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Ramrod

16-11-2004 14:43

Compression software

I need to compress (zip) a file......anyone have any recommendations of free software do do it with?

Chris W

16-11-2004 14:46

Re: Compression software

Winzip (www.winzip.com) and winRAR (www.rarlab.com) are the two that i use

gary_580

16-11-2004 14:48

Re: Compression software

zip is part of windows if your on XP

WWW.WINACE.COM

Aragorn

16-11-2004 14:48

Re: Compression software

XP (def Pro, Home afaik) has a built-in zipper. Not sure if it's as efficient as Winzip, but it works.

Ramrod

16-11-2004 15:13

Re: Compression software

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aragorn

XP (def Pro, Home afaik) has a built-in zipper. Not sure if it's as efficient as Winzip, but it works.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gary_580

zip is part of windows if your on XP

WWW.WINACE.COM

Thats what I thought but I can't find it anywhere :confused:

Mal	16-11-2004 15:16

Re: Compression software

Can't you right click over the file, send to -> zip file/compressed file?

Ramrod

16-11-2004 15:17

Re: Compression software

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mal

Can't you right click over the file, send to -> zip file/compressed file?

Yep, tried that, don't have those options displayed :disturbd:

Mal	16-11-2004 15:19

Re: Compression software

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramrod

Yep, tried that, don't have those options displayed :disturbd:

Just checking :)

Ramrod

16-11-2004 15:23

Re: Compression software

Wierd thing is that I can unzip folders with the windows extraction wizard but I can't find the thing when i want to zip with it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkeybreath

Winzip (www.winzip.com) and winRAR (www.rarlab.com) are the two that i use

Winzip aint free.......at least not that I can see......

Mal	16-11-2004 15:26

Re: Compression software

...neither's Winrar...

Jon M

16-11-2004 15:28

Re: Compression software

TUGZip is free and very good.. http://www.tugzip.com/

use the "7zip" format for best compression .. but not if you want to send the file to someone who won't have 7zip as an option.. (self-extracting archives an exception obviously)

Ramrod

16-11-2004 15:29

Re: Compression software

Aha! :D

bopdude

16-11-2004 15:47

Re: Compression software

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramrod

Aha! :D

Pleased you found it Ramrod, out of interest, how big a file are you talking about, and if your using XP to compress it has the recipient got / have to have XP as well to uncompress it :shrug:

gary_580

16-11-2004 16:25

Re: Compression software

Quote:

Originally Posted by bopdude

if your using XP to compress it has the recipient got / have to have XP as well to uncompress it :shrug:

No, winzip, winrar, winace and many many others will be able to unzip it

Ramrod

16-11-2004 17:10

Re: Compression software

Quote:

Originally Posted by bopdude

Pleased you found it Ramrod, out of interest, how big a file are you talking about, and if your using XP to compress it has the recipient got / have to have XP as well to uncompress it :shrug:

Tiny file.....a .png with about 10 icons in it

cookie_365

16-11-2004 17:56

Re: Compression software

I use ZipGenius:

http://www.zipgenius.it/

It works with loads of compression types including rar, arc, tar, and most combinations of those letters ...;)

And it's free :) !

Matth

16-11-2004 22:00

Re: Compression software

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramrod

Tiny file.....a .png with about 10 icons in it

PNG is already compressed, so compressing it is unlikely to save any space.

7-Zip ( www.7-zip.org ) tends to have the tightest "standard" zip compression, especially if you set pass=4 fb=255

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