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- WinZip(R) version 5.5a
- Copyright (C) 1991-1994 Nico Mak Computing, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved
-
- This file describes recent changes to WinZip.
- See below for a list of (relatively minor) changes in WinZip 5.5a.
- See the file README.TXT for installation instructions.
-
- Major changes in WinZip 5.5:
-
- * WinZip's unique Install/Uninstall feature makes it easy to
- install and uninstall software distributed in ZIP files. WinZip
- will run the installation program in an archive, give you a
- chance to try the program, and optionally offer to restore your
- system to its original state. The uninstall step can
- selectively remove files, icons, or program groups created by an
- install program, and can restore any altered INI files. You
- have complete control over the uninstall process, and no changes
- are made without approval.
-
- Unless you keep every program you install from a ZIP file, the
- Install/Uninstall feature will almost certainly save you
- megabytes of disk space and lots of time. It can keep your
- system from getting bogged down by extra unneeded files and
- fonts installed by applications you decide to delete. Windows
- application installation programs typically copy components into
- various directories, copy VBX and DLL files into your Windows
- directory, add entries to Windows initialization files, and
- create program groups and icons. It is almost impossible to
- keep track of all these changes manually. Undoing these changes
- is time consuming and complicated, and it is easy to miss files.
- WinZip's Install/Uninstall feature handles this chore
- automatically with an easy to use point-and-click interface.
-
- * The Move/Copy/Rename/Delete archive management facilities make
- it easy to keep your download directory clean: after trying the
- software in a ZIP you can move it to a floppy disk, move it to
- your upload directory, or delete it without leaving WinZip.
-
- * The new File Manager Extension adds a WinZip pull-down menu
- entry to the Windows File Manager for quick access. You can
- optionally have the File Manager automatically start WinZip when
- the File Manager is started and close WinZip when the File
- Manager is closed, so WinZip is always available for drag and
- drop operations.
-
- * With "Smart DOC Handling" turned on, plain text .DOC files are
- viewed with a text editor and .DOC files created by word
- processors with the appropriate word processor.
-
- * The "Reuse WinZip Windows" option prevents your screen from
- being cluttered with multiple WinZip windows when you open
- multiple archives by double clicking in the File Manager.
- Instead of opening an additional WinZip window an existing
- WinZip window is reused to display the selected archive.
-
- Changes in WinZip 5.5a:
-
- - Handle ZIP files with spurious data at the beginning. For
- example, ZIP files uploaded by Mac users in "MacBinary" mode
- instead of "Binary" mode include 128 bytes of unwanted data
- that make all pointers in the ZIP headers invalid. Earlier
- versions of WinZip would not process these ZIPs because they
- contain technically invalid header information.
-
- - Added "Hints and Tips" to the Help pull-down menu
-
- - Added combo-box with history list to View dialog box.
-
- - Double clicking on a file in a ZIP acts even more like double
- clicking on a file in the File Manager. WinZip now uses the
- "ShellExecute" API instead of the "WinExec" API to run programs
- when possible. This will, for example, load a new file into an
- existing Microsoft Word window rather than starting a new
- instance of Word.
-
- - WinZip will not create directories with space characters.
-
- - Added WNCPAV to list of virus scanners.
-
- - Large toolbar buttons have shadows around the images for a
- slightly better 3d effect and are now always used by default
- for new users.
-
- - WinZip can now be used to compress files with cc:Mail. To use
- this feature change the compress= line in the [cc:Mail] section
- of the appropriate WMAIL.INI files to specify the full path for
- WinZip followed by "-a %1 @%2". For example, if WinZip is
- installed in your c:\winzip directory, specify
-
- compress=c:\winzip\winzip.exe -a %1 @%2
-
- - WinZip "associations" are stored in the registration database
- in addition to the WIN.INI file.
-
- Other changes in WinZip 5.5
-
- * CheckOut dialog box: icons are created for all files with
- associations if the "create icons for programs and documents
- only" checkbox is selected. Also, an extra warning dialog box
- is displayed before CheckOut deletes any existing files or
- program groups.
-
- * Extract dialog box: added Create Dir button because so many
- people did not realize they could just type the name of a
- directory
-
- * Overwrite dialog box: added file sizes and date/time stamps
-
- * Directories dialog box: added Temp Directory edit field to
- specify where temporary files are created. This overrides the
- TEMP= DOS environment variable.
-
- * Select All/Deselect All menu entries moved to the Actions menu
-
- * Default parameters for SCAN.EXE do not include /a which is
- illegal with the new SCAN 2.0
-
- * The WinZip installation procedure creates a "WinZip" group
- instead of adding a WinZip icon to the "Accessories" group. The
- "WinZip" group includes an "Uninstall WinZip" icon.
-
- * The default Action in the Add and Drop dialog boxes is reset to
- "Add" when an archive is opened.
-
- * The Mail Archive menu entry was officially added to the File
- menu (it was available as an undocumented feature in WinZip
- 5.0b). This menu entry exists only on systems with MAPI.DLL
- installed.
-
- * No attempt is made to delete any directory if any of its files
- are in use or any files in the directory are open.
-
- * File Manager Association Icons are displayed next to each file
- listed in the main WinZip window so you can easily tell whether
- a file is executable or has an association.
-
- * If System Compatibility Corporation's "Outside In" file viewer
- is detected it will be used as your "Default Association" in the
- Program Locations dialog box.
-
- * Added Set Installation Defaults to the Options pull-down menu to
- set options to original installation defaults
-
- * Miscellaneous documentation improvements, including a revised
- "Brief Tutorial", the "Step by Step Examples", and separate help
- panels for New Archive, Open Archive, View Dialog Box, and
- Built-in Viewer.
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