Zip capability in Vista?

Does Vista come with the capability to zip files?

"mdkw" <> wrote in message
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> Does Vista come with the capability to zip files?

Sort of...

Highlight a group of files

Right-click

Click Send to compressed (zipped) folder

Choose a name for the zip


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"mdkw" wrote:

> Does Vista come with the capability to zip files?

Of Course! Windows Vista, just like it's predecessors has compatibility with
..zip files. If you need to expand your compression capabilities, I would
recommend WinZip.

So you can zip a file with that process--but not unzip a file without using
WinZip?

"linuxcrazyman" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "mdkw" wrote:
>
>> Does Vista come with the capability to zip files?
>
> Of Course! Windows Vista, just like it's predecessors has compatibility
> with
> .zip files. If you need to expand your compression capabilities, I would
> recommend WinZip.

mdkw wrote:
> So you can zip a file with that process--but not unzip a file without
> using WinZip?

A zip file in Vista behaves much like a folder. The icon will look
similar to a folder icon, and you open the zip file and view its
contents just like a regular folder. So no, you do not need WinZip or
any other zip utility to view standard zip files in Vista.
--
Tom Porterfield

"mdkw" <> wrote in message
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> So you can zip a file with that process--but not unzip a file without
> using WinZip?
>

No as Mark Rae has already answered Windows Vista can natively create "zip"
files (known as compressed folders)
And it can open them too.

--

Mike Brannigan
"mdkw" <> wrote in message
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> So you can zip a file with that process--but not unzip a file without
> using WinZip?
>
> "linuxcrazyman" <> wrote in message
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>>
>> "mdkw" wrote:
>>
>>> Does Vista come with the capability to zip files?
>>
>> Of Course! Windows Vista, just like it's predecessors has compatibility
>> with
>> .zip files. If you need to expand your compression capabilities, I would
>> recommend WinZip.
>

Right, so if I attach a copy of such a folder to an email, is it readable by
a recipient who does not have Vista, but may well have other (UN)ZIP
freeware/software?

"Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@localhost> wrote in message
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> "mdkw" <> wrote in message
> news:AF7980BA-CBAF-494A-9AC0-...
>> So you can zip a file with that process--but not unzip a file without
>> using WinZip?
>>
>
> No as Mark Rae has already answered Windows Vista can natively create
> "zip" files (known as compressed folders)
> And it can open them too.
>
> --
>
> Mike Brannigan
> "mdkw" <> wrote in message
> news:AF7980BA-CBAF-494A-9AC0-...
>> So you can zip a file with that process--but not unzip a file without
>> using WinZip?
>>
>> "linuxcrazyman" <> wrote in
>> message news0165BB3-CE42-424F-8039-...
>>>
>>>
>>> "mdkw" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does Vista come with the capability to zip files?
>>>
>>> Of Course! Windows Vista, just like it's predecessors has compatibility
>>> with
>>> .zip files. If you need to expand your compression capabilities, I would
>>> recommend WinZip.
>>
>

Doug wrote:
> Right, so if I attach a copy of such a folder to an email, is it
> readable by a recipient who does not have Vista, but may well have other
> (UN)ZIP freeware/software?

They are standard zip files, so yes.
--
Tom Porterfield

> Tom Porterfield wrote
> They are standard zip files, so yes.
That's good news and worth knowing - thanks Tom. Doug

"linuxcrazyman" <> wrote in message
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>
> "mdkw" wrote:
>
>> Does Vista come with the capability to zip files?
>
> Of Course! Windows Vista, just like it's predecessors has compatibility
> with
> .zip files. If you need to expand your compression capabilities, I would
> recommend WinZip.

7zip is the best for on the fly. based on my limited "testing", 7z's
password seems most openable by other zip apps [I have no opinion on which
app can be blamed for unopenability - the creating app, or the (un)opening
app]

context menu [I think] allows 7z to switch from folder view or flat list
view.also has dual pane view.

some people prefer tugzip or iceows. I tried, but went back to 7z.
read user comments at softpedia, betanews, etc.