Pros
So Annoying I never got to the point of trying it. Frankly I don't care WHAT it can do!
Cons
Plasters all kinds of Horrible Shortcuts On YOUR desktop that are near IMPOSSIBLE to remove! Permission is to place A, GET THAT? >>>A<<< means a Single shortcut ZIPDUMMIES! Heres a few: Join ZIPGENIUS! what?!! and Follow ZIPGENIUS on Twitter! PWAHAHAHA! also Follow ZIPGENIUS on Google! Arghh... REVO uninstalled it cya
Summary
This salesware is so annoying that I joined CNET just to comment. And don't tell me you get what you pay for. This is a "thing" that explodes crap all over your computer without your permission. Just because your not paying someone doesn't give them license to do rude & abusive things. Found it on CNET so I cant trust CNET either goodbye for good.
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Reply by 4Denise on April 19, 2014
It is easy to remove those shortcuts. You just need to get the administrator's permission. I had no difficulty at all.
Pros
It is free. Unless you consider your time and efforts and those you work with to be of some value. In that case it is not even free.
Cons
Unreliable. Slow, not to encrypt ... after all, the author didn't write that piece ... the GUI is sloowww. I ran this program on several machines with different processors an OSes. It's behavior was unpredictable. Mostly it crashed a lot Windows 7, XP SP3, it didn't matter. It also doesn't seem to uniformly respect the fact that users don't want to be in an administrator account to run it. Sometimes it would simply freeze attempting to open a file it created. Other times, even the errors returned navigating its own menu structure were unpredictable.
During the install one gets to opt out of desktop icons. Forget it. When done not only the desktop but the start menu are littered with half a dozen social networking icons. Gee thanks! I really, really can't wait to get your Tweets!
Summary
I'd rather pay a couple bucks to get something that actually works. Possibly this is a student project. Using it is like death by a thousand cuts.
Updated on Feb 6, 2012
@RR1K, while one can do these things with this utility, one must ask: 'So what?' One can do these things with every one of over a dozen other zip utilities. Utilities that actually work reliably, are truly simple to use, and are not a cluttered pile of nonsense.
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Pros
Integrates well into context menu.
Free.
Easy to use.
Zero learning curve.
Cons
None found.
Summary
This is one of the best all-around compression programs I've used. I have tried others, but keep coming back to this one.
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Pros
Easy to use. Does everything that I require to zip and unzip files.
Cons
None found.
Summary
Very good free program. I think it works as good or better than paid programs.
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Pros
Easy to understand interface. Have not had a problem yet with any compressed file I have needed it for.
Cons
None that I have found yet.
Summary
Works fine. Lasts a long time. :)
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Pros
I used it to unzip some files in .rar format. That worked. It was free. It put a shortcut on the desktop to "like" the product on twitter and facebook. Easily removed. For a free product that works I think that is fair play.
Cons
I haven't noticed any significant problems.
Summary
Only used once or twice, but it works.
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Pros
Good program without Incredimail.
Cons
Currently bundled with Incredimail.
Summary
I've no idea why but the two occasions I've downloaded this program I've also triggered an Incredimail download (and if you've had Incredimail on your PC you'll know what a nightmare it is). I can only assume that Incredimail is being bundled with this program. Cannot recommend it for that reason as both times it's been a complete nightmare trying to get Incredimail off of my PC.
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Pros
So far so good.
Cons
Have not found any issues yet.
Summary
I used this app on xp and it was good. I now have windows 7 and so far its working its a little bit harder to use but so far its unzipped 4 large files without any problems.
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