WinZip(R) version 8.1
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Major changes in Version 8.1

WinZip 8.1 continues to improve integration with Windows
Explorer via expanded, configurable Explorer context menu
items--and you can now select multiple Zip files for extraction
in a single operation from the Explorer window.  For those who
have problems with limited size of e-mail attachments, or who
want to split up large downloadable Zip files, the new split Zip
file feature allows you to split Zip files into multiple parts
of a size that you specify. And WinZip Quick Pick, the new
taskbar tray icon gives you instant access to recently opened
Zip files and other WinZip features. And Windows XP users will
appreciate WinZip 8.1's support of new XP features.

Details on these and many other enhancements follow.

Enhanced Explorer Integration

-  You can now select multiple Zip files in an Explorer window
   and extract from all of them in one operation.

-  You can now choose which items WinZip should add to Explorer's
   context menu for Zip files and other archives.  This feature
   can be accessed directly from the Explorer context menu if
   WinZip is configured to display its context menu items as a
   submenu; otherwise, it is available from the Explorer
   Enhancements tab of WinZip's Configuration dialog.  (For a
   complete list of WinZip's context menu entries, see Explorer
   context menu enhancements.)

-  There is a new Explorer context menu entry that allows you to
   print a list of files in a Zip file.  Note that, because Print
   is part of the standard Windows interface, it appears in the
   main context menu (not in the WinZip submenu) and has no
   WinZip icon.

-  You can now extract directly to recently used folders or to
   the open folder from the Explorer context menu.  This means
   that, in combination with the existing extract options, you
   can perform most of the commonly used extract operations
   without leaving Explorer.

-  The new Zip and E-Mail Plus context menu entry extends the Zip
   and E-Mail feature by allowing you to change the name of the
   attachment and to use password protection.

Split Zip Files

-  WinZip now supports split Zip files, which are Zip files that
   have been split into multiple smaller pieces.  This feature is
   very useful to overcome limits on the size of e-mail
   attachments and as an alternative to disk spanning.

WinZip Quick Pick Taskbar Tray Icon

-  The new WinZip Quick Pick taskbar tray icon gives you instant
   access to WinZip and your Zip files.  Just left click the icon
   to open WinZip or right click it to instantly reopen recently
   used Zip files, access your Favorite Zip Folders, open WinZip
   help, or start WinZip itself.

WinZip Classic Interface Enhancements

-  The Extract dialog now has an option to open the folder where
   the files were stored when the extract operation is completed.

-  Right clicking on a column header in the main WinZip window
   now displays a menu that allows you to change the columns that
   are displayed.

-  Under Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, and Windows 2000,
   many dialogs that were previously fixed size can now be
   resized.

-  If the open archive is a Zip file, the Properties dialog
   contains a new Details button that displays extensive
   information about the Zip file and the files it contains.

-  The Open dialog contains a new Favorites button that gives you
   quick access to the files in your Favorite Zip Folders.

WinZip Wizard Enhancements

-  If the open Zip file contains a setup or install program, the
   Wizard now allows you to choose whether to run the
   installation or to simply extract the files.

-  In the panel used to select files to be added to a Zip file,
   the WinZip Wizard now displays a tooltip showing the complete
   filename when the mouse is hovered over a truncated filename.

-  The Wizard can now extract files from split Zip files and
   multiple disk ("spanned") Zip files.

Windows XP features

-  When running under Windows XP, WinZip 8.1 operates as a native
   Windows XP program.  There is no need to set compatibility
   mode.

-  WinZip includes the following support for Windows XP themes:

   -  Menus, buttons, controls, lists, and checklists conform to
      the current theme.

   -  Shaded columns and XP-style sort arrows indicate the column
      by which the file list is sorted and the sort order.

   -  Resizable dialogs use grippers matching the current theme.

   -  Both the WinZip program itself and self-extracting Zip files
      created by WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition use
      "highest quality" XP-style color images and background
      blending for WinZip-related icons wherever they are
      displayed by Windows Explorer or My Computer, as well as for
      WinZip's own toolbar icons.

   -  Self-extractors created by WinZip Self-Extractor Personal
      Edition support XP themes when displaying dialogs and
      messages.

-  Shared computer support includes:

   -  With Fast User Switching, another user can log on and
      perform other operations (including using WinZip) while a
      long WinZip operation is being performed.

   -  WinZip's Favorite Folders feature now monitors more folders,
      including Windows XP's "Shared Documents" folder and its
      subfolders, making it easier to find Zip files created or
      stored by other users.


Other Changes in WinZip 8.1

-  WinZip can now open "skin" files for Microsoft Media Player
   7 (.WMZ), Yahoo! Player (.YFS), and WinAmp (.WSZ). Once open,
   you can use most of the operations available with any Zip
   file.

-  WinZip can now display Zip file comments of up to 64,000
   characters if your system provides the necessary "rich edit"
   control.

-  Support for filenames containing multi-byte character set
   (MBCS) characters used with Asian languages such as Japanese,
   Chinese, and Korean has been improved.

-  The limit on the number of entries created by the CheckOut
   feature in the Programs menu has been increased from 50 to
   500.

-  WinZip removes from the list of recently used files any files
   that no longer exist and were opened from the temporary or
   Internet files folders.  This means that, for example, Zip
   files opened from your e-mail program no longer appear in your
   recently used file list after they have been deleted by the
   e-mail program.

-  Additional miscellaneous improvements to the WinZip program and
   help files.

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