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Old 03-23-2006, 08:35 PM   #1
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winzip vs winrar
Which do you prefer when you want to compress files? I think that .zip is more widely known overall.
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Old 03-23-2006, 09:58 PM   #2
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What the he.....

Winrar by far.
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Old 03-24-2006, 01:43 AM   #3
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I believe that WinRAR compresses a bit better, but WinZip has a much more usable interface and .zip files are much easier to share because of their ubiquity.
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Old 03-24-2006, 07:17 PM   #4
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Also keep in mind that XP has a built in way to recognize .zip files, this is important if you are targetting casual users. If you distribute a .rar file, they many not know what to do with it.
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I think .zip is more user friendly over .rar files, I know some newbies to computing who don't know what a .rar file is
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New WinRar's archiving format is unsupported by older versions, so it seams “unfriendly” to some users, but Winrar has more parameters than Winzip, if pick up a right method, the final size of files should be better.
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I used to like winzip(when I was young), but I find Winrar does a much better job and also supports much more formats.
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Neither.....7zip

It's capable of some amazing compression with some stuff
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Neither.....7zip

It's capable of some amazing compression with some stuff
There is one I never tried... thanks for the tip
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