[protext] Errors with update unknown archive type

[Christian Schenk]

Randy Dawson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a new install of protex2.0 and tried to update with the following error log file generated:
> 
> MiKTeX Update Wizard Report
> 
> Version: 2.5.2512
> Date: Monday, October 01, 2007
> Time: 14:13:56
> downloading ftp://ftp.ctex.org/CTAN/systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/miktex-zzdb2-2.5.tar.bz2...
> 382014 bytes, 44.30 KB/Sec
> updating package definition directory ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tpm\packages")...
> installed 150 package definition files
> opening repository ftp://ftp.ctex.org/CTAN/systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/...
> repository type: remote package repository
> loading lightweight database file...
> downloading ftp://ftp.ctex.org/CTAN/systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/miktex-zzdb1-2.5.tar.bz2...
> 70528 bytes, 24.23 KB/Sec
> starting package maintenance...
> installation directory: "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5"
> package repository: ftp://ftp.ctex.org/CTAN/systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/
> DBlight digest: 1571a3ae4053437ca3545c7b3017a40d
> going to download 145439357 bytes
> going to install 10367 file(s) (145 package(s))
> 
> Error: Unknown archive file type.

That's a known problem. But there is a work-around: 
http://miktex.org/2.5/Issues.aspx