WinZip® 11.2 and later no longer support external ARC, ARJ, and LHA programs however, integrated support for LHA has been added.
WinZip 11.1 and earlier versions require external programs while working with ARC, ARJ, and LHA files.
You can obtain the ARC, ARJ, and LHA programs from the following Internet sites (among others (this information is current as of April 2008)). Please note the upper/lower case format of some directory names -- you may need to respect the case of directory names if you login to one of these sites.
(Please keep in mind that these programs will not run under 64-bit Operating Systems)
You can gain access to an ftp site by using a URL of ftp://sitename (e.g., ftp://ftp.simtel.net).
| Site names |
Directory |
File name |
| ftp.simtel.net |
pub/simtelnet/msdos/arcers |
arce40g.zip |
|
|
arj275.exe |
|
|
lha255e.exe |
| nic.funet.fi |
pub/msdos/Simtel/arcers |
arce40g.zip |
|
|
arj275.exe |
|
|
lha255e.exe |
The current release of ARJ, version 2.82, can be downloaded from the ARJ web site: http://www.arjsoftware.com/files.htm
To access ARC files one of the following programs is required:
- ARCE.COM and ARC-E.COM version 4.0e - Vern Berg's ARC extraction utility, available on CompuServe and other bulletin boards. WinZip was not tested with earlier versions.
- PKXARC.COM version 3.5 from PKWARE, Inc. WinZip was not tested with earlier versions. This program is still available on some bulletin boards.
- PKXARC.EXE version 3.6 from PKWARE, Inc. This program is still available on some bulletin boards.
- PKUNPAK.EXE version 3.61 from PKWARE, Inc. This program is still available on some bulletin boards.
- ARC.EXE version 5.20 or 6.0 from System Enhancement Associates, Inc. This is the last version of ARC available as shareware, and is still available on some bulletin boards. WinZip was not tested with earlier versions. SEA's address is 925 Clifton Ave., Clifton, NJ 07013.
Note: Like WinZip, the ARJ, ARC, and PKXARC programs are not free software. As with all shareware, if you use these programs you should register them with the appropriate vendor. The ARC-E and LHA programs are free.
For instructions on using WinZip with these programs please see the section titled "Installing Optional External Programs" in the WinZip help. Briefly, if the file is a self-extracting archive you have to run it to extract the files. Then, select "Configuration" from WinZip's Options pull-down menu, and select the "Program Locations" tab. In the field for LHA, type in the full path (if necessary). For example, if LHA.EXE is in C:\UTILITY, specify
C:\UTILITY\LHA.EXE
