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- WinZip(R) version 8.0 PRE-RELEASE BETA TEST VERSION
- Copyright (C) 1991-2000 Nico Mak Computing, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved
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- #### PRE-RELEASE BETA TEST VERSION ####
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- For a list of changes in this beta, see WHATSNEW.TXT.
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- *** FOR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SEE THE FILE "README.TXT" ***
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- *** New users: please click the "Brief Tutorial" entry in ***
- *** WinZip's "Help" pull-down menu. ***
- *** ***
- *** Press the F1 key at any time while running WinZip for ***
- *** help or to access the complete online documentation. ***
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- Have you ever used the Internet, CompuServe, or AOL? If so,
- you've probably encountered Zip files. Are you a Windows user?
- If so, WinZip is THE way to handle these archived files.
-
- WinZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of Zip files
- and other compression formats. WinZip features include:
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- Seamless Windows integration: WinZip includes tight integration
- with My Computer and Windows Explorer. Drag and drop to or from
- Explorer, or zip and unzip without leaving Explorer.
-
- Internet support: WinZip features built-in support for popular
- Internet file formats: TAR, gzip, UUencode, XXencode, BinHex,
- and MIME. ARJ, LZH, and ARC files are supported via external
- programs. You can use WinZip to access almost all the files you
- download from the Internet. In addition, the freely downloadable
- WinZip Internet Browser Support Add-On lets you download and open
- archives with one click using Microsoft Internet Explorer or
- Netscape Navigator.
-
- The WinZip Wizard: This optional feature uses the standard and
- familiar "wizard" interface to simplify the process of unzipping
- and installing software distributed in Zip files. The WinZip
- Wizard is not targeted at experienced users, but is ideal for
- the rapidly growing number of PC users getting started with Zip
- files. When these users gain confidence or want to use more
- advanced zipping features, the full WinZip Classic interface is
- just a click away.
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- Favorite Zip Folders: WinZip 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: WinZip Self-Extractor
- Personal Edition is now included with WinZip. 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: WinZip can be configured to work with
- most virus scanners.
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- Recent awards include:
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- * 1999 PC Magazine "Editor's Choice" award
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- * 1999 PC Computing Magazine "A-List Editor's Top Pick" award
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- * 1998 Windows Magazine "Win100" award
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- * 1998 PC World Magazine "World Class" award
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- * 1998 Personal Computer World (UK) "Best Utility" award
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- Recent magazine quotes include:
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- * "Fast, easy and powerful" PC Computing, 8/99
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- * "The definitive utility for compressing and decompressing
- files", PC Computing, 5/99
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- * "WinZip 7.0, the best Windows file-compression utility we've
- seen" PC Computing, 4/99
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- * "Among the many points in WinZip's favor are reliability,
- clarity, ingenuity, and a vast range of intelligently designed
- features", PC Magazine, 3/9/99
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- * "Top Utility ... if you download software, you need this
- program", PC Computing, 2/99
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- WinZip is extremely easy to use! To open an archive simply
- double click on an archive listed in My Computer or Windows
- Explorer, drag and drop an archive onto WinZip, or use the
- standard Open dialog box. The main WinZip 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. A configurable tool bar provides fast access to
- commonly used actions. Extensive context sensitive help is
- always available.
-
- Double clicking on a file in the main WinZip window has the same
- effect as double clicking in My Computer or 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, WordPad for *.WRI files)
- based on standard Windows associations.
-
- The Windows 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 from My Computer or Windows Explorer. You
- can also drop archives on WinZip to open them, or drop files on
- WinZip to add them to the open archive.
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- WinZip requires Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, or
- Windows 2000. While no other programs are required for basic
- operations involving ZIP, TAR, GZ, Z files, UUencoded, XXencoded,
- BinHex, or MIME files, some optional features require external
- programs. See the online help for details.
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