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- WinZip(R) version 6.3 (SR-1)
- Copyright (C) 1991-1997 Nico Mak Computing, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved
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- *** FOR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS SEE THE FILE "README.TXT" ***
- *** ***
- *** 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 or CompuServe? 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. Windows 95, NT, and Windows 3.1
- versions are shipped on the same disk. WinZip features include:
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- Windows 95 support: WinZip includes long filename support and
- tight integration with the Windows 95 shell. Drag and drop to or
- from the Explorer, or zip and unzip without leaving the Explorer.
-
- Internet support: WinZip features built-in support for popular
- Internet file formats: TAR, gzip, Unix compress, 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. WinZip interfaces to most virus
- scanners.
-
- Built-in 100% PKZIP-compatible ZIP and UNZIP, including support
- for multi-disk Zip files (PKZIP and PKUNZIP are NOT required for
- any zipping or unzipping operations).
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
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-
- Recent awards include
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- * 1997 "People's Choice" Shareware Industry Award
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- * 1997 Home Office Computing "Editor's Pick" Award
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- * 1996 PC Week Labs "Analyst Choice" Award (December 9)
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- * 1996 PC Magazine "Best Utility" Shareware Award
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- * 1996 Windows Magazine "Win100" Award
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- * 1996 PC Computing "Best of the Internet" Award for compression
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- In previous years WinZip was a finalist for the PC Computing 1995
- "MVP" Award, and was voted "Best Utility" at the 1994 annual
- Shareware Industry Awards, and won the Windows Magazine "Win100"
- Award in 1993. Recent magazine quotes include:
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- * "Easy to learn yet robust enough to satisfy power users",
- PC Magazine, 4/8/97
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- * "For working with .ZIP archives, there's no better tool than
- WinZip", Windows Sources, 3/1/97
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- * "The most essential utility to decompress all those pesky ZIP
- files", PC World Online, 3/1/97
-
- * "It's rare to find one product in a hard-fought market category
- that bests its competition in nearly every respect. WinZip 6.2
- is one of these products. It towers over the rest of the
- market." PC Week 12/9/96
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- * "Of the many file-compression and extraction utilities out
- there, this one is the best - and the easiest to use"
- Windows Magazine, 11/96
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-
- WinZip is extremely easy to use! To open an archive simply double
- click on an archive listed in the File Manager or Explorer, 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 or Explorer. 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.
-
- Under Windows 3.1 WinZip's unique "Install/Uninstall Feature"
- makes it easy to install and uninstall software distributed in
- archives. This feature can save megabytes of disk space by
- tracking and removing all traces of an application. WinZip will
- run the installation program in an archive, give you a chance to
- try the program, and optionally offer to restore your system to
- its original state. The uninstall step can selectively remove
- folders, files, icons, or program groups created by an install
- program, and can restore any altered INI files. You have complete
- control over the uninstall process, and no changes are made
- without approval.
-
- If an archive doesn't have an "install" or "setup" program you can
- use the CheckOut facility to easily try the files in the archive.
- The CheckOut facility will extract all files and create a program
- group with icons for all or some files. Just double click on an
- icon in the CheckOut group to view the corresponding file with the
- appropriate application. Later, WinZip will optionally delete the
- CheckOut files and program group.
-
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- The 32-bit version requires Windows 95 or Windows NT. The 16-bit
- version requires Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups. While no
- other programs are required for basic operations involving ZIP,
- TAR, GZ, Z files, UUencoded, XXencode, BinHex, or MIME files,
- optional features require one or more external programs. See the
- online help for details.
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