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How can I
create an archive using Alpha ZIP?
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Answer : |
How you create your files depends on what
exactly you want to do and on your preferred
way of working.
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To
compress existing files just as they
are:
Select the files you want to cpmpress
in Windows Explorer.
Right-click on the selected files. A
context menu will appear.
From this menu, choose Alpha ZIP ->
Compress... and type the name of the
new file.
All files and folders you selected will
be added.
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To create an empty file that you can
edit later:
Start Windows Explorer and go to the
folder where you want to crate the new
file.
Right-click on the background of this
folder. a context menu will appear.
From this menu, choose New ->
Alpha ZIP <type>.
For example. to create a CAB file, choose
New Alpha ZIP CAB Archive.
A new empty file will be created. You
can add files later, for example by
dropping them on your new archive file.
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From the main window:
Choose Create from
this window. You will have to choose
a name for the archive and the files
to be included in it.
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Question : |
Which file types does Alpha ZIP support?
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Answer : |
Alpha ZIP can create files of the
following type:
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7-zip files (.7z)
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pkzip compatible
files (.zip)
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gzip (.gz)
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Java Archive (.jar)
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LHA files (.lha,
.lzh)
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MS Cabinet (.cab)
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Unix tape archives
(.tar)
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UUEncoded files (.uue,
.xxe)
Additionaly, Alpha ZIP can read/extract
files of the following type:
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Question : |
How can I create a self extracting archive?
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Answer : |
To make an existing archive file
self-extracting:
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Right-click
on the file you want to make self-extracting.
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A
menu will appear on the screen. From
this menu, choose "Make
Self Extract".
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The
self extracting file will be created.
The original file will not be overwritten:
The self extracting file will be placed
next to it.
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Question : |
How can I browse files?
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Answer : |
With Alpha ZIP, you can browse ZIP files
and other archives just like folders on
your hard disk.
Just locate the file in Windows Explorer,
and double-click it. Explorer will just
browse the file as a folder.
A ZIP file or other archive can contain
folders, usually mirroring the folders
it was created from.
Unlike some other Zip utilities, Alpha
ZIP will properly show these folders and
subfolders the way you are used to.
Once you are browsing a file, you can
use all Explorer functionality the way
you are used to for folders on your hard
disk. If you have taken lessons to learn
how to work with Windows Explorer, you
can use everything you learned with Alpha
ZIP.
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Question : |
How do I convert a file to a different format?
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Answer : |
To convert a file to a different
format:
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Select the file in
Windows Explorer. Click on the file
with the right mouse button.
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In the menu that
shows up, select Alpha ZIP ->
Convert Archive
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Select the file type
from the dialog that pops up. Then Click
on OK.
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The converted file
will be created for you.
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Question : |
What is a self extracting file?
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Answer : |
A self extfacting file is a file that doesn't
need any installed progams to be read. It
can read or extract itself.
A self extracting file is really a program
that encapsulates a compressed file.
Self extracting files are handy in case
you want to send an archive to someone
else by email or you want to make it available
for download, but you don't know if the
other person knows how to handle archive
files.
A self extracting file is also sometimes
called self extracting archive or SFX.
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Question : |
Will Alpha ZIP work on my computer?
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Answer : |
In almost any case, the answer is
YES.
Alpha ZIP works on the following Windows
versions:
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Windows XP
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Windows Millennium
Edition (Windows ME)
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Windows 2000
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Windows 98
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Windows Server 2003
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Windows 95 with Internet
Explorer installed
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Windows NT 4.0 with
Internet Explorer installed
Alpha ZIP doesn't require any special hardware, and
doesn't require lots of memory or hard disk
space. If you can run one of the listed Windows
versions without problems, then Alpha ZIP
will also work without problems.
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Question : |
Can I explore archives created with other
archiver tools?
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Answer : |
Yes, of course!
Alpha ZIP supports almost all types of
archives, and can open files that were
created with almost any other archiving/compression
tool.
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Question : |
How does email integration work?
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Answer : |
To send files compressed in an email:
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Select
the files you want to send in Windows
Explorer.
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Right-click
on one of the selected files, and select
Alpha ZIP->Compress and email
from the menu that shows up.
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A dialog
will be displayed. Click on Start.
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Your
email client will be started, and a
new message will be created that contains
the compressed file. Edit the message
and click on Send.
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