EasyZip - Introduction

Introduction

Have you ever used the Internet, CompuServe, or America Online? If so, you've probably encountered Zip files. Are you a Windows user? If so, EasyZip is THE way to handle these archived files.

EasyZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of Zip files and other compression formats.

EasyZip features include:

Windows 95/98/NT integration: EasyZip includes long filename support and tight integration with the Windows 95/98/NT shell. Drag and drop to or from Explorer, or zip and unzip without leaving Explorer.

With EasyZip you can do everything you can imagine with ZIP compressed files (add, extract, view, delete, rename files; test, install archives, check for viruses in archive, convert them to powerful SFX archives, ...) and some basic operations with RAR compressed files (extract, view, install, check for viruses, test).

Automatic installation of most software distributed in Zip files:
If a Zip file contains a ôsetup.exeö or ôinstall.exeö program in central (root) directory, EasyZipÆs Install feature will unzip the files, run the installation program, and clean up temporary files.

Favorite Zip Folders: EasyZip lets you organize Zip files into one convenient list that is sorted by date, making it easier to locate all Zip files, regardless of where they came from or where they are stored. Unlike the standard File->Open Archive dialog box, the Favorite Zip Folders dialog box treats the contents of multiple folders as though they were one folder. A Search facility will find any Zip files lost on your hard disk.

Create files that unzip themselves: EasyZip Self-Extractor. Self-extracting files are ideal for sending compressed files to others who may not own or know how to use file compression software.

Virus Scanner Support: EasyZip can be configured to work with most virus scanners.

EasyZip is extremely easy to use! To open an archive simply double click (or click if you are using WEB Style listing) on an archive listed in My Computer or the Windows Explorer, drag and drop an archive onto empty EasyZip window, or use the standard Open dialog box. The main EasyZip window features a list with the names, sizes, and date/time stamps of all files in the open archive. This list can be scrolled and sorted on any field.

Double clicking on a file in the main EasyZip window has the same effect as double clicking in My Computer or the Windows Explorer. First the file is extracted from the archive. Then, if the file is executable, it is run. Otherwise, the file is opened by the appropriate application (for example, NOTEPAD for *.TXT files) based on standard Windows associations. If file still hasn't got any appropriate application then file is viewed by NOTEPAD.

The Windows Drag and Drop interface is fully supported. You can drag and drop files from EasyZip to other applications. EasyZip will extract the files before dropping them on the target application. The target application will treat the files as if they had been dropped from My Computer or the Windows Explorer. You can also drop archives on empty EasyZip window to open them, or drop files on EasyZip to add them to the open archive.