PK Aware

PKWare is a compression and extraction utility for Windows AND for DOS.

I used PKWARE 2.5 for DOS which can be downloaded as a self-extracting file from PKWARE... it’s free if it’s for non commercial use.

The Manual is in amhryic...

You will save the utility in a floppy.

Now run it from the floppy by typing this after the C:\> a:
when you get to a:\> type in this

pk250dos.exe -d c:\pkware

this copies the program to a directory name pkware which it will create automatically for you.

Now, the juggling part.  Modify the AUTOEXEC. BAT

WHAT?!!!!

My DOS is basic. So can’t do nothing.  So I did this:

c:\>path
path =

So there was nothing in my path, so I typed the following:

c:\>path=C:\;C:\DOS;C:\PKWARE

then I got the hell out of there.

Reboot.

Now go to the directory where I want to compress and SPAN my diskettes...

c:\windows\mydocs\stupid>

and I typed in

c:\windows\mydocs\stupid\pkzip a:zipfile -&f –rp

where a:zipfile is the name of the zip file you want to store in the floppy

All the files in the Stupid folder will then be compressed and stored in various floppies.

Just stay awake.... the program will prompt you to change diskettes. It helps to number them as you go.... The prog formats the diskettes for you.

Then when it’s all done, take the LAST diskette, go to the working computer (mine is running on XP with Winzip) and extract onto the hard – disk.

Job done.