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WinZip(TM) version 4.1a Copyright (C) 1991-1993 Nico Mak - All Rights Reserved
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*** Note: This is an extract from the online documentation. ***
*** Press the F1 key at any time while running WinZip for ***
*** help or to access the complete online documentation. ***
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This file contains the following sections:
* Overview
* About ZIP, LZH, and ARC files
* Brief Tutorial
* Support and questions
* Installation and System Requirements
* Shareware Evaluation Version Information
* Overview
WinZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of ZIP, LZH, ARJ, and
ARC files. It features an intuitive point and click interface for viewing,
running, extracting, adding, deleting, and testing files in archives.
Optional virus scanning support is included.
Here's what the magazine reviews say about WinZip:
One of the "20 Must-Have Windows Utilities", Windows User, 6/93
"Archive Manager Extraordinaire", Windows Sources, 5/93
"WinZip 4.0 improves on an already impressive product, making archiving a
simple task for Windows users", Windows User 5/93
WIN100 Award Winner, Windows Magazine, 2/93
"Repeatedly charms you when you have to ZIP and unZIP ...
an excellent Shareware utility" Windows Magazine, 12/92
"Our copy gets quite a daily workout" Windows User 11/92
"The most comprehensive Windows front-end to PKZIP" Ziffnet Threads, 11/92
"Does all your compression chores with ease" Computer Shopper, 10/92
"Must-Have Shareware Treasure" Compute, 10/92
"The perfect Windows interface for LHA, PKZIP, ARC, and your
favorite DOS virus scanner" PC World, 10/92
"Greatly facilitates archive Management" Windows Magazine, 9/92
"Powerful yet Intuitive" PC World, 8/92
"Hot Product" Inside Microsoft Windows, 8/92
"WinApp of the Month" PC Computing, 3/92
WinZip is extremely easy to use! To open an archive simply double click on
an archive listed in the File Manager, drag and drop an archive onto
WinZip, or use the standard Open dialog. The main WinZip window features a
list box 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. A tool
bar provides fast access to commonly used actions. All options (including
window size and position) can be saved and restored. Extensive context
sensitive help is always available.
Double clicking on a file in the main window has the same effect as double
clicking in the File Manager. First the file is extracted from the
archive. If the file is executable, it is run. Otherwise, the file is
opened by the appropriate application (for example, Windows Write for *.WRI
files) based on standard Windows associations.
The Windows 3.1 Drag and Drop Interface is fully supported. You can drag
and drop files from WinZip to other applications. WinZip will extract the
files before dropping them on the target application. The target
application will treat the files as if they had been dropped by the File
Manager. You can also drop archives on WinZip to open them, or drop files
on WinZip to add them to the open archive.
WinZip's unique CheckOut Facility makes it easy to quickly install files in
archives. Click on the CheckOut button to extract all files and create a
Program Manager group for all files in the archive. This group will
contain one icon for each file. Double click on an icon to view the
corresponding file with the appropriate application. WinZip will
optionally delete the CheckOut files and Program Manager group.
WinZip 4.1 adds a header and status line to the main window, the ability to
create ZIPs that span multiple disks, better support for external file
viewers, a new Add dialog box, and the ability to easily make CheckOut
groups permanent. WinZip 4.0 added support for PKZIP 2.0, the ARJ file
format, 3-D dialog boxes, and the color toolbar. New features introduced
in WinZip 3.2 include Built-in ZIP Extraction and font selection for the
list of files in the open archive. If you modify a file after double
clicking on it, WinZip will now offer to update the archive with the
modified file. See the section titled Version History for a complete list
of enhancements.
WinZip requires Windows 3.1 in Enhanced or Standard mode and the Shareware
PKZIP and PKUNZIP product from PKWARE, Inc, LHA.EXE from Haruyasu
Yoshizaki, or the Shareware ARJ product from Robert Jung. WinZip
interfaces to several programs to access ARC files and optionally runs most
virus scanning utilities. For details see the section titled System
Requirements. WinZip runs these programs in the background in
Windows 386 Enhanced mode, or as full-screen applications in Standard mode.
