I thought WinZip was a free programme (like Adobe) it looks as though I've downloaded a trial period one, which has now expired.
Is there any alternative to buying WinZip? If there isn't is there a UK site I can buy from instead of the American one?
Many thanks!
2006-12-13 06:09:12 · 18 answers · asked by Jay Jay 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Windows XP (If you have it) already has built in support for zipping and unzipping files. Simply right click on a zip file and from the pop up menu select "Open With" then select "Compressed (zipped) Folders".
2006-12-13 06:17:48 · answer #1 · answered by Lazirell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WinZip began life in the early 1990s as a shareware GUI front-end for PKZIP. Sometime around 1996, the creators of WinZip incorporated. Since they incorporated, Winzip is available as a trial version or for purchase.
Here is a website in the UK that sells file compression software like WinZip: www.interpages.co.uk/pkzipage/
2006-12-13 06:21:03 · answer #2 · answered by eboue1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows XP has a native winzip for free
2006-12-13 06:26:46 · answer #3 · answered by Croeso 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WinZip is software you have to buy but you don't necessarily need it to download and unzip files. If you have MS Windows, you can just download the zip file and open it up and it will still unzip. If you're compressing files though, you may need the software, I'm not sure.
2006-12-13 06:19:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Winzip is shareware. It will cost around £35. Howver, Windows XP has a self extractor.
2006-12-13 06:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by Sparky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is a such program called Winzip - http://www.winzip.com/
However I would recommend Winrar - http://filehippo.com/download_winrar/ which is a better alternative and functions very well without any payment.
I would also recommend the freeware program 7-zip - http://filehippo.com/download_7-zip/
2006-12-13 06:20:55 · answer #6 · answered by yassin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WinZip is trial ware (They want you to eventually buy it!) There are lots of FREE programs on the net...just Google them!
XP has an unzipper built in...so I don't use WinZip.
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2006-12-13 06:15:18 · answer #7 · answered by John H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't know sorry. Try using winrar better than winzip perhaps you can find that in uk or just use bitcomet and download a cracked version that you don't have to pay for.
2006-12-13 06:12:44 · answer #8 · answered by micaso1971 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would suggest you look for a program called 7zip, http://www.7-zip.org/ it is completely free.
However if you are using windows XP, windows XP has a zip program built into it already, if you use an item called compressed folders, the compressed folder is actually a zip file.
2006-12-13 06:18:13 · answer #9 · answered by lysacor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can continue to use Winzip - it will not cease to work.
2006-12-13 07:02:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