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WinZip v12

What is WinZip v12?

WinZip is a proprietary file archiver and compressor that creates archives in the ZIP file format but also has various levels of support for other archive formats. Features include: Creation of, addition to, and extraction from ZIP archives. Direct write of ZIP archives to CD/DVD. Support for ARC and ARJ archives if suitable external programs are installed. Email ZIP archives. Support of additional compression methods: bzip2 (9.0), PPMd (10.0), WavPack (11.0), LZMA (12.0), JPEG (12.0). Unicode support to ensure international characters are displayed for filenames in a Zip file.

About  (from WinZip Computing)

WinZip is the most popular compression/decompression utility for Windows. In addition to basic zipping and unzipping, features include tight integration with Windows Explorer, advanced AES encryption, support for popular Internet file formats, including ZIP, TAR, Z, GZ, TAZ, TGZ, CAB, UUencoded, XXencoded, BinHex, and ...  Read more

Overview

When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The setup package generally installs about 33 files and is usually about 134.66 MB (141,204,166 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.winzip.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\sys\Compressione\WinZip\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\sys\Compressione\WinZip\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 134.66 MB

Program filesFiles installed by WinZip v12

  • WZSHLSTB.DLL - WinZip (WinZip Shell Extension DLL)
  • 7ZXA.DLL (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7z Standalone Extracting Plugin)
  • GDIPLUS.DLL (by Microsoft) - Microsoft GDI+
  • LDCdBldr.dll (by Corel) - LDCdBldr Module
  • LHA.DLL - LHA archive library
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • UNRAR.DLL - RAR decompression library
  • VirtCDRDrv.dll (by Corel) - VirtCDRDrv Module
  • WINZIP32.EXE
  • WZ32.DLL - WinZip DLL
  • WZCAB.DLL (by Microsoft) - Microsoft ® Cabinet File API (Cabinet File API)
  • WZCAB3.DLL - WinZip CAB Detection and Extractor
  • WZCAB64.DLL
  • WZCKTREE.DLL - WinZip Check Tree DLL
  • WZEAY32.DLL - WinZip Openssl DLL
  • WZFILVW.OCX (by Sky Software) - FileView ActiveX Control 6.1
  • WZFLDVW.OCX (by Sky Software) - FolderView ActiveX Control 6.1
  • WZGDIP32.DLL - WinZip GDI+ Wrapper
  • WZIMGV32.DLL - Image Viewer
  • WZMSG.EXE - WinZip Message Display EXE
  • WzPreviewer32.exe - WinZip Previewer (WinZip Previewer (32-bit))
  • WZQKPICK.EXE - WinZip Executable
  • WZSEPE32.EXE - WinZip Self-Extractor (WinZip Self-Extractor Executable)
  • WZSESS32.EXE - WinZip Session Services Process
  • WZSHLEX1.DLL
  • WZSHLS64.DLL
  • WZSHLX64.DLL
  • WZSMTP.DLL - WinZip Email Support Library
  • WZSRVR32.EXE - WinZip Archive Server
  • WZVINFO.DLL - WinZip FileInfo DLL
  • WZWIA.DLL - WinZip Image Acquisition Wrapper
  • WzWipe.exe - WzWipe (WzWipe Executable)
  • WZZPMAIL.DLL - WinZip - Zip and E-Mail

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Context Menu Handlers
  • WZSHLSTB.DLL added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZip' with a class of {E0D79304-84BE-11CE-9641-444553540000}.
  • WZSHLS64.DLL added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinZip' with a class of {E0D79304-84BE-11CE-9641-444553540000}.

How do I remove WinZip v12?

You can uninstall WinZip v12 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program WinZip v12, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove WinZip v12.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win Vista (SP2) 6%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
21.05%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 47.06%
Windows 10 29.41%
Windows XP 17.65%
Windows Vista 5.88%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 17.65%
Windows 7 Professional 17.65%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.65%
Windows 10 Home 11.76%
Windows 10 Pro 11.76%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.76%

Distribution by countryGeography

78.95% of installs come from Italy
Which countries install it?
  Italy 78.95%
  United States 21.05%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
ASUS 26.67%
Acer 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
Lenovo 13.33%
American Megatrends 6.67%
Toshiba 6.67%
Sahara 6.67%
Common models
TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO C66... 7.69%
LENOVO 0768FVG 7.69%
HP-Pavilion NQ831AA-ABZ p... 7.69%
HP ProDesk 490 G1 MT 7.69%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 7.69%
Dell OptiPlex 780 7.69%

About WinZip Computing

WinZip is a file archiver and compressor for Windows developed by WinZip Computing.
Publisher URL: www.winzip.com

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