Download WinZip Self-Extractor 3.0

WinZip has just released version 3.0 of Self-Extractor. This is a more extensive version of the one supplied with WinZip itself Self Extractor Personal Edition. With this program you can self-extracting archive files to be made. In a nutshell, this means that it creates an exe from a zip file, so no external program is needed to extract it. In addition, it is possible to automatically start a program or batch file after unpacking to create simple installation packages.

More information about WinZip Self-Extractor 3.0 can be found at this page can be found, more information about the differences with the PE version here are being found. New in this version include support for zip files with 128- or 256-bit AES encryption, PPMd or Enhanced Deflate, and the ability to use hi-res icons. The full changelog looks like this:

What’s New in This Release:

• There is no practical limit on the length of the optional command issued by self-extracting Zip files after the unzip operation completes.
• You can create self-extracting Zip files that both unzip and overwrite automatically.
• Self-extracting Zip files no longer contain the “licensed to username” text, and copyright information is in the “About” box only.
• A dot as the “Unzip To” folder unzips to the current directory instead of the directory containing the self-extractor.
• Empty directories in the Zip file are created during the extraction process.
• The programs and files for WinZip Self-Extractor have been changed to reflect the new company name, WinZip Computing, Inc.
• Uninstalling WinZip Self-Extractor now displays a message indicating the uninstall has completed.
• Uninstalling WinZip Self-Extractor now removes the “Version” key information from the Windows registry.
• Attempting to start WinZip Self-Extractor when another instance is running will now display a message that WinZip Self-Extractor is busy and to try again later.
• The creation of 16-bit and MS-DOS self-extracting Zip files is no longer supported and Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000 or Me is required to create self-extracting Zip files.
• The help dialog displayed when WinZip Self-Extractor is run using the /? command line option now includes updated information on the wzipse32.exe command line options.
• A problem running some commands that used quotes or “..” folder references has been corrected.
• The “Ready to Create” panel in the Wizard for self-extracting Zip files for Software Installation now displays the location of the selected icon, if one is selected.
• When running with Internet Explorer installed but Windows Desktop Update (Active Desktop) not installed, if the self-extracting Zip file executes a command after unzipping, the self-extracting Zip file did not close properly and couldn’t be deleted immediately. All files were extracted correctly, and the command was executed correctly. The self-extracting Zip file could be deleted after a system restart or after a short period of time had elapsed. This has been corrected.
• The text in the “About” box can be modified for both standard self-extractors and self-extractors for software installation (in earlier versions, the About box text could only be modified for self-extractors for software installation).
• Self-extractors for software installation now clean up files even if the install process involves a reboot.
• WinZip Self-Extractor can be run from the “Start” menus “Run” dialog box by simply typing “wzipse32” (in earlier versions, you had to type the full path, for example, “c:program filesWinZip Self-Extractorwzipse32”) .

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