For more information on this aspect of the program, see the section titled
Enhanced and Standard modes.
WinZip is distributed as Shareware. This means that users are encouraged,
subject to restrictions described in the License Agreement, to share copies
of this program with friends, associates and bulletin boards. Please
remember that if you use this software you are required to pay the
registration fee of $29 as described in the section titled
Copyright/License Agreement/Warranty.
This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an
ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.
Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or
send a CompuServe message to the ASP Ombudsman at 70007,3536.
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* About ZIP, LZH, and ARC files
Archives are files that contain other files. Typically the files in an
archive are compressed. Archives usually have file names ending with ZIP,
LZH, ARJ, or ARC, depending on how they were created. Archives make it
easy to group files and make transporting and copying these files faster.
ZIP files are the most common archive format. ZIP files are manipulated by
the PKZIP and PKUNZIP programs from PKWARE, Inc. ZIP files were the only
archive format supported in the first version of WinZip.
LZH files are manipulated by the LHA program from Haruyasu Yoshizaki. LHA
won the October 1991 PC Magazine Editor's Choice award as the best data
compression utility. WinZip version 3.0 added support for the LZH file
format, including self-extracting LZH files.
ARJ files are another popular archive format. ARJ files are manipulated by
the ARJ program from Robert Jung, 2606 Village Road West, Norwood,
Massachusetts 02062. WinZip version 4.0 added support for the ARJ file
format, including self-extracting ARJ files.
The ARC format, developed by System Enhancement Associates, was the first
popular PC file format to support multiple compressed files. The ARC
program was originally distributed as a Shareware program, and the ARC
format was the standard file format on most bulletin boards and other
online systems. However, after PKZIP and PKUNZIP were released, the ZIP
format became the new standard for many of these systems. Note: the
latest release of ARC (version 7) is only sold as a commercial
(non-Shareware) program.
Since there are still many old ARC files on bulletin boards, WinZip version
2.0 added support for this format. Since most new files seem to be created
in ZIP or LZH format, and there is no single widely available program to
manipulate ARC files, WinZip does not provide facilities to update ARC
files (all other WinZip functions are supported).
The latest Shareware version of ARC (version 6) provides limited support
for subdirectories. However, because individual files cannot be extracted
from ARC files containing subdirectories and the "extract to" directory
cannot be specified, WinZip will not open ARC files containing
subdirectories. I expect this limitation will have negligible effect,
since I have yet to encounter an ARC file containing subdirectories on any
BBS. Let me know if this causes a problem for you.
WinZip supports several programs to extract files from ARC files: the
original ARC, ARCE (also known as ARC-E), PKXARC, and PKUNPAK. See the
section titled Installation for more information on these programs.
* Brief Tutorial
This section provides a brief tutorial on basic WinZip operations. It
assumes the following:
- Your system meets the requirements described in the section titled System
Requirements and you have installed WinZip as described in the section
titled Installation.
- You know how to use standard Windows features, such as dialog boxes,
menus, and the drag and drop interface. If you are not are familiar with
these features, please consult your Windows documentation.
- You are familiar with the concept of archives. For a description of
archives, see the section titled About ZIP, LZH, ARJ, and ARC files.
Remember that context sensitive help is always available. Press the F1 key
at any time to access the full documentation.
Working with Existing Archives:
The first step is to open an archive. There are several ways to open
archives:
a) Double click on the archive in the File Manager.
b) Drag the archive from the File Manager and drop it on the WinZip window.
c) Select Open from the WinZip File pull-down menu, or push the Open button
on the toolbar, and select an archive from the standard Open dialog box.
Once an archive is open, you can select from the operations in the Actions
pull-menu. For example, to extract files, select Extract from the Actions
pull-down menu or push the Extract button on the toolbar. This activates
the Extract dialog box. For complete documentation on these actions, click
on the appropriate entry in the Commands and Procedures section in the
Table of Contents.
