Re: Winzip or something else?

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Hi, Tim,

I uninstalled WinZip because all I was getting when I tried to extract files
was a notice that my trial had expired and I would have to pay for the
program. I've since read that some of the older versions can continue to be
used without this problem. My version, I think, was 11.2.

Jo-Anne

"Tim Meddick" <timmeddick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have WinZip and WinRAR (another file compression program) installed on my
computer, and have never had any problems with either of them.

I haven't heard of problems relating to the DES algorithm, but then I
don't use it with encryption anyway.

The main reason I have it on an XP machine is to open .exe
(self-extracting) archives which won't open with XP's inbuilt (ZIP Folder)
shell extension.

You don't have to 'uninstall' Winzip to get the functionality of XP's
"Compressed (Zipped) Folders" shell extension back again - you simply
'uncheck' the box marked '.zip' in the 'Associations' dialogue under the
'system' tab in WinZip's configuration settings.

Likewise for .cab (cabinet) files which are also catered for in Windows
since Win'98 (extract only).

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
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Thank you, Anteaus! Even though I don't zip files myself, I'm glad I
deleted WinZip. I'll check out ZipCentral (I've already bookmarked
7-Zip). Do you think the Microsoft extractor is sufficient if all one
does is extract the occasional file?

Jo-Anne

"Anteaus" <Anteaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I would certainly avoid winzip as the latest version now creates
nonstandard
.zip files with AES encryption, which standard clients report as being
corrupted.

One such example sent to us resulted in huge amounts of time being
wasted in
researching why we couldn't open it. Initially we thought it was an
email-attachment (mime) problem. When the sender finally mentioned
'winzip'
I became suspicious, and tracked-down the cause on their website. If the
damn
thing creates files which are not .zip-compatible, why the hell not use
a
different extension instead of causing confusion and aggro?

7-zip is good. A simple but effective alternative is ZipCentral, which
you
can find on most freeware sites.

"Jo-Anne" wrote:

WinZip was apparently installed on my computer ages ago. I don't use it
to
zip files, but I do occasionally get a file that needs to be unzipped.
I've
never had a problem before, but today when I went to unzip a file, I
was
told that my trial period had expired and I would need to buy the
program.

I'd be grateful if someone could recommend a free program that reliably
unzips files.

Thank you!

Jo-Anne









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