Now my 21 day trial has expired. Is it worth the money to renew?
2006-10-06 08:08:35 · 2 answers · asked by ? 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
7-zip is better and totally free (winrar, winzip, etc cost money after trial period)
http://www.7-zip.org/
The main features of 7-Zip:
* High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
* Supported formats:
o Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
o Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS
* For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
* Self-extracting capability for 7z format
* Integration with Windows Shell
* Powerful File Manager
* Powerful command line version
* Plugin for FAR Manager
* Localizations for 63 languages
7-Zip works in Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. There is port of command line version for Linux/Unix.
7-Zip (except for the file Rar29.dll) is a free software distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License. The file Rar29.dll is under mixed license: GNU LGPL + unRAR restriction (the unRAR sources cannot be used to re-create the RAR compression algorithm, which is proprietary).
2006-10-06 08:16:23 · answer #1 · answered by jrichard377 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Irene is right. Use WinRar or even better, Power Archiver 2006. It has a 30 day trial period, but you can use it as long as you want if you dont mind the little 4 second waiting period with the "BUY THIS PROGRAM" screen every time you open it. But as far as options, and ease of use, Power Archiver is the way to go!
2006-10-06 15:18:43 · answer #2 · answered by Dyce 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
WinRar is far better.
2006-10-06 15:11:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