The CheckOut action is particularly useful when working with an archive
you've downloaded from a bulletin board. Click on the CheckOut button to
extract all files in an archive to a temporary directory and create a
Program Manager group for all files in the archive. This group will
contain one icon for each file. Double click on an icon to view the
corresponding file with the appropriate application. When WinZip is
closed, it will optionally delete the temporary files and group.
Creating Archives:
To create a new archive, select New from the WinZip File pull-down menu or
push the New button on the toolbar. This activates the New dialog box.
Enter the name of the archive you want to create. You can use the Drives
and Directories list boxes to choose the drive and directory where the
archive will be created. The names of any existing archives on the
selected drive and directory will be listed to help you choose a name that
is not already in use. Press the OK button to complete your selection.
Normally the Add dialog box will be activated automatically. Simply type
the name(s) of the files you want to add to the new archive and press the
Add button. Alternately, you can add files to an archive by dragging the
files from the File Manager and dropping them on the WinZip window.
This concludes the brief tutorial. For complete documentation, please see
other portions of this help file. If you have questions, feel free to
contact the author at the address listed in the About dialog box.
* Support and questions
Technical support is available at no charge by sending electronic mail
to 70056,241 on CompuServe, to Nico_Mak on BIX, or by sending US Mail to
Nico Mak, P.O. Box 919, Bristol, CT 06011-0919. Registered users have
priority but I will try to answer all questions.
When reporting problems with WinZip, please include the following
information:
1) Is the problem recreatable? If so, how?
2) Did the problem occur when running Windows in Enhanced, Standard, or
Real mode? You can determine which mode is active by choosing About in
the Program Manager's Help pull-down menu.
3) If a dialog box with an error message was displayed, please include
the text of the message.
Thank you!
Note: You can press F1 at any time while WinZip is active for context
sensitive help.
* Installation and System Requirements
System Requirements:
- WinZip requires Windows 3.1. WinZip will not run under OS/2 2.0 or the
initial release of OS/2 2.1 due to incompatibilities in OS/2's emulation of
Windows. Also, WinZip is known to be incompatible with a DOS TSR called
"BUFFIT.COM".
- One or more of the following three sets of programs:
1) PKZIP(TM) and PKUNZIP(TM) from PKWARE, Inc. You can download the
Shareware version of these programs from most bulletin boards. The latest
version is distributed in the self-extracting ZIP file PKZ204G.EXE on
bulletin boards and PK204G.EXE on Compuserve. Alternately, you can order
them directly from PKWARE (phone 414-345-8699). WinZip has been tested
with PKZIP/PKUNZIP 1.1 and 2.0. It will not work with earlier versions.
2) LHA.EXE, from Haruyasu Yoshizaki. You can download LHA.EXE from most
bulletin boards. The latest version is distributed in the self-extracting
LZH file LHA213.EXE. WinZip has been tested with LHA 2.13 and will not
work with earlier versions (in particular, it will not function with LHARC,
the predecessor to LHA).
3) ARJ, from Robert Jung. You can download the Shareware version of ARJ
from most bulletin boards. The latest version is distributed in the
self-extracting ARJ file ARJ230.EXE. WinZip has been tested with ARJ 2.3
and will not work with earlier versions.
To (optionally) access ARC files one of the following programs is required:
ARCE.COM and ARC-E.COM version 4.0e - Vern Berg's ARC extraction utility,
available on CompuServe and other bulletin boards. WinZip was not tested
with earlier versions.
PKXARC.COM version 3.5 from PKWARE, Inc. WinZip was not tested with
earlier versions. This program is still available on some bulletin boards.
PKXARC.EXE version 3.6 from PKWARE, Inc. This program is still available
on some bulletin boards.
PKUNPAK.EXE version 3.61 from PKWARE, Inc. This program is still available
on some bulletin boards.
ARC.EXE version 5.20 or 6.0 from System Enhancement Associates, Inc. This
is the last version of ARC available as Shareware, and is still available
on some bulletin boards. WinZip was not tested with earlier versions.
