Phil, in what way is WinZip "buggy"? What did you find "hard to use" about it? Would be interesting to read your comments. Lance -----Original Message----- From: Phil Stevens [mailto:joe2phil@drizzle.com] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2004 11:12 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Which file compression program is best/free? 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 --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0434-1, 2004-08-17 Tested on: 19/08/2004 1:37:43 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Me too. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <hty31b5@hotmail.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 11:38 PM Subject: RE: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Which file compression program is best/free? Phil, in what way is WinZip "buggy"? What did you find "hard to use" about it? Would be interesting to read your comments. Lance -----Original Message----- From: Phil Stevens [mailto:joe2phil@drizzle.com] Sent: Thursday, 19 August 2004 11:12 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] Which file compression program is best/free? 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 --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0434-1, 2004-08-17 Tested on: 19/08/2004 1:37:43 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: http://www.cyndislist.com ============================== 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