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Upgrades - Version: 11.1 Build 7466, 12/23/2007 06:47AM PST
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Uncle Filbert
It stands to reason that if an update is available for my computer then the Download button should be available for me to just click it,instead of having to prove who I am each time.If Yahoo,MSN and MySpace can develope a tool for signing me in when I come online,so can you.But I'm talking about you signing me in to whatever perspective client that I'm trying to upgrade from.
Works on Vista 
- Version: 11.1, 8/18/2007 07:39AM PST
Bill Richard
WinZip 11.1 work on Vista and is a free upgrade from 11.0. It can unzip RZR and BZ2 files and has a new best compression option that chooses the best compression method to use based on the type of file being compressed. This has reduced the size of my backups, making them smaller than WinRAR! I also like the Job Wizard feature to back up my Documents folder although I edited the provided version to use the date in the zip file name option and to store it on my USB drive instead of in the default My Archives folder. I also got the WinZip/Companion combo pack. Companion is really nice. It works like magic. I just attach files to my email message and when I press send it zips them and replaces the attachments with the zipped version.
Too bad 
- Version: 10.0 (6685), 11/20/2005 07:00PM PST
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Fred_4
They can't keep up with technology.
We are site licensed and have been since version 8.
Version 9 came out and was a huge let down because it can't decode RAR format.
Now, here we are with another major update, and still no RAR!
We are stuck with it, but if you are a new potential customer, be aware that they don't listen to their customers and they can't keep up.
Look at Power Archiver, or Stuffit!
Both keep up very well with the industry, and both can decode just about anything!
WinZip has the name, but that's about it.
Until they get with the program, look for another solution.
We get plenty of calls in our I.T. department with users that can't decode their e-mail, and it's frustrating for us and them.
Save youself the headache!
We are site licensed and have been since version 8.
Version 9 came out and was a huge let down because it can't decode RAR format.
Now, here we are with another major update, and still no RAR!
We are stuck with it, but if you are a new potential customer, be aware that they don't listen to their customers and they can't keep up.
Look at Power Archiver, or Stuffit!
Both keep up very well with the industry, and both can decode just about anything!
WinZip has the name, but that's about it.
Until they get with the program, look for another solution.
We get plenty of calls in our I.T. department with users that can't decode their e-mail, and it's frustrating for us and them.
Save youself the headache!
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- Too bad
expensive but better than alternatives. - Version: 8.1 SR-1, 11/6/2003 04:17PM PST
jdien
I first used winzip a year or two back and it worked great. Just tried some alternatives (stuffit, freezip, quickzip, and 7-zip) and it still works the best. My only quibble is that it's a little pricey. Just tried it with a very large .tar.gzip archive on an XP.
>Zip file must be created and opened with a zip utility that
>supports the Unicode extensions to the Zip file format such
>as WinZip 11.2.
It seems that after each release of Zipeg for the last couple of years WinZip is trying to release the same feature. Zipeg with Image Preview -> WinZip with Image Preview, Zipeg with international filenames -> WinZip with unicode filenames, Zipeg supports Rar with encrypted filenames -> WinZip tries (and fails) to do the same...
The only problem is that WinZip is missing the point. 1. Zipeg uses EXIF (fast to read) to extract thumbnails. 2. Zipeg automagically determines the code page for the legacy .zip archives in addition to supporting Unicode filenames. 3. Zipeg is free software and does not try to lock you into any kind of un-archiving solution or nag you for money. 4. Zipeg works on both Mac OS X and Windows.
I do respect and admire earlier WinZip. But when WinZip was sold to a corporation the whole spirit of development changed. Look less professional and much more MBA driven now... :-(