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  #16  
Old June 12th 13, 12:39 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Fokke Nauta[_3_]
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

On 12/06/2013 12:28, mick wrote:
On 11/06/2013 14:16, mick wrote:
Hi,

Yesterday I downloaded "7-Zip" V9.20 ("7z920.exe") after a
friend recommended it. One of my laptops (Dell) has Windows 7.
WinZip 7 (I used for years) will not install.

So far, I have used 7-Zip once to unzip a .ZIP file and I had
no problems. Note: 7-Zip is free.
Has anyone had any issues using this file(s) compressor?

Thank You in advance, John

None at all, I dumped WinZip and WinRAR long ago.


Is 7-Zip remarkably better that Winzip and Winrar? I own both.

Fokke


I would not say 'remarkably', but it is free. :-)
There is a pretty good summary he
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...crar,3436.html


Thanks. This makes sense.
Gonna try 7-Zip as well.

Fokke
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  #17  
Old June 12th 13, 06:49 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

On Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:41:54 -0600, gufus wrote:

I've been using it for years with problems. You don't have to worry


"with problems" ??

I'm sure you mean without problems.


You are correct. |-)

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  #18  
Old June 12th 13, 10:51 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Robin Bignall
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:39:30 +0200, Fokke Nauta
wrote:

On 12/06/2013 12:28, mick wrote:
On 11/06/2013 14:16, mick wrote:
Hi,

Yesterday I downloaded "7-Zip" V9.20 ("7z920.exe") after a
friend recommended it. One of my laptops (Dell) has Windows 7.
WinZip 7 (I used for years) will not install.

So far, I have used 7-Zip once to unzip a .ZIP file and I had
no problems. Note: 7-Zip is free.
Has anyone had any issues using this file(s) compressor?

Thank You in advance, John

None at all, I dumped WinZip and WinRAR long ago.


Is 7-Zip remarkably better that Winzip and Winrar? I own both.

Fokke


I would not say 'remarkably', but it is free. :-)
There is a pretty good summary he
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...crar,3436.html


Thanks. This makes sense.
Gonna try 7-Zip as well.

7-Zip doesn't appear to have a 'check for updates' button in its Help,
which would aid greatly the ability to always have the latest version.

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  #21  
Old June 13th 13, 06:32 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
s|b
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:51:39 +0100, Robin Bignall wrote:

7-Zip doesn't appear to have a 'check for updates' button in its Help,
which would aid greatly the ability to always have the latest version.


So? Is it that hard to check http://www.7-zip.org/ from time to time?

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  #22  
Old June 13th 13, 07:17 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Gene E. Bloch[_2_]
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:32:03 +0200, s|b wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:51:39 +0100, Robin Bignall wrote:

7-Zip doesn't appear to have a 'check for updates' button in its Help,
which would aid greatly the ability to always have the latest version.


So? Is it that hard to check http://www.7-zip.org/ from time to time?


Not easy if you have a memory like mine :-)

My tendency is to check every time I bring it up, since I don't use it
very often these days.

For Fokke Nauta: There are utilities that claim to keep track of your
installed software and find updates for you. But I've never tried one,
in fact I've never even researched them.

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  #24  
Old June 13th 13, 08:10 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:17:21 -0700, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

So? Is it that hard to check http://www.7-zip.org/ from time to time?


Not easy if you have a memory like mine :-)

My tendency is to check every time I bring it up, since I don't use it
very often these days.


Add alt.comp.freeware to your subscriptions. There's a lot of noise, but
once you clear that out (filters), you should see if there's an update
for 7-Zip.

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  #25  
Old June 13th 13, 11:26 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Robin Bignall
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:17:21 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:32:03 +0200, s|b wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:51:39 +0100, Robin Bignall wrote:

7-Zip doesn't appear to have a 'check for updates' button in its Help,
which would aid greatly the ability to always have the latest version.


So? Is it that hard to check http://www.7-zip.org/ from time to time?


Not easy if you have a memory like mine :-)

Likewise.

My tendency is to check every time I bring it up, since I don't use it
very often these days.

For Fokke Nauta: There are utilities that claim to keep track of your
installed software and find updates for you. But I've never tried one,
in fact I've never even researched them.


www.FileHippo.com is one that works well for the products it covers. You
can download their update checker.

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  #26  
Old June 14th 13, 04:49 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Gene E. Bloch[_2_]
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:26:48 +0100, Robin Bignall wrote:

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:17:21 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
wrote:

On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:32:03 +0200, s|b wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:51:39 +0100, Robin Bignall wrote:

7-Zip doesn't appear to have a 'check for updates' button in its Help,
which would aid greatly the ability to always have the latest version.

So? Is it that hard to check http://www.7-zip.org/ from time to time?


Not easy if you have a memory like mine :-)

Likewise.

My tendency is to check every time I bring it up, since I don't use it
very often these days.

