Just a few cents worth on WinZip....
I would find it hard to do without this prog. BUT - I don't use 8.1. Like
a lot of developers, Nico Mac didn't know when to stop. And 8.1 is just
that little bit too clever.
My advice is to try and find an earlier version. I use 8.0 and it's great,
but from memory, anything from 7 onwards is ok too.
Having advised you to go searching, I did a little hunting of my own for
something other than 8.1 before I wrote this and if they're out there,
they're mighty scarce. Nico and his crew have evidently scoured the net to
remove links to earlier WinZips.
This is understandable I guess, as 8.1 is now firmly fee-able, whereas
earlier versions were only casually, or 'naggingly' so.
There are many WinZip imitations now available, and I'm sure many of you use
then and swear by them, but I can't comment on any as I've never ventured
away from WinZip. However, I note that many are free.
BTW - does anyone know which was the first 'zip' application? I've always
assumed it was WinZip, but I'm wondering now if maybe PKZIP was the first,
or even something else.
Ian Porter
Computer Guys Inc.
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Carroll Grigsby" Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Zip files
> Let's try this. Go to www.zdnet.com. At the top of the page, click on
> "downloads* to get to their download site. Enter "winzip" (less quotes) in
> the search box and click the "go" button. You'll see a number of
entries --
> choose the one that matches up with your version of windows, and click on
> download. This will open a dialogue box that will tell you the name of the
> file and where windows wants to place it; you will be able to choose some
> other target folder if you wish. Once the download is complete, open
> Explorer, find your file (it should have an .exe ending) and run it.
Follow
> the directions, and it should be installed.
>
> Now you're all set download Startup Cop (or any other zipped file) using
> pretty much the same procedure. This time, though, when you click on the
> downloaded file, Winzip will automagically step in and decompress the zip
> file for you. You'll still have to install it, though. Look at the
expanded
> files for either a README or similar file for the instructions; some
programs
> will have a setup.exe or similar file that will handle the installation
for
> you. (Hint: Some programs will not install correctly unless they are in an
> empty folder. I keep a folder called "Empty" for just this use. After I've
> downloaded a file, I move it to Empty, unzip it, and run the install
routine.
> After I've evaluated the program and find that it's worthwhile, I then
move
> (not copy) the files in Empty to an archive folder. OTOH, if it doesn't
> measure up, I empty Empty.)
>
> IIRC, Winzip is not free -- it is shareware. In case you are not familiar
> with this term, that means that you can download and use the program for a
> limited period of time. If you like it and continue to use it, however,
you
> are expected to pay for it. There's another category of downloadable
software
> called freeware -- the author does not expect to be paid for it. If you
> prefer this arrangement, then you've got some more (OK, a lot more)
searching
> to do. The ZDNet download utilities section might be a good starting
point,
> but Google could work well, too.
>
> Regards,
> Carroll Grigsby
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