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- Welcome to PKZIP for Windows, Version 2.70!
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- New features available in this release
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- PKZIP 2.70 for Windows 9x/NT 4.0 has many new and useful features.
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- * Create Self-Extracting Patch Files (Professional Distribution
- Licensed version only)
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- PKZIP for Windows allows you to create self-extracting
- patch files. Patch files can be an ideal solution for
- distributing software updates. Please refer to the User's
- Manual or online help (PKZIPW.HLP) for further information
- on creating patch files.
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- * Email MAPI (i.e. Send To) Support
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- PKZIP for Windows allows you to Email archive files right
- from the main application window.
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- * Embed Authenticity Verification (AV) Information (Registered and
- Distribution Licensed versions only)
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- You may embed an electronic signature with files stored in
- a .ZIP archive and subsequently authenticate those files
- upon extraction. PKWARE Authenticity Verification (AV)
- information allows you to detect whether a .ZIP file's
- integrity has been compromised. The putav.bat file will
- configure PKZIP for Windows for Authenticity Verification.
- Please refer to the User's Manual for further information
- on configuring and using AV.
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- * Self-Extractors for Several New Platforms (Professional
- Distribution Licensed version only)
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- You may create self-extractors for several new platforms
- (e.g. UNIX) with the PKSFXS.DAT file. This file is on the
- diskette labeled Additional Self-Extractors. Copy this file
- from the diskette and place in the installation directory.
- The available self-extractors will appear in the Save As
- dialog in the Save as type drop down list. Please refer to
- the User's Manual for further information on configuring
- and using the pksfxs.dat file.
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- * Enhanced 32-bit Windows Self-Extractor (Registered and
- Distribution Licensed versions only)
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- PKZIP for Windows includes the ability to create 32-bit
- self-extracting (Explorer enabled) Windows archives to run
- on Windows 9x and Windows NT.
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- * Extended configuration options for Windows self-extractors
- created with the Registered version of PKZIP for Windows
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- Self-extracting .ZIP files created with the Registered
- version of PKZIP for Windows now feature several
- configuration options (e.g. Customizable Title Bar)
- previously only available in the Professional Distribution
- Licensed version of PKZIP for Windows.
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- * Improved Self-Extractor Run After Extraction Functionality
- (Registered and Distribution Licensed versions only)
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- This extended functionality allows you to do such things as
- run an installation script (i.e. .INF file) after
- extraction. Please refer to the User's Manual for detailed
- information.
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- Program Updates from version 2.6x to 2.70
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- * Certain users reported that it took somewhat longer to open .ZIP
- files in PKZIP 2.60 for Windows than in previous versions.
- Latest Version fixes logic that may have caused such behavior.
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- * Fixed problem related to selecting the Overwrite:Never option
- when creating/running Windows self-extractors.
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- * File attributes are now restored with the files upon extraction
- from Windows self-extractors.
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- * Resolved performance issues when compressing files on network
- file systems.
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- * Fixed problem with certain files (Compression Method=Normal)
- reporting warning (e.g. '...bad compression block type') or error
- messages on extraction.
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- * Fixed problem on certain NT systems where PKZIP didn't recognize
- the first diskette from a spanned set even if there was seemingly
- no problems with the diskette itself or the data written on that
- diskette.
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- * PKZIP now properly extracts .TAR.GZ files as well as UUEncoded
- .ZIP and .TAR files to the specified temporary extraction
- directory.
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- * Added Help button to the View Preferences dialog.
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- * Modified the output format of Authenticity Verification warnings
- so they are easier to view and/or interpret.
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- * Fixed problems and added functionality in the Wizard related to
- accessing network file systems.
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- * Fixed incorrect date/version information specified (via Explorer)
- in the pkzipw.exe Properties dialog.