Sue, WinZip has a 21 day trial period. After that it costs USD29.00. A zip program is an essential tool on nay computer as so many files arrive that way. It's also a handy way of compressing your own files to conserve space. I have used WinZip for years and it is always reliable. WinZip can be found at: http://www.winzip.com/winzip.htm As well as the free BigZipper Phil mentioned, there are a couple of other popular programs (not free): WinRAR http://www.rarlab.com/rar_archiver.htm PKZip http://www.pkware.com/ BigZipper would suit your purposes at the moment, I feel. Lance -----Original Message----- From: sue taylor [mailto:sutaylor@blueyonder.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2004 07:14 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Which file compression program is best/free? Maureen thanks for your response - I had wondered about Winzip - Is Winzip a free download? or do I need to purchase it? Regards Sue Taylor, UK ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list send a message to GEN-COMP-TIPS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0434-1, 2004-08-17 Tested on: 19/08/2004 10:16:03 AM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Hello List an Lance , I believe that you will find the Free Trial of winzip is a VERY LARGE Down load !!!! , While bigspeed is very small !!!!! , Big is not always better !!!! , Winzip is Buggy And Hard to use !!!! , Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <hty31b5@hotmail.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 5:27 PM Subject: RE: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Which file compression program is best/free? > Sue, WinZip has a 21 day trial period. After that it costs USD29.00. A > zip program is an essential tool on nay computer as so many files arrive > that way. It's also a handy way of compressing your own files to > conserve space. I have used WinZip for years and it is always reliable. > > WinZip can be found at: http://www.winzip.com/winzip.htm > > As well as the free BigZipper Phil mentioned, there are a couple of > other popular programs (not free): > > WinRAR http://www.rarlab.com/rar_archiver.htm > PKZip http://www.pkware.com/ > > BigZipper would suit your purposes at the moment, I feel. > > Lance > > -----Original Message----- > From: sue taylor [mailto:sutaylor@blueyonder.co.uk] > Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2004 07:14 > To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Which file compression program is > best/free? > > Maureen thanks for your response - I had wondered about Winzip - Is > Winzip a free download? or do I need to purchase it? > Regards Sue Taylor, UK > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list send a message to > GEN-COMP-TIPS-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the > body of the message. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > --- > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 0434-1, 2004-08-17 > Tested on: 19/08/2004 10:16:03 AM > avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. > http://www.avast.com > > > > > > ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== > DO NOT open unexpected file attachments from people, even if you know them. Verify with the sender first. This may be your only line of defence, other than AV Software, against mail "viruses" > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

From: "Phil Stevens" <joe2phil@drizzle.com> - - - - SNIP - - - - >Winzip is Buggy And Hard to use !!!! , - - - - SNIP - - - - I haven't found any of those bugs or had any problems with using WinZip. I don't know anything about the other program, but I haven't found d single problem with WinZip. Alfred D. Eller RootsMagic-Users-Admin@RootsWeb.com ================ ==============