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New Winzip in the Works

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the unzip-it dept.

flufster writes "Today WinZip released a public beta version of WinZip 10.0, the latest version of the popular archiving software. The biggest change in this version is that the software has finally been broken into two versions - Standard and Professional, offering paying users additional functionality in the Professional version, while allowing others to use the Standard edition without an annoying nag screen. Version 10.0 has a revamped interface designed to mimic XP's Windows Explorer, and claims to zip archives faster. The software now supports the PPMd and bzip2 compression formats, and can burn from zip archives directly to writable optical media such as CDs and DVDs. The main addition to the Pro edition is an automation feature called 'WinZip Job Wizard' which allows scheduled archiving instructions to be set. Almost all the other features we're used to now come completely free in the Standard edition."

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  1. -1, buy an ad. by QuantumG · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Oh wait, you did.

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  2. Multiple Zip Files by jdvuyk · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The ability to unzip large groups of ZIP files in one action would be a lovely addition!!! I just use winrar anyway as, although it can be alot more ugly, the methods it uses are much more elegant. My 2c...

  3. Who needs it by jb.hl.com · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have 7-zip...it handles almost all archives I come across quickly and well, and to boot it just works. Why the hell would I want to go back to WinZip, which from the sounds of it is even more bloated than it was before?

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  4. 7-Zip by BinLadenMyHero · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Have you tried 7-Zip?