tar.gz

[neG.oNe]

alright what do i use to compress these files i can't use winzip i know that...

[Coolin]

I'm pretty sure Winzip works...
But if it really doesn't you can use PowerArchiver, found at this address:
http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10097-100-6991981.html?tag=st.dl.10001-103-1.lst-7-1.6991981

[meow]

I don't think WinZip can create them...only open them.

[sp0radic]

Winzip can only open them

[niv]

Use Powerarchiver, or just install *NIX :rolleyes:

[neG.oNe]

I'm pretty sure Winzip works...
if you dont believe try downloading and compressing clickity click (http://www.quarks.com.au/phpNewsCenter/)
and powerarchiver doesn't seem to work

[Bruce]

Winzip will decompress those files. Not quite sure what you want us to download and compress though.

[neG.oNe]

yah heh i meant decompress them and i didn't want you guys to download anything i just said that if you dont believe that winzip doesn't decompress the tar.gz files then download it and try to decompress it with winzip

[Bruce]

Well I know Winzip 8.0 DOES decompress tar.gz files. I don't know about previous versions though.

[neG.oNe]

heh dur the main source i should of thought of that

[neG.oNe]

still wont do it

[meow]

Yes it does. I do it frequently.

[Bruce]

Originally posted by demise
still wont do it
Perhaps you don't have it set to open tar.gz archives? :confused2

[neG.oNe]

hehe yah it says something about not having that archive or something like that im gonna go set it....how to do this

[Bruce]

Open up winzip, go to options>configuration>system>association

[meow]

I don't see anything suitable in Options. Maybe it's a choice during installation. Try to associate WinZip with the file type. Far shot...

[neG.oNe]

i did that and they're all checked, when i download a tar.gz file it shows up as "<filename>.tar.gz" and thats it

[Coolin]

Just open up the Winzip executable and click on open.
At the thing on the bottom, choose "All Files (*.*)" then go to the folder with your tar.gz file. It should be uncompressed.

I believe WinZip first ungz's the file. Then you get a filename.tar file, you have to untar that by doing the same thing said above to filename.tar

[neG.oNe]

when i try that it says its not a valid archive...