majikart opened this issue on Feb 07, 2010 · 28 posts
majikart posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 1:42 AM
I started a thread a week or so ago asking for some help Getting Poser 8 off the ground,It's still on the Tarmac but i realized something, In My old PC that had Poser 7, I had WinRar to use for unzipping the content and installing it into Poser 7 with no hassles what-so-ever, But, In My new PC, I did'nt have either Winzip or WinRar installed, I thought Windows 7 Pro was gonna handle all that and,Just like a Lazy baggage handler, It would take it out of the car, But would'nt take it to baggage check-in then onto the plane!
Was This the Missing piece to the puzzle???,I'm Still Figuring out how to get Poser 8 up-and-running but trying to get the content in there was driving me nuts; Can you guys tell me if this is the case and also what unzipping utility software that you use??,Should I stick with WinRar??,Again, Many thanks for your help and input.
thefixer posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 2:44 AM
I've used both, but I've come down on the side of winzip, the latest versions of Winzip will open rar files.
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flyerx posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 3:20 AM
Attached Link: http://www.7-zip.org/
Windows can natively handle zip files only but I found it to be too slow for large archives.7-zip is a good alternative and works well for rar and zip formats. It can also handle other less common compression algorithms.
Lucifer_The_Dark posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 3:30 AM
It doesn't hurt to have them all, but Winzip is my favourite & has been for at least a decade.
Windows 7 64Bit
Poser Pro 2010 SR1
dol posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 3:42 AM
tray izarc its vree and i think it is good.
RobynsVeil posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 4:48 AM
I use an ancient copy of UltimateZip (free) in Windows... and unarchive all my rar files in Linux.
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SamTherapy posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 5:26 AM
flyerx has the right idea. 7zip is the way to go.
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bob1965 posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 6:30 AM
7zip
Klebnor posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 7:31 AM
Izarc
Powerful, free, does it all.
Klebnor
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kyhighlander59 posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 9:16 AM
LaurieA posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 9:16 AM
With me it'll always be WinRAR.
Laurie
pakled posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 10:49 AM
I think that Winrar can be set up to Unzip (there's a lot more options for zip files), but I don't think that Unzip does that many different ones (but then I'm still using Winzip 8...;)
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NanetteTredoux posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 10:57 AM
I am a WinRar girl myself.
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kyhighlander59 posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 11:05 AM
I used winrar for years, used winzip until I got tired of the nag screens, never got around to registering it, but when I found 7 zip I found the one I'll use from now on. Has favorite folders, does every format under the sun and it's free with no nag screens.
Khai-J-Bach posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 12:10 PM
Winrar here....
hborre posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 12:14 PM
Corporate Winrar.
Darboshanski posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 3:27 PM
If it works I'll try anything! But I've been a winzip person for a long time.
kawecki posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 8:21 PM
WinRar works fine, it opens zip, rar, 7z, tar, gz, ace, arj, Poser's crz, ppz, ..., iso, bz2 and more.
I only had problems with some bz2.
7z I haven't experimented, yet..
Stupidity also evolves!
kyhighlander59 posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 8:25 PM
Khai-J-Bach posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 8:26 PM
poser compressed files are basically zipped. anything that can open a Zip can open them.
kyhighlander59 posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 8:27 PM
kawecki posted Sun, 07 February 2010 at 9:04 PM
Poser files are not "zipped", are "gzipped" (*.gz)
Stupidity also evolves!
KimberlyC posted Mon, 08 February 2010 at 12:24 AM
Personally, I use both :)
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kyhighlander59 posted Mon, 08 February 2010 at 12:31 AM
VelvetMoxie posted Sat, 13 February 2010 at 5:34 AM
I ran into the same problem...bought the latest version of WinZip mainly for zipping Poser products. Was afraid my old version wouldn't work with the new Win 7 64 bit system. Wish I'd tried it first; this new version is a pain in the butt--don't like it at all. Still have WinRar and will use that whenever possible.
SamTherapy posted Sat, 13 February 2010 at 7:54 AM
Repeat after me...
7Zip is free and does everything that Winzip or WinRar will do.
7Zip is free and does everything that Winzip or WinRar will do.
7Zip is free and does everything that Winzip or WinRar will do.
7Zip is free and does everything that Winzip or WinRar will do.
7Zip is free and does everything that Winzip or WinRar will do.
Coppula eam se non posit acceptera jocularum.
Khai-J-Bach posted Sat, 13 February 2010 at 8:39 AM
well... I got my Winrar from a magazine for free..... (fully Regged :) )
Klebnor posted Sat, 13 February 2010 at 9:50 AM
Izarc is free, does everything Winzip or Winrar will do, and has a better GUI than 7Zip (imho).
Klebnor
Lotus 123 ~ S-Render ~ OS/2 WARP ~ IBM 8088 / 4.77 Mhz ~ Hercules Ultima graphics, Hitachi 10 MB HDD, 64K RAM, 12 in diagonal CRT Monitor (16 colors / 60 Hz refresh rate), 240 Watt PS, Dual 1.44 MB Floppies, 2 button mouse input device. Beige horizontal case. I don't display my unit.