For Fokke Nauta: There are utilities that claim to keep track of your
installed software and find updates for you. But I've never tried one,
in fact I've never even researched them.


www.FileHippo.com is one that works well for the products it covers. You
can download their update checker.


For Robin and s|b both:

In truth I tend to avoid tools like that and CCleaner, being by nature a
bit paranoid...

That's the reason for my remark above about not even researching update
checking SW.

So I guess I'm just an ingrate - but thanks anyway :-)

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  #27  
Old June 14th 13, 11:37 AM posted to alt.windows7.general
Fokke Nauta[_3_]
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

On 13/06/2013 20:17, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:32:03 +0200, s|b wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:51:39 +0100, Robin Bignall wrote:

7-Zip doesn't appear to have a 'check for updates' button in its Help,
which would aid greatly the ability to always have the latest version.


So? Is it that hard to check http://www.7-zip.org/ from time to time?


Not easy if you have a memory like mine :-)

My tendency is to check every time I bring it up, since I don't use it
very often these days.

For Fokke Nauta: There are utilities that claim to keep track of your
installed software and find updates for you. But I've never tried one,
in fact I've never even researched them.


Thanks, Gene, I know there are.
But most software I have check for their own updates, and for the rest:
why check for updates when it works? Not every update is an improvement ...

Fokke
  #28  
Old June 14th 13, 11:42 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Gene E. Bloch[_2_]
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:37:44 +0200, Fokke Nauta wrote:

On 13/06/2013 20:17, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:32:03 +0200, s|b wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:51:39 +0100, Robin Bignall wrote:

7-Zip doesn't appear to have a 'check for updates' button in its Help,
which would aid greatly the ability to always have the latest version.

So? Is it that hard to check http://www.7-zip.org/ from time to time?


Not easy if you have a memory like mine :-)

My tendency is to check every time I bring it up, since I don't use it
very often these days.

For Fokke Nauta: There are utilities that claim to keep track of your
installed software and find updates for you. But I've never tried one,
in fact I've never even researched them.


Thanks, Gene, I know there are.
But most software I have check for their own updates, and for the rest:
why check for updates when it works? Not every update is an improvement ...

Fokke


Heresy! At least according to the provider of the program :-)

I usually accept the updates that are offered, and even, as with 7-Zip,
check on my own and install new updates, but nonetheless, I agree with
you - I'm just inconsistent, apparently.

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  #29  
Old June 15th 13, 06:41 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Ed Cryer
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:37:44 +0200, Fokke Nauta wrote:

On 13/06/2013 20:17, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:32:03 +0200, s|b wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:51:39 +0100, Robin Bignall wrote:

7-Zip doesn't appear to have a 'check for updates' button in its Help,
which would aid greatly the ability to always have the latest version.

So? Is it that hard to check http://www.7-zip.org/ from time to time?

Not easy if you have a memory like mine :-)

My tendency is to check every time I bring it up, since I don't use it
very often these days.

For Fokke Nauta: There are utilities that claim to keep track of your
installed software and find updates for you. But I've never tried one,
in fact I've never even researched them.


Thanks, Gene, I know there are.
But most software I have check for their own updates, and for the rest:
why check for updates when it works? Not every update is an improvement ...

Fokke


Heresy! At least according to the provider of the program :-)

I usually accept the updates that are offered, and even, as with 7-Zip,
check on my own and install new updates, but nonetheless, I agree with
you - I'm just inconsistent, apparently.


Yes, me too. It's a dilemma. I try to set them all for don't update, in
order to avoid that start-up delay while they phone home. But I often
end up months and months out of date.
I grit my teeth and stick with it. I often hear from someone else online
that there's a new great update for X, so I get it.

Ed


  #30  
Old June 15th 13, 07:26 PM posted to alt.windows7.general
Zaidy036[_5_]
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Default "7-Zip" V9.20 Recently Downloaded

On 6/14/2013 6:42 PM, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:37:44 +0200, Fokke Nauta wrote:

On 13/06/2013 20:17, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:32:03 +0200, s|b wrote:

On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:51:39 +0100, Robin Bignall wrote:

7-Zip doesn't appear to have a 'check for updates' button in its Help,
which would aid greatly the ability to always have the latest version.

So? Is it that hard to check http://www.7-zip.org/ from time to time?

Not easy if you have a memory like mine :-)

My tendency is to check every time I bring it up, since I don't use it
very often these days.

For Fokke Nauta: There are utilities that claim to keep track of your
installed software and find updates for you. But I've never tried one,
in fact I've never even researched them.


Thanks, Gene, I know there are.
But most software I have check for their own updates, and for the rest:
why check for updates when it works? Not every update is an improvement ...

Fokke


Heresy! At least according to the provider of the program :-)

I usually accept the updates that are offered, and even, as with 7-Zip,
check on my own and install new updates, but nonetheless, I agree with
you - I'm just inconsistent, apparently.

use Secunia to notify you automatically of updates
 




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