.7z ?!

SteamWake · 09-06-08, 09:55 AM

Downloaded a mod the other night.

It came in .7z compressed format.

Now I really feel like an old geezer instead of an old geek.

When the heck did .7z come along and can it be used for Win XP ?

mcf1 · 09-06-08, 09:59 AM

Yep, it can be used for windows and it's free.
http://www.7-zip.org/

Rockin Robbins · 09-06-08, 09:59 AM

7 zip! It's my preferred archive manager because it's not intrusive and doesn't bug you to death. Do a google search, download and you'll find yourself deleting previous concoctions.

kylania · 09-06-08, 10:29 AM

WinRaR can open 7z files as well.

Syxx_Killer · 09-06-08, 01:47 PM

7-Zip is all I use now! I love it. If you try to take my 7-Zip away from me you will leave in a body bag!

Seriously, it is a great little program. Before I started using it, I used WinZip and WinRar. I finally got fed up with WinRar because of all those stupidly annoying nag screens that tell me I am using a shareware version. Once I started using 7-Zip I never looked back. It is so easy to use and laid out very nicely. Give it a try. Once you try it, you won't want to go back to anything else.

Arclight · 09-06-08, 03:26 PM

A good alternative to Winrar is IZArc. It's freeware, so no nagging and it can do 7z as well. I've been trying to find freeware solutions for everything. Not always possible though.

Sailor Steve · 09-06-08, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

7 zip! It's my preferred archive manager because it's not intrusive and doesn't bug you to death. Do a google search, download and you'll find yourself deleting previous concoctions.

The best. It opens all other files easily and quickly, and creates zipped files just as easily and quickly.

09-06-08, 09:55 AM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	.7z ?! Downloaded a mod the other night. It came in .7z compressed format. Now I really feel like an old geezer instead of an old geek. When the heck did .7z come along and can it be used for Win XP ?

09-06-08, 09:59 AM	#3
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	7 zip! It's my preferred archive manager because it's not intrusive and doesn't bug you to death. Do a google search, download and you'll find yourself deleting previous concoctions. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-06-08, 10:29 AM	#4
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	WinRaR can open 7z files as well. __________________

09-06-08, 03:26 PM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	A good alternative to Winrar is IZArc. It's freeware, so no nagging and it can do 7z as well. I've been trying to find freeware solutions for everything. Not always possible though. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

09-06-08, 09:59 AM	#2
mcf1 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greece, Volos Posts: 710 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Yep, it can be used for windows and it's free. http://www.7-zip.org/

09-06-08, 01:47 PM	#5
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	7-Zip is all I use now! I love it. If you try to take my 7-Zip away from me you will leave in a body bag! Seriously, it is a great little program. Before I started using it, I used WinZip and WinRar. I finally got fed up with WinRar because of all those stupidly annoying nag screens that tell me I am using a shareware version. Once I started using 7-Zip I never looked back. It is so easy to use and laid out very nicely. Give it a try. Once you try it, you won't want to go back to anything else.