Good Morning Phil and Lance and List, I've not said anything because Phil has been saying it so well. I simply have not been able to make zip files work and WinZip is the program I've not been able to make work. I've always figured it's just me and decided a couple of years ago that life can go on without zip files. Amazingly it has. I can not tell you what I did, what didn't work nor other details. I've suppressed all of it although psychotherapy might bring it all back if I were willing to face the trauma. I'm grateful to the list for giving me the start of courage to have a go at zip files once more. Phil, shall we start a Support Group for those who can't make WinZip work? We could be the founding members. Marie -----Original Message----- From: Lance [mailto:hty31b5@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:29 PM To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Which file compression program is best/free? Thanks for your (interesting) feedback, Phil. Your answer was predictable. It is strange that no one else seems to have had those problems with WinZip, or if they have had, they haven't reported it. At least you seem to be able manage the necessary tasks with Bigspeed so that's good. Lance -----Original Message----- From: Phil Stevens [mailto:joe2phil@drizzle.com] Sent: Friday, 20 August 2004 03:39 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Which file compression program is best/free? Hello Lance list and All that asked, Phil here: I was being 'nice'. I did not want to get bounced from the list for using foul language. So, insert expletive of your choice where I put 'buggy', I found the prog to be extremely poor programming. Total lack of support, I could not get it to function correctly. After reading the directions fifteen time all I could usually get is a Error "Nothing to Do", OR when it would zip up something I could not locate where it put it! After a few frustrating tries I sent it to Cyberheaven and got PKZip, which worked fine, until my Hard drive exploded last month. I now use Bigspeed as it is free !! I spent 5-7 hours looking at the various progs, and settled for it! Phil --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0434-1, 2004-08-17 Tested on: 20/08/2004 1:28:26 PM 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 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 8/16/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 8/16/2004

Hello Marie , I am very happy to see your post !! , I has thinking maybe I am only ONE of 7 billion people that has trouble with that ' prog ' , Being reasonable ' alive ' able to dress and feed myself , I figure I could master a simple zipper prog , But it was not to be ! , I wonder how many others are hiding , afraid to see the light of ' confession ' Speak now people , Be not afraid , You will not suffer ! , Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Peer" <peer@mindspring.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 7:19 AM Subject: RE: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Which file compression program is best/free? > Good Morning Phil and Lance and List, > > I've not said anything because Phil has been saying it so well. I simply > have not been able to make zip files work and WinZip is the program I've not > been able to make work. > > I've always figured it's just me and decided a couple of years ago that life > can go on without zip files. Amazingly it has. > > I can not tell you what I did, what didn't work nor other details. I've > suppressed all of it although psychotherapy might bring it all back if I > were willing to face the trauma. > > I'm grateful to the list for giving me the start of courage to have a go at > zip files once more. Phil, shall we start a Support Group for those who > can't make WinZip work? We could be the founding members. > > Marie > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lance [mailto:hty31b5@hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:29 PM > To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Which file compression program is > best/free? > > > Thanks for your (interesting) feedback, Phil. Your answer was > predictable. It is strange that no one else seems to have had those > problems with WinZip, or if they have had, they haven't reported it. At > least you seem to be able manage the necessary tasks with Bigspeed so > that's good. > > Lance > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Stevens [mailto:joe2phil@drizzle.com] > Sent: Friday, 20 August 2004 03:39 > To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Which file compression program is > best/free? > > Hello Lance list and All that asked, Phil here: I was being 'nice'. I > did not want to get bounced from the list for using foul language. > So, insert expletive of your choice where I put 'buggy', I found the > prog to be extremely poor programming. Total lack of support, I could > not get it to function correctly. After reading the directions fifteen > time all I could usually get is a Error "Nothing to Do", OR when it > would zip up something I could not locate where it put it! After a few > frustrating tries I sent it to Cyberheaven and got PKZip, which worked > fine, until my Hard drive exploded last month. I now use Bigspeed as it > is free !! I spent 5-7 hours looking at the various progs, and settled > for it! Phil > --- > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 0434-1, 2004-08-17 > Tested on: 20/08/2004 1:28:26 PM > 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 > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 8/16/2004 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 8/16/2004 > > > ==== 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 >