Windows 10: freezip

has anyone used Freezip on Windows 10?

:)

 

Most (me included) seem to use 7-Zip 7-Zip

 

I've had WinZip for years but also have 7-Zip on a couple of Notebooks. I see no issue with using FreeZip after reading this page:
FreeZip - zip and unzip for free

 

According to that page it was released on 2008 however I downloaded the installer and it all dates from 1997. Not that that is necessarily a problem but I tried to install and it would not.

Assuming you can get it to install you also need extra patches if you want to deal with split zip files or encryption.

I think 7-zip would be a better (and easier) solution.

 

Apart, perhaps that Windows 10's File Explorer already has built-in support to open or create .zip files.

Also, your link includes this important information:

 

I think Freezip is more user friendly than the other programs cited and have used
it for several years; however, when I try it in W10 I get the following errors:

When I select List zip
" './unzip.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file".

When I ask for an Unzip
"Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item".

 

I got similar errors trying to install (file/path missing).

The installer seems to be for Windows 9x or NT. What version of Windows were you running before Windows 10?

EDIT Managed to install it using XP compatibility settings. However it doesn't work. The INF file is installed in C:\Windows\INF\freezip.inf and the help file to C:\Windows\help\freezip.chm. According to the INF file there should be 2 programs zip.exe and unzip.exe installed as well but they are not.

Looking into the context menu entries added to the registry it also attempts to use cmd to run things from Windows directory without authority. This hasn't been possible since Vista.

For example for list zip you have this entry Code: C:\Windows\SysWow64\cmd.exe /k .\unzip.exe -lM "%1"[/quote] for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\freezip\Shell\ListZip\command

This fails both because unzip.exe doesn't exist and (even if it did) because it isn't valid.

I don't think it will work I'm afraid - it doesn't seem to be compatible with Windows 10.

 

W7 was the last. Indeed from your remarks it appears there is a compatibility issue. I've tried to contact the author without success. Weird address: L: put.your.name.here.fz.a.ds@spamgourmat.com