ID: Q108254
The information in this article applies to:
If you use an earlier version of DECOMP.EXE (such as one supplied with Word version 1.x or 2.x for Windows) to decompress Word 6.0 files, the following error message occurs:
Error: Unknown compression algorithm
To decompress Word 6.0 files with DECOMP, you must use DECOMP.EXE version 1.2, which is supplied with Word 6.0. This file has a size of 38,926 and is dated 10-27-93.
To determine which version of DECOMP you are running, type "decomp" (without the quotation marks) and press ENTER at the MS-DOS command prompt.
The following table lists which version of DECOMP.EXE is supplied with each version of Word for Windows:
Word Version DECOMP Version File Size File Date
------------ -------------- --------- ---------
Word 1.1 1.02 22,604 02-07-91
Word 2.0 1.02 39,121 10-21-91
Word 2.0a 1.02 39,121 02-13-92
Word 2.0b 1.02 39,121 08-31-92
Word 2.0c 1.02 39,121 11-18-92
Word 6.0 1.2 38,926 10-27-93
Syntax:
DECOMP [-afq] [srcArg [destArg]]
or Switch Description
--------- -----------
-a Appends to the destination file, if it exists.
-f Overwrites destination file, if it exists (files
cannot be decompressed in place).
-q Calculates and displays size of uncompressed file
(does not decompress the file).
srcArg Specific file or wildcard pattern. Either can be
preceded by a path.
destArg (optional) Specific file or directory. If destArg is
a directory or omitted, DECOMP generates the destination
filename using information in the src file header.
(If the information is missing from the src file header,
DECOMP uses the src filename itself).
"Microsoft Word Quick Results," version 6.0, Chapter 1, "Installing and Starting Word," "Manually Decompressing a File" section
KBCategory: KBSubcategory: Additional query words: 6.0 winword word6
Keywords : kbsetup
Version : 6.0
Platform : WINDOWSLast Reviewed: February 6, 1998