Welcome to PKZIP for Windows, Version 2.60!


New features available in this release
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PKZIP 2.60 for Windows 3.1x, Windows 95 and Windows NT has many new 
and useful features.

  * Additional File Support

          View and extract from TAR, GZIP, MIME, BinHex, UUEncoded, 
          and XXEncoded file formats.  Create UUEncoded .ZIP files.

  * Wizard

          A helpful Wizard is included to assist novice PKZIP users
          with the compression and extraction processes.

  * List File Support

          Select a "List File" for adding a specified group of files 
          at once to a .ZIP archive instead of choosing files 
          individually. This is a useful feature for frequent backups.

  * New File Commands

          Copy, move, delete and rename a .ZIP file from within PKZIP 
          for Windows.

  * Run an .EXE File Directly From a .ZIP File

          PKZIP for Windows can run an executable file from within an
          archive without the need to extract first.

  * Shortcut Creation (Windows 95/NT 4.0)

          Create shortcuts for a .ZIP file on the desktop by using a
          simple menu command.

  * Set File Association

          Associate .ZIP files with PKZIP for Windows, making PKZIP 
          the default .ZIP file application.

  * New Directory Creation

          Create new directories quickly and easily when unzipping 
          files.

  * Delete to Recycle Bin 

          Delete .ZIP file to the Windows 95 Recycle Bin for easy 
          recovery.

  * 32-bit Self-extracting File Format

          PKZIP for Windows includes the ability to create 32-bit 
          self-extracting Windows archives to run on Windows 95 
          and Windows NT.