SEA's address is 925 Clifton Ave., Clifton, NJ 07013.
You can run most virus scanning utilities from WinZip. For important
details, see the section titled Virus Scanner Configuration. Direct
support is provided for the McAfee Associates SCAN.EXE virus scanner. SCAN
is available from CompuServe, BIX, and other bulletin boards. McAfee
Associates address is 4423 Cheeney Street, Santa Clara, CA 95054.
Note: Like WinZip, the PKZIP, PKUNZIP, ZIP2EXE, ARJ, ARC, PKXARC, and SCAN
programs are not free software. As with all Shareware, if you use these
programs you should register them with the appropriate vendor.
WinZip-Related Files:
- README.1ST introductory information
- LICENSE.DOC license agreement/warranty
- WINZIP.DOC extracts from online documentation
- WINZIP.HLP documentation in online hypertext help format
- WINZIP.EXE required executable
- WZ.DLL required dynamic link library
- WZ.COM required executable
- WZ.PIF required Program Information File
- ORDER.DOC order form
- FILE_ID.DIZ * brief description for bulletin boards
- VENDOR.DOC * information for Shareware Distributors and Disk Vendors
- SETUP.EXE** optional installation program
- SETUP.INF** configuration file used by optional installation program
* items marked with an asterisk are not included in the registered version
of WinZip
** items marked with two asterisks are optional and are not included in the
Shareware version distributed on bulletin board systems
Installation:
Installation with the SETUP program:
If you received WinZip on a disk with the file SETUP.EXE, you can install
WinZip in one of two ways:
1) Exit Windows, insert the WinZip distribution disk in your floppy drive,
type win a:\setup at the DOS prompt, and press Enter.
2) From the Windows Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu, type
a:\setup, and press Enter.
Installation without the SETUP program:
WinZip is distributed on BBS systems without a SETUP program for faster
downloads. If you received WinZip without the file SETUP.EXE, or wish to
perform a manual installation, follow this easy one time installation
procedure:
a) If you have installed a previous version of WinZip, backup and delete
all files in your WinZip directory. Otherwise create a directory to hold
the WinZip related files. The recommended directory name (used in the
following instructions) is "C:\WINZIP".
b) Copy all WinZip-related files to this directory. At a minimum you need
the following files: WINZIP.EXE, WZ.DLL, WZ.COM, WZ.PIF, and WINZIP.HLP.
c) Run WINZIP.EXE in one of these three ways:
1) Exit Windows, type win c:\winzip\winzip at the DOS prompt, and press
Enter.
2) From the Windows Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu, type
c:\winzip\winzip, and press Enter.
3) Double click on WINZIP.EXE in the Windows File Manager.
That's all there is installing WinZip. When WinZip is activated for the
first time, the Welcome and Configuration dialog boxes are automatically
displayed, and you are ready to go. Remember that while WinZip is active,
online help is always available by pressing F1.
Notes:
1) The first time WinZip is run, it will offer to add a WinZip icon to your
Program Manager Accessories Group. Choose Yes in response to this question
unless you want to add the icon yourself (the Accessories Group is merely a
default location for the icon - you can drag it to any other group like any
other Program Manager icon). Once this is done, you can start WinZip by
double clicking on the WinZip icon in Program Manager. Alternately, you
can open an existing archive from the File Manager by double c licking on
the file.
2) WIN.INI associations for files with an extension of "ZIP", "LZH", "ARJ",
and "ARC" are set up by the automatic installation procedure so that you
can start WinZip by double clicking on the icons for these files while
running the File Manager. For more information on associations, see the
section titled Windows Associations.
* Shareware Evaluation Version Information
WinZip is distributed as Shareware. This means that users are
encouraged, subject to restrictions described in the License Agreement,
to share copies of this program with friends, associates and bulletin
boards. Please remember that if you use this software you are required
to pay the registration fee of $29 as described in the file LICENSE.DOC.
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*** End of WINZIP.DOC. Please press the F1 key while ***
*** running WinZip to access the complete documentation. ***
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