Comments on: File and Folder Compression in Windows 7

By: Wicki

Wicki — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:58:00 +0000

I think the version of compression in Windows 7 is incredibly slow. It doesn’t provide any choices for naming at the time of compression (better than the several steps shown in the guide) and doesn’t allow you to direct the compressed file to another folder. Also, if there happens to be any apostrophes or emplty files, it fails and creates nothing. Don’t like it at all.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 12 May 2011 17:47:00 +0000

I have somehow lost the ability to access and use the zip function that comes with Windows 7. Does anyone know how I can get it back?

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By: Susandryan

Susandryan — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:57:00 +0000

THANK YOU JOHN for the excellent guide. I am 55 and back in college. I need all the help I can get, especially with online classes having to use the computer extensivley. Not everyone was raised w/pcs and understands all of this tech stuff. THANKS!!!! Keep up the good work.

By: Drmaxh

Drmaxh — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:31:00 +0000

Is there a control or method for setting the compression ratio for Wind-7?

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By: Yatti

Yatti — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:55:37 +0000

IZarc here.. Opens pretty much everything..

By: Yatti420

Yatti420 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:54:22 +0000

Good to know if its true accross the board etc..

By: Mustafa Mohamed

Mustafa Mohamed — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:04:11 +0000

Personally, I prefer to use WinRAR as it can open “zip” file extensions.
Btw, these guides are excellent for beginners and the screenshots are very helpful. Great effort

By: Yatti

Yatti — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:55:37 +0000

IZarc here.. Opens pretty much everything..

By: Yatti420

Yatti420 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:54:22 +0000

Good to know if its true accross the board etc..

By: Mustafa Mohamed

Mustafa Mohamed — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:04:11 +0000

Personally, I prefer to use WinRAR as it can open “zip” file extensions.
Btw, these guides are excellent for beginners and the screenshots are very helpful. Great effort

By: John Campbell

John Campbell — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:36:45 +0000

No offence taken. The blog sure took a long time but Snagit makes it easier. I always write stuff for the beginners so tend to tell it all.

By: dd@dd

dd@dd — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:20:14 +0000

Sorry I meant no offence, it’s a very nicely done guide that must of taken considerable time, but its like making a two page guide on how to use the start menu lol.

By: John Campbell

John Campbell — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:49:56 +0000

Not everybody is a smarty like you. Some folks struggle so guides help!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:53:40 +0000

I guess it's good to know how to do this, but I just use 7-Zip. It's a lot faster and has more features.

By: dddddd@Dddddddd.com

dddddd@Dddddddd.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:12:04 +0000

lol how much time did you spend making this retarded guide, its not like these menu options are hidden any idiot can find them.

By: eithel

eithel — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:17:10 +0000

Another reason to use compressed folder is to keep the files date/time intact when you transfer them on ftp or email. If you transfer a file the date/time is refreshed with the local computer date when it is download.
In our company we need to know the last modification date/time for each program file.

By: You_SUCK

You_SUCK — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:41:06 +0000

7-Zip and WinRShit FTW
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