Help with ZIP file

Maxx! · Trick Member Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: Southeast KY

Hey, ive never played DWI or SM b4, so i thought id try one out. I heard that SM required a better cpu, so i tried to get DWI. Every time ive gone to a site to download it, it always linked me to the DWI site b4 i DLed it (nothing wrong with that). However, ive downloaded it multiple times, and everytime i try to unzip it, it tells me that it doesnt appear to be a valid archive, it is a broken archive, it may be part of a multi-part archive, etc. Ive tried unzipping it with Winzip, Winrar, and Winace, but to no avail. Please help

Also, I was considering SM, but didnt know of any sites with an abundance of Files for it like DDRUK has for DWI. I know very little about either program, but if you think I should get SM instead, let me know. And tell me why, not just "SM r0x0rs, DWI sux0rs!" or something else like that. My processor is only 400mhz, but my RAM is 512MB (or close to it), so whatever would be best for my cpu would be nice.
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onoessnaked · Staff Member Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Location: UK

DWIs (ie: .dwi files) will work on SM as well as DWI. So if SM will work for you, go for it.

I had the same trouble with d/ling DWI recently too; I just redid it from a different mirror site and it worked for me.
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Well, it explains the disappearance

Phrekwenci · Administrator Joined: 27 Feb 2002 Location: New York, NY

LaZZer · Trick Member Joined: 12 May 2003 Location: Barnegat NJ

Give SM a try. Any .dwi file will work with SM. Goto ddruk and download each mix, they will work with SM. As for your computer speed. You need Divix codec for random movies (www.divix.com its free). Direct X 9 helps too, get that from microsoft. If you are going to connect a dance pad look into the other topics on converters. I never tried dwi myself. I love SM though. So go for it. Worst thing that can happen is you dont like it and you just uninstall it. Good luck!

Maxx! · Trick Member Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: Southeast KY

Thnx guys,
I dont have a converter, but i plan on buying one if i think these sims are worth my time (i have konamix, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th mix for my psx already). After going to an arcade out of state (and getting schooled by this guy who said he was going to a tournament soon, and was gonna go up against yasu

) I played 8th mix and loved some of the new songs. Im gonna try SM, im DLing it right now, and ive thankfully already got the divx codec and DirectX (very high version, but forgot which). Ill let you know if i have anymore problems.
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Pikachelsea · Trick Member Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Location: Ellensburg, WA

Personally, I prefer DWI to SM. It sounds like your DWI archive problem is the fault of an incomplete download, not a specific problem with the archiver (WinAce, WinRar, etc. I use WinRar for my DWI downloads and it works fine). Keep trying for DWI; IMHO, it's worth the trouble.

Maxx! · Trick Member Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: Southeast KY

I tried to re-doenload DWI 5 or 6 times, and eventually gave up. I gave SM a try, and it works great. It has won me over, and i plan on buying a boom converter asap. thnx for the help neway.
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placidAvatar · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2003 11:06 pm Post subject:

hey man, if you want to use dwi, then i have a crap load of them, i can give you whatever you want i have over 500 dwi, so dont hesitate to ask.
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