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Spectacular
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"Works well and it is free"
Version: 7-Zip 9.22 beta
Pros
FREE is the number one Pro. I have used WinZip for years but I do not think it is reasonable to require users to buy a new version every three or four years. I use ZIP compression because it is good enough, with WinZip and other paid products I keep buying the same function over and over. 7-Zip may not be as elegant, but it works.
Cons
7-Zip is a bit harder to use and lacks some modern features and compression methods.
Summary
If you need a good file compression tool and do not have to open files that 7-Zip does not support - then you should try the Free utility first and only buy one of the competitors if 7-Zip does not do what you need done.
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"GREAT! GREAT! PERFECT!"
Version: 7-Zip 9.22 beta
Pros
1. Free
2. Light
3. Simple
4. Works Great
5. User-FriendlyCons
1. Bad User Interface.
But, this is not problem at all.Summary
I uninstalled WinRAR ann use this as my default compression tool. This is great!
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"Excellent program and spyware free!"
Version: 7-Zip 9.22 beta
Pros
Great program. It opens all major archives and creates it own highly compressed archives. Installation and usage are simple to grasp.
Cons
None to speak of.
Summary
About Spyware/Malware. There is none. People are complaining about this program being infected. It is NOT! There is a bogus website out there trying to pass off infected programming as 7-zip. It is not the official website nor the real 7-zip program. Don't blame an excellent program when you download from an unofficial source. The real 7-zip site is www.7-zip.org
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"Has spyware!"
Version: 7-Zip 9.22 beta
Pros
Does not hide the fact that it is bundles with nasty spyware -- just read terms of service before you accept them.
Cons
Changes your web-searches and re-directs you based on advertisement words.
Summary
Get something else -- don't support spyware!
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"Free... and it seems to work quite well"
Version: 7-Zip 9.22 beta
Pros
Fairly intuitive - easy to do basic compression/extraction tasks.
Cons
None encountered, as of yet.
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"My favorite zip program!"
Version: 7-Zip 9.22 beta
Pros
Free, fast, handle a lot of archives
Cons
Took me some time at first to understand how to unzip but once figure it out works great
Summary
Highly recommended!
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"Works as advertised and the price is right."
Version: 7-Zip 9.22 beta
Pros
Straightforward and low-risk (i.e. it's free).
Cons
Doesn't seem to be a way to sort listings.
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"nasty pop-up boxes in Firefox and Chrome"
Version: 7-Zip 9.22 beta
Pros
Worked OK (used only occasionally) in its proposed function
Cons
Two months after I installed it, nasty pop-ups began to appear in both Firefox and Chrome -- all kinds of ads and even a computer scan to accelerate Windows. I checked configs in both browsers (both were set to kill pop-ups), freaked out, ran a system scan with Norton. Nothing helped, and I couldn't figure out where these pop-ups were coming from. I finally decided to check my installed programs, and chose to uninstall 7-Zip. All pop-ups ceased immediately.
Summary
If you can live with all kinds of pop-ups in your browsers...
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"Uninstall messes up registry."
Version: 7-Zip 9.22 beta
Pros
Fast and confusing
Cons
Wrong install registry using, uninstall deletes whole tree, not one key making system inoperable. Aggressive addition of unwanted products.
Summary
I wander that nobody noticed that: it uses wrong keys to register at tree level, not key. When uninstalling this application the whole tree "App Path" is deleted because of this making system useless. I confirm this behavior on clean "Sand Box" XP machine. Than I looked how it registers itself in registry. It does registration in a very wrong way. This product is dangerous to your system. It also installs additional Add-Ons even if you answer "NO" to the question "Do you want this Add-On".
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"The Real Deal............"
Version: 7-Zip 9.22 beta
Pros
EASY , Right click the file you want to open the drop down comes down right click the first thing at the top of the list ,left click the file in 7zip and it opens !!! Wow is that easy or what !!!
Cons
None.........
Summary
Be happy !!! Get 7 zip......................
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