead]

where are the corrupt zip files?

on a cd?

or are they freshly downloaded from the internet?

if so are you on dial-up or cable?

very strange

[Goddy]

The files are burned on cd. When I copy them to disk and then try to unzip them, the bug appears. Same with the Americas Army demo. Installing from cd works until the windowsinstaller appears. When i copy the file to disk, i cannot even unpack it.

[egghead]

do the files unpack on the cd when run from your friends computer?


i have a problem with americas army
it wont install on my system
i had to run the installer in compatibility mode
then it installed and i can play the game in normal mode

that is a very interesting army bug that wont install in xp
i think it asked to copnnect to the internet and i said no

free from the army?
well...
at what price


egghead

[Goddy]

Everything works on other poeple computers. Unpackin from cd, installing from cd, unpacking on harddisk. But my pc causes an error message. Not only with americas amry but with all zip or other archive files....

[Reverend]

Goddy,have you tried running system file checker?

Open the Run box from start menu and type sfc /scannow
(make sure you leave a space between sfc and /)
Pop your XP cd in when asked,during the scan.

[egghead]

it sounds like a virus on your puter



if you've done a virus check from www.antivirus.com
try to download a zip from the internet
anything, but over 5 mg
if it unzipped fine then try the fix below
if it did not unzip then dont do this

goto
startmenu/control panel-
system/hardware-
device manager/ide controllers-
click on the primary or secondary ide channel that your cd is on
goto advanced settings
and set your cd player to p10 mode only from the dropdown box

reboot and try to unzip

on your next post please give full details on your system specs

thanks

egghead