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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
August 18 2008 04:54 GMT
#1
My crappy evaluation period just ended for WinZip(the free version) and now I see I have 3 choices:
1) find another stupid trail program for opening .zip files
2) avoid downloading files in .zip format
3) find a good program to open them with that is free, and isn't a trail of the program.
So I'm obviously most interested in option #3, can someone tell me/give link as to where such a program is?

*****
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-18 04:56:06
August 18 2008 04:55 GMT
#2
pretty sure Windows has integrated zip file opening

anyways, 7zip will work
blabberrrrr
Elite00fm
Profile Joined January 2008
United States548 Posts
August 18 2008 04:59 GMT
#3
I've always used WinRAR

http://www.rarlab.com/
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
August 18 2008 05:03 GMT
#4
On August 18 2008 13:59 Elite00fm wrote:
I've always used WinRAR

http://www.rarlab.com/

I'm running windows, and my comp came with WinZip and WinRaR trails versions both installed, so I can't use either of them anymore, although I just tried 7-zip, and its working great, thnx blabber
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
CommanderFluffy
Profile Joined June 2008
Taiwan1059 Posts
August 18 2008 05:04 GMT
#5
Winrar FTW
Pain is temporary, but glory is forever.
ulszz
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
Jamaica1787 Posts
August 18 2008 05:04 GMT
#6
you know you can just hit cancel when it says your trail is up with winrar...
everliving, everfaithful, eversure
Mickey
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2606 Posts
August 18 2008 05:05 GMT
#7
7-Zip> All.
IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
August 18 2008 05:06 GMT
#8
7-zip Freeware ftw lol good thing your useing it. I hate seeing winrar cause all i think about is how many people steal this shit.
I have ass for brains so,
even when I shit I'm droping knowledge.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51608 Posts
August 18 2008 05:10 GMT
#9
cracked winrar
Commentator
Hurricane
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
United States3939 Posts
August 18 2008 05:21 GMT
#10
Winrar might as well be free.
RIP CHARLIEMURPHY 11/25/10 NEVER FORGET | Hurricane#1183 @ B.net
Elite00fm
Profile Joined January 2008
United States548 Posts
August 18 2008 05:22 GMT
#11
On August 18 2008 14:04 ulszz wrote:
you know you can just hit cancel when it says your trail is up with winrar...


yeah seriously haha, I like how everytime I open something with winRAR it gives me this serious message:
Please Purchase WinRAR license
"Please not that winrar is not free software. After a 40 day trial period you must either buy a license or remove it from your computer."

Then they have a row of buttons saying

Buy Online
How to Buy
Close
Help


Click close, problem solved, and remember: http://cristgaming.com/pirate.swf
IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-18 05:26:02
August 18 2008 05:22 GMT
#12
On August 18 2008 14:21 Hurricane wrote:
Winrar might as well be free.

I wonder if anyone actually buys it? I swear by how much .rar is used you'd think it was sharewear

http://cristgaming.com/pirate.swf
dear god, i loved that lol even though i dont pirate shit, except tv shows but ionno if that counts. Although ive used the same xp, vista and office all one 3 computers illegal yes but atlest i bought my copy
I have ass for brains so,
even when I shit I'm droping knowledge.
0xDEADBEEF
Profile Joined September 2007
Germany1235 Posts
August 18 2008 05:24 GMT
#13
On August 18 2008 13:55 blabber wrote:
pretty sure Windows has integrated zip file opening


... which sucks and is inconvenient. It only handles .zip I think.

7-Zip is a very good choice. It doesn't support .ace though... that's why I have a commandline unace.exe additionally. Fortunately, .ace is very rarely used.
infinity21 *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
August 18 2008 05:36 GMT
#14
I use IZArc. Supports ridiculously many compresssions and feels pretty light
Official Entusman #21
useLess
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4781 Posts
August 18 2008 05:52 GMT
#15
all zip/unzipping programs are light
Moonlight Shadow
BottleAbuser
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Korea (South)1888 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-18 06:13:11
August 18 2008 06:11 GMT
#16
For pretty much any widely used utility (including unzipping tools), you can find free and legit versions by googling for "site:sourceforge.net [StuffIWant]"... might not be the most polished, but it does give some quick options.

(EVERYTHING on sourceforge is open source. Which means free as in beer and as in speech - no nag screens, and you can download and compile the source yourself if you're paranoid about malware.)
Compilers are like boyfriends, you miss a period and they go crazy on you.
pinenamu
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States770 Posts
August 18 2008 06:58 GMT
#17
I use alzip.

http://www.altools.co.kr/Main/Default.aspx
http://www.altools.com/Default.aspx

I don't know if the korean version and the english version are different or not. I have the korean version installed and it opens up everything.
MeriaDoKk
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Chile1726 Posts
August 18 2008 08:07 GMT
#18
cracked windows came with cracked winrar and a shitload of cracked programs
XCetron
Profile Joined November 2006
5226 Posts
August 18 2008 10:47 GMT
#19
On August 18 2008 14:05 Mickey wrote:
7-Zip> All.

FaCE_1
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Canada6184 Posts
August 18 2008 10:50 GMT
#20
On August 18 2008 14:05 Mickey wrote:
7-Zip> All.

free
open source
open anything
n_n
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