
If you have a previous version, WinZip saves prior information (handy if you have already registered the software). The install program is run, and default directories are supplied-you can easily override them if necessary. Run WINZIP56.EXE to extract the necessary files.

Providing external support for other popular file formats is a nice touch. With its internal support, WinZip covers about 90% of the file formats you are likely to run across. It also supports ARJ, LZH, and ARC files via external programs. WinZip has internal support for Zip, Gzip, TAR, and UNIX compress files. If you're like most of us, zipping and unzipping files will be frequent activities.


It can view, run, extract, add, delete, and test archived files. WinZip allows you to work with the majority of these file formats easily and quickly. If you receive files via the Internet, CompuServe, or diskette, chances are they are compressed in some way.
