16-11-2004, 14:43
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Compression software
I need to compress (zip) a file......anyone have any recommendations of free software do do it with?
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16-11-2004, 14:46
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Re: Compression software
Winzip ( www.winzip.com) and winRAR ( www.rarlab.com) are the two that i use
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16-11-2004, 14:48
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Re: Compression software
zip is part of windows if your on XP
WWW.WINACE.COM
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16-11-2004, 14:48
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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.
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16-11-2004, 15:13
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Re: Compression software
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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.
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Originally Posted by gary_580
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Thats what I thought but I can't find it anywhere 
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16-11-2004, 15:16
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Re: Compression software
Can't you right click over the file, send to -> zip file/compressed file?
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16-11-2004, 15:17
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Re: Compression software
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Originally Posted by Mal
Can't you right click over the file, send to -> zip file/compressed file?
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Yep, tried that, don't have those options displayed 
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16-11-2004, 15:19
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Re: Compression software
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Originally Posted by Ramrod
Yep, tried that, don't have those options displayed |
Just checking 
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16-11-2004, 15:23
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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.
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Originally Posted by monkeybreath
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Winzip aint free.......at least not that I can see......
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16-11-2004, 15:26
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Re: Compression software
...neither's Winrar...
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16-11-2004, 15:28
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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)
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16-11-2004, 15:29
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Re: Compression software
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16-11-2004, 15:47
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Re: Compression software
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Originally Posted by Ramrod
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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 
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16-11-2004, 16:25
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Re: Compression software
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Originally Posted by bopdude
if your using XP to compress it has the recipient got / have to have XP as well to uncompress it |
No, winzip, winrar, winace and many many others will be able to unzip it
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16-11-2004, 17:10
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Re: Compression software
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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 |
Tiny file.....a .png with about 10 icons in it
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