Zip File Readers

[Morania]

Is there a handy alternative to Win Zip? I just want to read zip files. I don't care about using them for any profit or lucrative activity- just read a file or two.

Win Zip is putting the screws to me to buy it.

Is there a free reader out there that doesn't leavie honking big icons all over my file folder like FZ does?

 

[-Fabez-]

Windows can read .Zip files or are you talking about another compressed files format ?

 

[1002richards]

Hi,
7Zip and Izarc OpenSource (free) and I've used both at different times with no problems:

http://www.7-zip.org/

http://www.izarc.org/

I hope this is of use?

Richard.

 

[Mr. Newton]

i use izarc,no complaints with it.
http://www.izarc.org/

 

[Morania]

Cool. Saved me some surf time.
Can windows open .zip? That interests me.

 

[tomdkat]

Can windows open .zip?

Yep.

EDIT: In Windows XP-land, a ZIP file is considered a "compressed folder".

Peace...

 

[hewee]

Lots of great free ones to pick from.
http://lists.thedatalist.com/pages/Archiving_Tools.php

Also UnZip Me is a Free, simple to use utility for extracting and creating Zip files.
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/UnZipMe.htm

 

[Morania]

Fabby. Who knew?
I uninstalled my annoying .zip reader and windows did indeed change all the icons to readable folders. All this time, I never knew that.

 

[Squashman]

Fabby. Who knew?
I uninstalled my annoying .zip reader and windows did indeed change all the icons to readable folders. All this time, I never knew that.

Yeah, XP has only been out for 7 years.

 

[Hughv]

Fabby. Who knew?
I uninstalled my annoying .zip reader and windows did indeed change all the icons to readable folders. All this time, I never knew that.

That's why there are forums such as this. We realize that not everyone has the time to master such arcana, and people have helped us in the past, so we want to pass it on.
Of course, for some it's an opportunity to belittle people, but that's another story.

 

[Morania]

Thanks Hugh. I thought I had admitted that my powers of observation were only those of a mere mortal.*

But I've been using forums like this longer than XP has been out, so I'm used to the individuals who feel safe belittling others from the safety of their own dark cold, sparsely furnished rooms in the basements of their parents' houses.

Take care. I'm going to find out exactly what this Windows thing is all about.

*I probably overlooked it when I was in a hurry to install WinZip and Adobe Reader almost immediately after a Windows install, thinking I needed to get started reading and installing the utilities and goodies that I had stored on CD for reloading my machines.

 

[1002richards]

Hi,
Why not ditch Adobe Reader and use free Foxit instead?

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

Richard