[Update] 7-Zip 4.42

[Goeroeboeroe]

7-Zip is a file archiver with high compression ratio.

7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL.

7-Zip 4.42 2006-05-14
# ISO and NSIS support
# Speed optimizations

Homepage and download: http://www.7-zip.org/

The main features of 7-Zip:

* High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
* 7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL
* Supported formats:
o Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
o Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM and
DEB
* For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is
2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
* Self-extracting capability for 7z format
* Integration with Windows Shell
* Powerful File Manager
* Powerful command line version
* Plugin for FAR Manager
* Localizations for 63 languages

Peter

 

[Eugene Esterly III]

Excellent program. I have been using 7-Zip for the last couple of years
& I agree that it has a great compression. The compression is better
than zip, rar & even ace. Thanks for the update, I didn't even know
that there is a new version of this prog so I am downloading it.

I suggest that everyone download 7-Zip from the above site. I have been
using it for years & it is an excellent program.

I also suggest that everyone download Tugzip from
http://www.tugzip.com/ . Tugzip is a freeware archiver which can
compress/decompress 7Z (7-Zip format), Zip, LHA & many other formats.
Tugzip has an archive converter which can convert archives to another
one, such as Zip to 7-Zip, et al.

I have 7-Zip & Tugzip both installed on my comp & I recommend that
everyone download both programs. For example, there are zip/rar files
which are unreadable by 7-Zip but can be read by Tugzip.