I’ve always used WinRAR for my RAR and ZIP files.  It quickly extracts all my ZIP/RAR downloads and is very easy to use.  My trial has actually been expired for a while now but it still works.  You can get it at http://www.rarsoft.com.  Whenever I download big ZIP/RAR files it can be a pain to use Windows to Extract all the files.  WinRAR seems to accomplish the task more quickly and easily than Windows!  What software do you use for Extracting/Uncompressing your RAR/ZIP/TAR files?  Is it free?

i would recommend you use 7-zip it is free
it can do
  *  Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
  * Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS

http://www.7-zip.org

Winrar on my Windows machine and unrar on my Linux box.

I use to use Winzip, but then I cam accrossed Winrar and ever since then I have used it. It does unzip pretty fast and easy to use. I wouldnt switch back to Winzip I like Winrar better.

Winzip is pretty bloated, and Winrar can do everything Winzip can and more. However, 7-zip is the way to go, even though I do wish it could zip to seperate archives.

ninxx - 31 May 2008 02:01 PM

i would recommend you use 7-zip it is free
it can do
  *  Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
  * Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS

http://www.7-zip.org

Excellent!  That’s exactly what I’ve been looking for.  It’s free and it can unzip a lot of different types of files!  All the other software I kept finding like WinAce/WinRAR/WinZip were not free.  I just downloaded 7-Zip and it’s really easy to use.  All I need to do is unzip files that I download, so I don’t see any point in purchasing WinRAR/WinZip or any other file archivers.  Thanks for sharing. 😊

I definitely use WinRar on all my computers as its fast and free (except for the nag screen after 40 days I believe).  I remember the days of WinZip though… does anyone still use that piece of software?

Who the heck does, unless they haven’t updated their computers in a long time… lol.
WinRar is still useable after 40 days, the nag screen won’t be present if you just use the context menu. 😉

Good point—I dont really mind nag screens anyway.  Especially if its only once a day or even less.  I’d rather have to deal with nag screens than actually pay for the software!  After all, there’s no way I am actually going to pay for software to unzip or unrar a file

I have used Winzip, 7-Zip, and Winrar. I liked Winrar, since it has so many more options over WinZip. however, if you are looking for a free program that is super easy to use, I would recommend ZipItFree.  http://www.zipitfree.com

You can add and extract files with 2-3 clicks, vs winzip and winrar. It also supports 15 formats. check out the site for the full details.

I always use winrar for all my archieving tasks.simply great one & i prefer it over winzip & 7-Zip.It even opens my Iso & bin files. 😊

I’ve used ZipCentral, Winzip, Winrar and 7-Zip. I love Winrar’s interface, but you have to pay a hefty $30 dollars for it, when you can get the same function for free in 7-zip. i won’t use ZipCentral or Winzip, because it feel that they’re too resource demanding, it slows down my right click menu. (because of the right click menu integration)

yep, im with you guys who go for winrar!
reliable and simple to use
about the $30 fee, so far it just looks like it gives you a pop up until you but it which i dont mind