Welcome to StuffIt™ 7.0!
The most powerful, easy to use, zip program ever!

About StuffIt for Windows® 7.0

Our goal with StuffIt 7.0 is simple, to change the way you think about compression software. Aladdin has been producing award-winning file compression software since 1988. We have software available for Windows®, Linux, Solaris™, and Macintosh®. Many leading software companies incorporate StuffIt technology in their products, and now it’s time to put the power of StuffIt to work for you.  

Requirements

StuffIt 7.0 is designed for Windows XP. StuffIt also runs on Pentium class computers running Windows 98/ME/NT/2000. We recommend that you have 32MB of RAM installed, and about 20MB of disk space available.

Power Tools for Power Users!

StuffIt 7.0 provides a range of compression tools that are designed to fit the way you work. 

StuffIt Expander™

When you’ve downloaded a zip file from the Internet, most likely you want to get at the contents of that archive as quickly as possible. What you don’t want is a bunch of dialogs slowing you down. StuffIt Expander is intuitive software that’s smart enough to anticipate what you want to happen. When you double click an archive, the contents are extracted to the same directory as the archive. 

DropStuff™

DropStuff is a drag and drop compression utility that allows you to make StuffIt and Zip archives. Drag files and folders into the DropStuff application window. It’s that easy. DropStuff’s application interface allows you to make either StuffIt or Zip archives quickly and easily, and you can also access DropStuff commands from the contextual menu that appears whenever you right click files and folders on your computer. DropStuff was also the first Windows compression program to offer one-click compress and mail. 

StuffIt Browser™

DropStuff and Expander sound great, but you need more control? StuffIt Browser is a fully featured archive utility. You can use StuffIt Browser to create, browse, and manipulate archives in multiple formats, and when you’ve found the file you’re looking for, you can extract it without having to expand the entire contents of the archive. With its Explorer-like interface, StuffIt Browser makes it easy for you to quickly move files between a Windows directory and an archive. StuffIt Browser also features a self-extracting archive creator. Unlike other software, our self-extracting archive tool is included in the purchase price, you won’t get asked for another registration fee just to turn your archive into a self extracting file.

ArchiveSearch™ New and exclusive to StuffIt 7!

ArchiveSearch is the answer to an age-old problem; you’ve diligently used StuffIt to archive all your files, but suddenly you find yourself in need of an older file, and you have no idea which archive it’s in. ArchiveSearch allows you to search the contents of zip and StuffIt archives to find the files you need. Not sure exactly what the file is called? ArchiveSearch allows you to use wild card characters and other definable search parameters to create powerful and accurate searches. When you’ve found the file you’re looking for, you can expand it, open it, or open the containing archive in StuffIt Browser. Best of all you can use ArchiveSearch to find files in any zip archive, regardless of what application created them. 

StuffIt Express™ New and exclusive to StuffIt 7!

Compress and send files to anyone with just a single click!

StuffIt Express is a new productivity tool that allows you to automate virtually any file compression and transfer task. Using StuffIt Express, you can create custom drop boxes that automatically run a series of file related tasks that you specify. For example, you could use StuffIt Express to create a drop box that compresses a file, uploads it to a password protected FTP server, and then sends out an email notifying people that a new version of the file has been posted. A StuffIt Express created drop box will allow you to do all of this, simply by dragging the file you want to upload onto a desktop icon. StuffIt Express requires no knowledge of code or scripting, and with its easy-to-use Wizards you’ll be creating custom drop box applications within minutes of installing the software!

Using StuffIt Express, you’ll save time and avoid errors every time you transfer files!

StuffIt Solutions for a Cross Platform world

StuffIt is the ONLY compression program that allows you to create and expand archives in the de facto standard compression format for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Macintosh based computers. If you’ve ever had to send files to somebody who doesn’t use a PC, we’re sure that you understand how important this is. Aladdin also offers free file decompression software for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Macintosh so that whoever you need to communicate with can always open the files that you send. If you receive files from Mac users, StuffIt Expander can even append the correct file extension allowing you to open those previously mysterious Macintosh files.

Technology Matters!

It’s nice to know that behind all the marketing noise, StuffIt is still all about the technology. The StuffIt file format beats zip when you’re compressing files, and the more data you need to compress, the more you’ll see the advantage of using StuffIt. Not only will StuffIt create smaller archives, we store more information. StuffIt preserves file attribute information for both PC and Mac files, and because it’s Unicode compliant, files that are named with non-roman and 2-byte characters will be successfully preserved when you expand them. If you’re moving to Windows XP, the StuffIt file format will preserve any information stored in an NTFS file stream. If you administer a Macintosh file server from an NT server, StuffIt 7.0 will correctly preserve Macinotsh resource forks and file attributes when you archive them, and will restore the same when they are expanded.

