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    WinZip?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Dr.T., Sep 23, 2010.

  1. Dr.T.

    Dr.T. Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi!

    Windows XP Pro has an unzip utility. Does it not?

    If it does, why would one buy WinZip?

    Thank you.

    Dr. T.
     
    Dr.T., Sep 23, 2010
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  2. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Hmm the XP computers at work have some very basic zip program I think its part of XP but not sure.

    WinRAR is the best thing out there IMO it does zip & rar and rar > zip format.

    7zip is also pretty good.

    Another really need program is QuickPar it creates repair files for most file types and archives. So say you had a big file backed up into several RAR files (say to archive on CD or something) and you lose one of the CD's ..

    As you know to unzip or unrar a archive collection every single one of the archives must be present and if even one goes missing your data is gone.

    A Par2 file created by QuickPar actually rebuilds the missing archive no matter what part of the archive goes missing. It can be the first file, the last file, or just part of a file it will rebuild it and then you can extract your archives.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Sep 23, 2010
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  3. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Aint WinZip dead yet? xD
    Both 7-Zip (Open Source) and WinRAR (Nonfree, but has trial) supports zip archives and a bunch of the other archive formats.
     
    DEagleson, Sep 23, 2010
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  4. Amnesiac

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    You could also try IZarc, but I hate that program with a passion. Personally, I use 7-Zip, and it has never failed me yet.

    Even worked on the Crysis .pak files.
     
    Amnesiac, Sep 23, 2010
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  5. thundernet

    thundernet Notebook Deity

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    I don't think anyone is buying win-zip.Everyone that I know is using winRAR which you download and supposedly after forty days you have to unistall but it continues to have almost full functionality if you don't.You can also use 7-zip which is free and very good alternative.
     
    thundernet, Sep 23, 2010
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  6. diGit_S

    diGit_S Notebook Guru

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    Because the built-in unzip utility offers very limited features. Basically, it just opens a .zip file or throws stuff into a .zip file. No password protection, no compression-levels,...

    Your question would have to be something more like:

    ;)
     
    diGit_S, Sep 23, 2010
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  7. Pirx

    Pirx Notebook Virtuoso

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    I disagree.

    No, not at all, it's very much alive. In fact, they just released a major new version a couple of weeks ago.


    I do, if only out of habit. WinZip is still the standard all others are measured by, with by far the best user interface and Win7 integration of all of them.
     
    Pirx, Sep 23, 2010
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  8. Don Quixote

    Don Quixote Notebook Geek

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    You can add passwords to zip files in Windows.
     
    Don Quixote, Sep 23, 2010
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