WinZip Self-Extractor 3.1

WinZip Self-Extractor is a utility program that creates self-extracting Zip files WinZip Self-Extractor is a useful utility program which creates self-extracting Zip files. These self-extracting Zip files are ideal for electronic file distribution, because they allow the receiver to use a familiar Windows interface to decompress files without a separate unzip utility. Additionally, self-extracting Zip files can optionally run a "setup" or "installation" program, provided by the creator, after the files are decompressed.
WinZip Self-Extractor is a companion product to WinZip and is separately licensed.
Main features:
- Support for Advanced Encryption
Create self-extracting Zip files that contain AES, 128- or 256-bit key, encrypted files.
- Additional Compression Method Support
PPMd and Enhanced Deflate compressed files now supported.
- Incorporate High-Res Icons
Windows 2000 or Windows XP users can use 16X16, 32X32, and 48X48 4-bit, 8-bit or 32-bit alpha-blended color icons.
- Wizard driven
WinZip Self-Extractor is wizard driven, which simplifies the process of building self-extracting Zip files.
- Customization
Easily create and customize your self-extracting Zip files.
- Customize software installations
WinZip Self-Extractor can create self-extracting Zip files for software installation that allow you to customize the self-extracting Zip files icon and dialog box text, as well as open any file using the application associated with that file on the end-users machine.
- Span disks
A self-extracting Zip file created by WinZip Self-Extractor can span multiple removable disks.
- Invoke from Start/Run command
WinZip Self-Extractor can be run from the "Start" menus "Run" dialog box by simply typing "wzipse32".
- Self-extractors for software installation
WinZip Self-Extractor can create self-extracting Zip files for software installation that can run standard Microsoft-format .INF files as an alternative to "setup" programs, and can clean up files even if the install process involves a reboot.
- Issue optional command after unzip
There is no practical limit on the length of the optional command issued by self-extracting Zip files after the unzip operation completes.
- International Language Messages
Self-extracting Zip files can be created with English or German messages.
System requirements:
- WinZip® Self-Extractor does not create Zip files, so you need a utility such as WinZip that creates Zip files.
- WinZip Self-Extractor 3.0 requires Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Self-extracting Zip files created by WinZip can be run under any of the same Windows versions.
Version restrictions:
- 30 days trial.