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How to Get and Use 7-Zip (It's Simple and Free)
7-Zip works in Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, and Vista. There is a port of
the command line version to Linux/Unix. If you need software that zips files
and opens ZIP files, and especially if you have a Windows operating system,
7-Zip would be a good program to get. 7-Zip is good for packing and unpacking
other types of files, too. It's simple to install, simple to use, and small
-- less than 3 MB installed.
Download and Install 7-Zip
Open a ZIP File with 7-Zip
Make a ZIP File with 7-Zip
Download and Install 7-Zip
To download and install 7-Zip, do the following:
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Go to: http://www.7-zip.org
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Under Download 7-Zip 4.57 (2007-12-06) for Windows Click on the
Download link for Type .exe for Windows 32-bit (7-Zip
4.60 is still a beta version; I have version 4.57);
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When you're asked whether you want to run or save the file, click on the
Save button;
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When you get to the Save As dialogue box, look near the top where
it says, Save in;
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Click on the little down arrow at the end of that Save in slot, and
browse to a folder in which you want to save the file or in which you want
to create a new folder for the file;
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If you want to create a new folder for the download file, click on the
Create New Folder icon (which is one of the little icons to the right
of the Save in slot), and type a name for the new folder;
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Click on the folder prepared for the download (to open the folder);
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Click on the Save button;
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After the download is complete, browse to the folder to which you downloaded
the file;
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Click on the folder to which you downloaded the file (to open the folder);
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Click on the executable file that you downloaded;
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Follow the installation wizard's prompts, clicking on the Next button
when appropriate;
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After you click on the Finish button, restart your computer to completely
install all components.
Open a ZIP File with 7-Zip
To open a ZIP file with 7-Zip, do the following:
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Right-click on the ZIP file that you want to open;
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In the pop-up menu that appears, go to 7-Zip;
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In the new pop-up menu that appears, click on one of the following:
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Extract files;
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Or, Extract Here;
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Or, Extract to "foldername\" (where foldername is the name
of the ZIP file minus the .zip extension).
Note: you can't extract to a given folder if that folder already contains
an unzipped folder with the same name as the ZIP file.
After you've extracted the contents of a ZIP file, you can delete the ZIP
file.
Make a ZIP File with 7-Zip
To make a ZIP file with 7-Zip, do the following:
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Right-click on the file(s) or folder(s) that you want to zip;
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In the pop-up menu that appears, go to 7-Zip;
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In the new pop-up menu that appears, click on Add to "foldername.zip"
(where foldername is the name of one of the files or folders that
you want to zip).
Note: in Windows Explorer, you may be able to see the new ZIP file only in
the right pane.
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