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- Location
- Edmonton Alta
Hi there,
Luckily for me I'm running Windows 8 on my new HP ENVY Phoenix Desk Top...
Windows 7 and Windows 8 natively supports .zip file formats. Thus effectively you would not need a third party software to zip / unzip files in zip format. Windows 8 supports .iso file format as well apart from supporting .zip file format.
In order to create a .zip file in windows 7 or 8, right click on empty area on desktop and select New ZIP Archive. Once you have created a ZIP Archive (.zip file), name it appropriately, double click on it to open it in explorer. Once you have opened the .zip file in windows explorer, you can paste files into it, as you would do in a folder.
In order to view the contents of a .zip file, you need to follow the same procedure, i.e. double click on the .zip file and view or modify the contents of the zip file as you would do changes to a folder. You can also right click on a .zip file and select the Extract All option to UnZip the file contents onto a selectable location.
If the WinZip free version remained free after the trial period, I'd still continue to use it, but for a paid version, well I've already paid for Windows 8!!
Chas
Luckily for me I'm running Windows 8 on my new HP ENVY Phoenix Desk Top...
Windows 7 and Windows 8 natively supports .zip file formats. Thus effectively you would not need a third party software to zip / unzip files in zip format. Windows 8 supports .iso file format as well apart from supporting .zip file format.
In order to create a .zip file in windows 7 or 8, right click on empty area on desktop and select New ZIP Archive. Once you have created a ZIP Archive (.zip file), name it appropriately, double click on it to open it in explorer. Once you have opened the .zip file in windows explorer, you can paste files into it, as you would do in a folder.
In order to view the contents of a .zip file, you need to follow the same procedure, i.e. double click on the .zip file and view or modify the contents of the zip file as you would do changes to a folder. You can also right click on a .zip file and select the Extract All option to UnZip the file contents onto a selectable location.
If the WinZip free version remained free after the trial period, I'd still continue to use it, but for a paid version, well I've already paid for Windows 8!!
Chas
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion ENVY Phoenix
- CPU
- 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3770K Processor 3.50 GHz
- Memory
- 64-bit 16GB DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 2GB GGDR AMD Eyefinity
- Sound Card
- Intel Z75 ~ Beats Audio 7.1 Surround
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LG LCD 33"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 2TB Serial ATA and 128 GB solid-state drive 7200 RPM
- PSU
- 600W power supply feeds the power-hungry processor and the 250W discrete graphics card
- Case
- HP Pavilion
- Cooling
- Liquid Cooling
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wave K350 (MK550) and HP USB
- Mouse
- Logitech Wave M510 wireless and HP Optical
- Internet Speed
- 10-15MB/s
- Browser
- Internet Explorer 10
- Antivirus
- McAfee
- Other Info
- Monster Digital Fiber Optic Audio Cable M850 4M
Integrated WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
15-in-1 Card Reader
USB 3.0 x 4 USB 2.0 x 8