Winzip use
Wednesday, March 5, 2003 by Don Rivani | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I dont understand how everybody has to have winzip to unzip the files that they get from wincustomize yet no one here has made a .png file to honor it so we can put it on our objectdock or anything, come on guys show some respect winzip deserves it! 
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craeonics
Reply #3 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 3:38 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 3:38 AM
And I was expecting someone who didn't know how to use WinZip... Damn!
Delicious
Reply #4 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 5:15 AM
Reply #4 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 5:15 AM
I think Object Zip is tied into skin downloads. When I download any other zip it opens in WInzip but Windowblinds is unzipped automatically.
I don't know what does that but I LIKE IT.
I don't know what does that but I LIKE IT.
@shu
Reply #7 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 6:14 AM
Reply #7 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 6:14 AM
I dunno, I uninstalled it because of the zip function. If it is, I am glad that I did. 
paxx
Reply #8 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 8:57 AM
Reply #8 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 8:57 AM
Hum... Don't need Winzip or Object Zip. I just zip/unzip with XP's built-in "compressed folder" feature.
Delicious
Reply #9 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 9:32 AM
Reply #9 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 9:32 AM
Never thought about that feature, paxx. Does it allow spanning?
paxx
Reply #10 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 9:51 AM
Reply #10 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 9:51 AM
What's spanning again? Spliting a file in different chunks?
No, XP's compressed folder is pretty basic: compress and uncompress. But that's al I need.
The rare times I have to split a file in chunks, I use the RAR format (Winrar).
No, XP's compressed folder is pretty basic: compress and uncompress. But that's al I need.
The rare times I have to split a file in chunks, I use the RAR format (Winrar).
paxx
Reply #14 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 11:53 AM
Reply #14 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 11:53 AM
So, just curious. You people who use all those other zip programs, why?
Do you realy use spanning or self-extracting EXE's a lot?
I just find it very convenient to just use XP's built-in feature. A zip file opens just like a folder. You'd almost wouldn't even know it's a zip. And zipping is just as easy: right-click >> Send to >> Compressed Folder. Voila.
Dunno, maybe it's too easy and people like to complicate things.
Do you realy use spanning or self-extracting EXE's a lot?
I just find it very convenient to just use XP's built-in feature. A zip file opens just like a folder. You'd almost wouldn't even know it's a zip. And zipping is just as easy: right-click >> Send to >> Compressed Folder. Voila.
Dunno, maybe it's too easy and people like to complicate things.
Angel_Wings
Reply #15 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 12:08 PM
Reply #15 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 12:08 PM
Hey, great tip, paxx
Angel_Wings didn't know that and always ignored that compressed folder on 'right click' thing before!
It works!
Angel_Wings didn't know that and always ignored that compressed folder on 'right click' thing before!
It works!
@shu
Reply #16 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 12:30 PM
Reply #16 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 12:30 PM
Dunno, paxx. Ultimate Zip also opens .RAR files, .ACE files.. etc. So all in all, its a one-in-all utility.
IPlural
Reply #17 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 12:48 PM
Reply #17 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 12:48 PM
I use power-archive, mainly because we get dbf's sent compressed and split for recovery of data at times and no one seems to use the samething, PowerArchive works with all compression formats, pc, mac and unix alike...
Koasati
Reply #18 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 12:55 PM
Reply #18 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 12:55 PM
Don't like zips that act like folders, and with ZipCentral I can usually drag any renamed zip (logonxp, wba, etc.) into the window, without renaming. There are other things I like about ZC, over other zip programs I've tried. I've been using ZC almost as long as I been using a computer, so it's like an old friend. .
While we're on the subject of zipping........... people should open the zips they create and remove anything unnecessary, such as 'Thumbs.db' in some cases the Thumbs.db are quite large, and are of no value to anyone other than the zipper. I remember one download (I won't mention by who ) that included a 1.5 meg thumbs.db ,........... on a dialup, which some of us are condemned to use, that's a big chuck of time wasted.
.While we're on the subject of zipping........... people should open the zips they create and remove anything unnecessary, such as 'Thumbs.db' in some cases the Thumbs.db are quite large, and are of no value to anyone other than the zipper. I remember one download (I won't mention by who
) that included a 1.5 meg thumbs.db ,........... on a dialup, which some of us are condemned to use, that's a big chuck of time wasted.
DavidK
Reply #19 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 1:31 PM
Reply #19 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 1:31 PM
DavidK uses winzip ever since it popped on the scene as a front end for PKzip....
Good point Koasati - also don't forget with Windowblinds skins to remove any .WBD files or the temp files Skin Studio creates.
Good point Koasati - also don't forget with Windowblinds skins to remove any .WBD files or the temp files Skin Studio creates.
Delicious
Reply #20 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 2:20 PM
Reply #20 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 2:20 PM
Delicious Spanning comes in handy when putting a program onto a floppies. Why not a disk? It is a re-writeable thing.
Delicious The self extractor comes in handy when zipping cursors and putting the exe in the cursorxp zip. Wincustomize will upload an exe file if it is zipped. It also makes it a lot easier for anyone that wants to use the .cur/.ani files to have them unzipped into a folder in the windows cursor folder.
Just plain old madness running rampant!
Delicious The self extractor comes in handy when zipping cursors and putting the exe in the cursorxp zip. Wincustomize will upload an exe file if it is zipped. It also makes it a lot easier for anyone that wants to use the .cur/.ani files to have them unzipped into a folder in the windows cursor folder.
Just plain old madness running rampant!
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Reply #1 Wednesday, March 5, 2003 2:32 AM