What’s new in StuffIt 7.0

If you have previously used StuffIt for Windows, or other StuffIt compression products, you’ll be pleased to know that StuffIt 7.0 includes numerous enhancements over our previous versions. Here are the highlights:

•	StuffIt allows you to search for files located in any zip or StuffIt archive, regardless of what utility you used to create them.

•	StuffIt includes StuffIt Express Personal Edition, a brand new utility that allows you to automate all your common file compression and transfer tasks with an easy to use graphical interface. 

•	StuffIt includes support for NTFS file streams. If you use StuffIt XP to archive or expand Macintosh files to an NTFS formatted volume, the resource fork and Finder information of those files will be correctly preserved.

•	StuffIt Browser now supports the creation of segmented StuffIt archives. You can now use StuffIt Browser to split apart larger files for transfer to a Macintosh.

•	StuffIt now supports the creation of password encrypted StuffIt archives.

•	A newly designed interface makes it easier to access StuffIt Browser’s powerful self-extracting archive creator.

•	StuffIt now allows you to choose whether StuffIt Archives are expanded automatically when you double click on them, or opened for viewing with StuffIt Browser.

•	DropStuff now allows you to create both StuffIt and Zip archives. It’s new dual pane drop area allows you to choose either format on the fly without having to adjust your preferences.

•	StuffIt Expander now features support for Palm applications. Any Palm application located in the archives you are expanding can now be loaded automatically into the Palm Install utility.

•	New versions of StuffIt Expander for Linux and Solaris now means that you can send the StuffIt archives you create to even more people on a wider range of platforms.

Fixes included in StuffIt 7.0

•	StuffIt 7.0 fixes a problem whereby file associations for supported file types were automatically assigned to StuffIt Expander.

•	StuffIt 7.0 fixes a problem whereby the modified date of expanded files was being incorrectly changed.

StuffIt on-line:

For information on StuffIt products, solutions, and technology, check out StuffIt’s home on the web:

http://www.stuffit.com

Register your copy of StuffIt Today!

If you have already purchased your registration for StuffIt 7.0, thank you! If you are a previous user of StuffIt for Windows, please visit the Aladdin Upgrades information page for information about how to receive your StuffIt 7.0 registration:

http://www.aladdinsys.com/store/upgrades.html 

If you’ve installed StuffIt 7.0 for evaluation purposes, thank you for trying our software. We appreciate that there are many companies out their trying to sell you compression software, so we thought we’d help you pick the right one.

Here’s how StuffIt stacks up to the competition:

Feature	StuffIt 7.0	WinZip	
Makes and expands Zip archives	x	x	
Makes and expands StuffIt archives	x		
Search for files located in archives	x		
One-Click Compress and Mail	x	x	
One-Click Compress and FTP	x		
Automate file compression tasks	x		
Automate file transfer tasks	x		
Includes easy-to-use drag and drop tools	x		
Preserves NTFS File Streams	x		
Includes fully featured .exe creation tool	x	$49 extra charge!	
Includes Unicode support for non-roman characters	x		
Free phone-based technical support from real people	x		

The easiest way to register your copy of StuffIt 7.0 is to connect to Aladdin’s online store and make your purchase by credit card. 

http://www.aladdinsys.com/store/index.html 

You can also call the Aladdin sales line:

(831) 761-6200

If you are looking to purchase multiple copies of StuffIt for Windows, volume discounts are available. The StuffIt One Source program also allows you to license StuffIt for multiple platforms with a single order, currently StuffIt products are available for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Macintosh.

Known Problems

StuffIt Browser allows you to install helper applications that will allow you to create and expand ACE, RAR, and ARJ. These external helpers, however, must be located in a folder without spaces in its name.

Contacting Aladdin Systems

Register your copy of StuffIt for Windows to receive free technical support.

If you have questions about StuffIt for Windows, please check the information available on our web site. If you have a question, the chances are that someone else has already asked it, and the response has been posted online.

Online Support: http://www.aladdinsys.com/support/

If you do not find an answer to your problem, you will be able to submit your question to one of our support technicians.

Technical Support is also available via telephone, between 8am and 5pm (pacific), from Monday to Friday.

Tel: 831-761-6200
Fax: 831-761-6206

Mail:
Aladdin Systems, Inc.
245 Westridge Dr.
Watsonville, CA 95076

Copyright © 2001 Aladdin Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. StuffIt, StuffIt Express, StuffIt Expander, DropStuff, ArchiveSearch, StuffIt Browser, StuffIt SFX and the StuffIt Clamp are registered trademarks of Aladdin Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.