Computing question re zipped files

[VicS]

I will be wanting to download a zipped file. What (free) program should I be installing to unzip it.

 

[webcraft]

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7-Zip

- W

 

[boatbuilder]

Re: Computing question re zipped files

I thought Winzip was allready installed, its what i use and i never downloaded it.

 

[fireball]

Re: Computing question re zipped files

if you're using windows xp then zip compression/expansion is built into the operating system.

 

[VicS]

Re: Computing question re zipped files

I'm using Vista home basic.

 

[sarabande]

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there's a how-to page with screen dumps here. Any use ?

http://itsvista.com/2007/01/itsvista-tip-16-using-vista-to-zip-and-unzip-files-and-folders/

Loads of other how-tos as well on the site.

 

[webcraft]

Re: Computing question re zipped files

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Vista has a zip/unzip facility built in but there are issues - it takes ages to unzip large archives and sometimes fails. With smaller archives I find the easiest thing is often to double-click the file then copy the revealed contents to a new folder - this works better in most cases than using the 'extract' command.

7zip is incredibly quick even with very large archives, free and utterly trouble free, but if you want to listen to the random ramblings of people who use a different operating system then that is fine as well.

- W

 

[ShipsWoofy]

winrar is what most in-the-know use.

 

[fireball]

Re: Computing question re zipped files

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if you want to listen to the random ramblings of people who use a different operating system

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Random ramblings? hardly ....

 

[cliff]

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Alzip
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[webcraft]

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Alzip

[/ QUOTE ] Not free since December last year.

- W

 

[webcraft]

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winrar

[/ QUOTE ] Not free

- W

 

[Bilgediver]

My lap top just does them with something in XP???? Did Skypemate a few mins ago??

 

[VicS]

Thanks all. Now I have looked at "Help" of course I discover Vista is supposed to unzip them.

Only one to do I think so ill try the inbuilt option first. If It wont do the job then it 'll be back to one of the recommendations.

 

[Refueler]

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winrar

[/ QUOTE ] Not free

- W

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It is if you can live with the nag screen.

 

[gandy]

Re: Computing question re zipped files

7-zip here as well. Use the Portable version, then if you don't like it you can just delete the directory. Works for zip and rar files (and probably others that I've not needed to use)

http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable

 

[jb2008]

Re: Computing question re zipped files

The one built into XP is awful - slow and occasionally crashes, once you've used 7zip there's no going back.

 

[TheCrimsonVicar]

Re: Computing question re zipped files

Will someone please remind that old misanthrope Webbie that no-one likes a smartar*e