.zip file extension

.zip

1. PKzip compressed file or archive (i.e. set of compressed files).

Decompress using WinZip or Stuffit on Mac or one of the many other zip utilities available on the net.

Windows explorer on Windows XP and later can unzip .zip files - allowing you to simply browse into a .zip file. Windows explorer cannot handle .zip files which are password protected.

cf compression.

For more information see:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/zipfldr.htm - How to restore the native XP/Vista .zip association after uninstalling a third party compression utility (or restore the ability to browse into a zip file without firing up a third party utility.)
http://everything.explained.at/ZIP_(file_format) - ZIP file format explained.
www.7-zip.org - 7-Zip can open or create .zip files.

2. 7-zip compressed file or archive.

These are compatible with pkzip archives.

For more information see:

www.7-zip.org - Free open source utility for zipping and unzipping for Windows.

3. Other (non-pkzip) compressed file or archive.

Download Filestar to convert .zip files. Filestar is an universal file converter for Windows that supports over 600 different file types.

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