Have you ever used the Internet? If so, you've probably encountered ZIP and other compressed files. Are you a Windows user? If so, ArchiveXpert is the way to handle these archived files.
File Size: 1.57 MB
License: Free to try
OS: Win95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP
Requirements: 32M RAM
20M free HD space
ArchiveXpert is the ultimate archive utility for Windows® 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP. With a modern easy-to-use interface, ArchiveXpert provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools. ArchiveXpert is the most complete archive utility available today.
Supports more archive formats than any other zip utility. Creates 8 different types of archives, and extracts files from 15 different archive types. And that is not counting uuencoding, xxencoding and the 7 self-extracting archive formats supported .
Complete built-in support (including creating archives and adding files) for ZIP, CAB, LHA, LZH, TAR, JAR, GZ and BH (BlakHole) files, and built-in support for reading and extracting many other file formats: ACE (including new ACE v2 format), ARC, ARJ, ENC, HA, PAK, PK3, PK_, RAR, TGZ, Z and ZOO (NO external programs are required for any operation) .
Full Built-in support for "Internet file" formats like UUEncode and XXEncode (XXE and UUE/UU encoded files) .
Many powerful archive operations such as passwords, viewing and writing comments, renaming files in archive, testing archives for errors, extract multiple archives, use your favourite viewer to view files within an archive, and checking archives for viruses (external program needed) .
Automatic installation of most software distributed in compressed files. If an archive file contains a “setup” or “install” program, ArchiveXpert's Install feature will uncompress the files, run the installation program, and clean up temporary files .
Internal viewer with support for over 35 different file formats.
Complete integration with Windows (extracting, creating and emailing archives directly from Windows Explorer using powerful "Explorer Shell Extensions") .
Extensive Drag and Drop support. You can add files to an archive by dragging them onto an open archive and you can extract files from an open archive by dragging the file from the archive to a folder or the Desktop .
Create 7 types of self extracting (SFX) archives, that is archives that can uncompress themselves. This is included in the $19.95 price. Competitors charge as much as $49 for this feature alone and support only ZIP SFX executables .
Converting between file formats (for example: changing a ZIP archive to CAB archive, or LHA archive to ZIP archive).
Nag free evaluation. The trial version works exactly as the registered versions. No registration reminder messages are displayed, and it does not connect to the Internet to download commercials or upload personal information of any kind .
Extract multiple archives at once.
Printing file list to printer, or exporting file list to HTML or TXT files .
Advanced search feature allowing you to search for files with specific content within an archive Many, many other useful and powerful features.