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2003-10-21 10:15:00 |
Windows ME and later (but not 2000) come with something called Folder Compression, or something like that. It interoperates with archives created by WinZip, but largely because Folder Compression uses the .zip format. However, the Microsoft system AFAIK operates using a Wizard system, similar to the WinZip Wizard mode, and really offers no advanced features such as WinRAR and the latest versions of WinZip, let alone password protection (although I'm not sure about that one).
So no, you don't need WinZip on Windows XP, but the Compressed Folders (yes, I'm pretty sure that's what it's actually called) is fairly basic in terms of compression technologies. |
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