06-27-2005, 02:51 AM
Hi, DeeBye,
Yeah, I think when I quit using WinZip, I had about that much logged time, too. :) I didn't realize that they still just had the nag screen; from something I had read, I thought with recent versions, it was a 'real' 30-day trial. And, IIRC, when I started using WinRar, it was totally free. I don't know how recent versions handle the after-trial period, maybe it isn't really a problem, but if there are equally capable, totally-free alternatives, it seems worth exploring them.
I had already downloaded ZipGenius, and had checked out bzip (I think I might have tried to download one of the compiled versions, but ran into problems, so didn't pursue it farther).
I had found plugs on the net for EasyZip and gzip, but 7Zip is new to me and sounds good, I plan to try that one out.
So, it sounds like I should be able to find a totally-free capable alternative.
Many thanks to all those who responded.
Regards,
Dako-ta
From Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri:
"Man's unfailing capacity to believe what he prefers to be true rather than what the evidence shows to be likely and possible has always astounded me. We long for a caring Universe which will save us from our childish mistakes, and in the face of mountains of evidence to the contrary we will pin all our hopes on the slimmest of doubts. God has not been proven not to exist, therefore he must exist."
-- Academician Prokhor Zakharov,
"For I Have Tasted The Fruit"
DeeBye,Jun 25 2005, 03:08 AM Wrote:Oh man, I think I am WAY over my 21 day free trial for WinZip :(
I actually feel a bit bad about this, considering how much trouble-free usage I get from this program. I guess it's time to look into the free ones to ease my conscience.
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Yeah, I think when I quit using WinZip, I had about that much logged time, too. :) I didn't realize that they still just had the nag screen; from something I had read, I thought with recent versions, it was a 'real' 30-day trial. And, IIRC, when I started using WinRar, it was totally free. I don't know how recent versions handle the after-trial period, maybe it isn't really a problem, but if there are equally capable, totally-free alternatives, it seems worth exploring them.
I had already downloaded ZipGenius, and had checked out bzip (I think I might have tried to download one of the compiled versions, but ran into problems, so didn't pursue it farther).
I had found plugs on the net for EasyZip and gzip, but 7Zip is new to me and sounds good, I plan to try that one out.
So, it sounds like I should be able to find a totally-free capable alternative.
Many thanks to all those who responded.
Regards,
Dako-ta
From Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri:
"Man's unfailing capacity to believe what he prefers to be true rather than what the evidence shows to be likely and possible has always astounded me. We long for a caring Universe which will save us from our childish mistakes, and in the face of mountains of evidence to the contrary we will pin all our hopes on the slimmest of doubts. God has not been proven not to exist, therefore he must exist."
-- Academician Prokhor Zakharov,
"For I Have Tasted The Fruit"