WinZip 9.0 SR-1

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Popularity:
#1 in File Compression (out of 215 products)
Editor's Rating:
5.0 stars
Average User Rating:
3.5 stars (out of 1328 votes) Rate it!
Downloads:
180,815,874
Requirements:
Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Limitations:
No limitations
Date Added:
August 27, 2004
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Publisher's description of WinZip 9.0 SR-1

From WinZip Computing:

WinZip is the original and most popular of all Windows ZIP file utilities. Wizard/Classic interfaces accommodate both first-time and experienced users. With WinZip you can quickly and easily compress and decompress files, folders, and entire folder trees to save storage space and reduce e-mail-transmission time, as well as encrypt and decrypt your sensitive documents. Features include tight integration with Windows Explorer, support for most Internet file formats, and one-click zipping and e-mail.

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Editor's review of WinZip 9.0 SR-1

5.0 stars
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The reigning top dog of the utility world gets some nice behind-the-scenes improvements while maintaining the familiar usability and interface that we've come to trust. WinZip is still king at creating ZIP archives, and this new version expands its kingdom on a number of fronts. New features include AES 128- and 256-bit encryption for tighter security, an improved compression algorithm that gives you better compression ratios, and new technologies that remove the size restrictions on ZIP archives. Other handy features include a user-friendly zipping wizard, a split archive function that converts even very large ZIP files into manageable sizes for easier e-mailing, span-disk capability for complete backups, integration with virus-protection software, and the ability to drop whole programs into one self-extracting archive.

Although this is the most compatible version to date, WinZip still relies on ZIP alone to archive your files. We would have liked to see support for RAR, ISO, and ACE archives. Overall, however, WinZip is a fantastic program, and the new features improve on what it does best. Whether you're an old pro or a new user, this is a must-have upgrade.

User reviews of WinZip 9.0 SR-1

Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 1328 votes
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2 stars

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Version: WinZip 9.0 SR-1

"used to be free..."

by cheronimon on May 10, 2005

Pros: it started zip...

Cons: many new freeware prog are available, simpler,faster,lesser disk space, and zip is not the most compressed format anymore...

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5 stars

7 out of 8 people found this review helpful

Version: WinZip 9.0 SR-1

"Make STUFF SaMaLeR"

by arsenijcz on May 31, 2005

Pros: Zips files down, very usefull for making smaller photo gallerys or movies or sofware or games.
try it!!!!!

Cons: slow but its supposed to be coz its is a big thing to do(compress)

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3 stars

8 out of 11 people found this review helpful

Version: WinZip 9.0 SR-1

"slow and does not support many formats"

by afrobat on April 14, 2005

Pros: It unzips .zip files

Cons: 1. relatively slow
2. does not support the now widely-used .rar file
3. Not worth it to unzip just zip files either because windows comes with native .zip support.

I recommend getting WinRAR. It is much faster than Winzip and WinRAR supports a lot more formats.

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4 stars

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Version: WinZip 9.0 SR-1

"Not better than Winrar, but still good!"

by suleman1uk on April 23, 2005

Pros: Can zip files very quickly using a small amount of resources.

Cons: Does not support .rar and many other formats, this is where Winrar dominates!

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1 stars

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

Version: WinZip 9.0 SR-1

"I used to like it....But"

by DownloaDude on June 6, 2005

Pros: I used to like this program... but when i found out about WinRAR,.. I find WinRAR much easier, faster, and supports more formats! Get WinRAR! Winzip is a complex program.

Cons: Complex, not simple, slow, not enough formats to support.... Im serious...

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