# Any recommendations for LZWDecode code

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**Created:** [December 21, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/any-recommendations-for-lzwdecode-code/7765 "2024-12-21T11:54:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![RchdR](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@RchdR](https://clarionhub.com/u/RchdR)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/any-recommendations-for-lzwdecode-code/7765/1 "2024-12-21T11:54:09Z")

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Got a Pdf1.1 file here which is crashing my win11 machine when loaded in MS Edge as the viewer.

Its pdf version 1.1 and mainly consists of multiple LZWDecode blocks so trying to find out why its crashed.

Creation date: 1997 06 26 16:49:06  
Producer: Acrobat Distiller 3.0 for Windows  
Subject: TS TechKit Adv Pro Guide  
Author: R Taylor  
Creator: Adobe PageMaker 6.5  
Title: TS TechKit Adv Pro Guide

A quick search for MZ[null] doesnt show anything in notepad++.

Theres no flatedecode to compress/obfuscate that I can see so curious why it crashed.

Dont know if this is a problem with MS Edge, Win11 or some hardware setting.

So I guess first plan of action is to pull out these data stream objects and see what they show.

Hence the question.

Tia

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**Author:** ![griset.eric](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@griset.eric](https://clarionhub.com/u/griset.eric)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 4:27pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/any-recommendations-for-lzwdecode-code/7765/2 "2024-12-21T16:27:42Z")

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Hi Richard,  
I’ve just printed a pdf of the attached document if that helps you read it.  
Best regards,  
Eric  
[TopSpeed TechKit printed.pdf](https://clarionhub.com/uploads/short-url/jcus21QGhmct0LnbYAQeaMGwDsi.pdf) (2.5 MB)

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**Author:** ![RchdR](https://clarionhub.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d78d45/32.png) [@RchdR](https://clarionhub.com/u/RchdR)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/any-recommendations-for-lzwdecode-code/7765/3 "2024-12-24T20:57:37Z")

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I think its MS Edge playing up because its been crashing on other PDF’s but I havent tried yours yet and thanks anyway.