I believe Windows 7 Professional has a built in utility as well.
-----Original Message----- From: David [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 11:56 AM To: Butch K; [email protected] Subject: Re: zipping files Why would you need any third-party software for zipping your files? Under Windows XP, open the Windows Explorer, Mark your files, Hit Alt-F. In the File menu, scroll down to SendTo, press Right-arrow, and choose Compressed Zipped File. Your newly zipped archive, will be the last one on the list, so when done, simply hit the End key, and you should be on the zip-archive. If you have files from several places, that you want to include in the same zip archive, simply copy them to an empty folder on your system, and follow steps as above. Fast enough, Easy as nothing, and here is no need for any third-party software. BTW, for Unzipping your archive, simply point your cursor at the filename in Explorer, and Hit Enter. It will open, just like a subfolder. Press Ctrl-A to mark all the files in the archive. Hit Ctrl-C to copy the marked files. Move to the place on your system where you want to place the unzipped files, and hit Ctrl-V, to paste the files. Job Is Done! Only in case you are working with non-supported filetypes, like RAR, you would need a third-party software. In general, if you want to pack your files though, I do not encourage the use of things like RAR. This due to a rather fuzzy packing method, that is extremely vulnerable to data corruption. Even if your RAR file does pack with no errors, uploading and downloading it to the target computer, can cause enough data corruption, that the whole archive is useless. the standard ZIP file archive, is sufficient enough for all everyday packing tasks, is quite reliable, and does transfer safe. There really is a reason, why ZIP by far is the most commonly used packing method. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Butch K" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 4:00 PM Subject: zipping files Hello Listers, can anyone tell me of a speech friendly utility or program that I can use to zip files and folders and then transfer them from a Win xp machine to a Win 7 computer. The win xp computer, where I will be doing the zipping, is running we 72. The win 7 machine is running we 75. I appreciate any help. Butch If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
