Need to get Word Perfect working

Need to get Word Perfect working

[Mike Keithley]

Hi

I'm trying to get Word Perfect 5.1 working.  I've installed the binary
version of 1.0.2.1.  No problems with the installation.

My current problem is that when I try to run Word Perfect 5.1 I get
"Packed file is corrupt".  WP works fine in true Dos and in a Windows Dos
box.

I had WP working fine with version 1.0.0.  Unfortunately I lost the
hdimage for that version and that's why I upgraded.

I know the drive has read/write attributes so don't believe that is the
problem.

Thanks for any help

Re: Need to get Word Perfect working

[Stas Sergeev]

Hello.

Mike Keithley wrote:
> My current problem is that when I try to run Word Perfect 5.1 I get
> "Packed file is corrupt".
This is something about an
incompatibilities with an old
exepack. For some reasons unpacking
fails if the program gets loaded
into the first 64Kb IIRC.
There are several ways of solving
the problem:

1 (my preference): unpack the file
with unp utility:
http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/45323.html
Once unpacked, the prog will work
forever since.

2 (haven't tried): use exepackfix
utility:
http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/45310.html

3 (classic way): use loadfix utility
which comes with DOS distributions.