WinAce 2.69 for Windows

by e-merge GmbH

Avg. Rating 3.1 (159 votes)

File Details

File Size 3.9 MB
License Adware, $29.00
Operating System Windows 2000/9x/Server 2003/XP
Date Added
Total Downloads 40,637
Publisher e-merge GmbH
Homepage WinAce

Publisher's Description

WinAce is an archiving utility with an easy-to-use interface for creating, extracting, and viewing archives. It includes built-in compression for ACE, ZIP, LHA, and MS-CAB formats, and built-in decompression for ACE, ZIP, LHA, MS-CAB, RAR, ARJ, ARC, GZIP, TAR, and ZOO formats. You can create multi-volume (disk-spanning) archives for ACE and MS-CAB formats and self-extracting archives (sfx) for ACE and ZIP formats.

Note: Now available as Shareware of a Free Ad-Supported version.

Latest Reviews

Tao2005

Tao2005 reviewed v2.69 on Dec 3, 2007

I do agree, that winrar is better. Though once registered, the ads disappear. When you look at it, winrar, winzip, etc. Are all the same, just different UI.

Qlib

Qlib reviewed v2.69 on Nov 29, 2007

..its pretty much a dead format now.. the fact that the installer crashed my windows when it finished just doesnt help..

winrar for the win!

zridling

zridling reviewed v2.69 on Nov 26, 2007

What bigmama said!

bigmama

bigmama reviewed v2.69 on Nov 25, 2007

Don't bother...

Buy WinRAR

xanderzone365

xanderzone365 reviewed v2.69 on Nov 24, 2007

Bundled with ADware

why hello there

why hello there reviewed v2.69 on Nov 24, 2007

used to be a good format still is sort of.

ace is good for text/doc file compression if you're somebody who doesn't like to use a command line compressor as the best fast text compressor happens to be a command line program call QUAD.

I don't use ace due to the fact I don't like adding WinACE + WinRAR in the same shell ext. as it takes up a lot of space on right clicking.

guti

guti reviewed v2.69 on Nov 24, 2007

ACE used to be an excellent product, back in version 1.x.

Version 2 of ACE and WinACE, where great, with superior compression, and an nice interface.

Unfortunatelly, 2.x has been with almost no changes since 3-4 years ago.

If you want to pay, try WinRAR, or better use 7-Zup for an open source one.

armpit

armpit reviewed v2.69 on Nov 23, 2007

No longer a relevant compressor, much less when it is now bundled with spyware/adware/whatever-ware. 7zip and Winrar all the way.

Reverb

Reverb reviewed v2.69 on Nov 23, 2007

@WinAce Staff:

It would be interesting to see what methods you use to classify Adware and Spyware. Any software that tracks or monitors visited websites and sends this information to a server is considered Spyware. WhenU has long been known to engage in deceptive business practices:

http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/whenu-spam/
http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/whenu-privacy/

WhenU supported software should be avoided at all costs due to their shady history.

hell0

hell0 reviewed v2.69 on Nov 23, 2007

totally agree. winace and its .ace format were good a couple of years ago but compared to winrar and 7-zip supported compression formats and the ratio of .ace are not up to date. i thought winace had died long time ago...

Avg. Rating 3.1 (159 votes)
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Tao2005

Tao2005 reviewed v2.69 on Dec 3, 2007

I do agree, that winrar is better. Though once registered, the ads disappear. When you look at it, winrar, winzip, etc. Are all the same, just different UI.

Qlib

Qlib reviewed v2.69 on Nov 29, 2007

..its pretty much a dead format now.. the fact that the installer crashed my windows when it finished just doesnt help..

winrar for the win!

zridling

zridling reviewed v2.69 on Nov 26, 2007

What bigmama said!

bigmama

bigmama reviewed v2.69 on Nov 25, 2007

Don't bother...

Buy WinRAR

xanderzone365

xanderzone365 reviewed v2.69 on Nov 24, 2007

Bundled with ADware

why hello there

why hello there reviewed v2.69 on Nov 24, 2007

used to be a good format still is sort of.

ace is good for text/doc file compression if you're somebody who doesn't like to use a command line compressor as the best fast text compressor happens to be a command line program call QUAD.

I don't use ace due to the fact I don't like adding WinACE + WinRAR in the same shell ext. as it takes up a lot of space on right clicking.

guti

guti reviewed v2.69 on Nov 24, 2007

ACE used to be an excellent product, back in version 1.x.

Version 2 of ACE and WinACE, where great, with superior compression, and an nice interface.

Unfortunatelly, 2.x has been with almost no changes since 3-4 years ago.

If you want to pay, try WinRAR, or better use 7-Zup for an open source one.

armpit

armpit reviewed v2.69 on Nov 23, 2007

No longer a relevant compressor, much less when it is now bundled with spyware/adware/whatever-ware. 7zip and Winrar all the way.

Reverb

Reverb reviewed v2.69 on Nov 23, 2007

@WinAce Staff:

It would be interesting to see what methods you use to classify Adware and Spyware. Any software that tracks or monitors visited websites and sends this information to a server is considered Spyware. WhenU has long been known to engage in deceptive business practices:

http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/whenu-spam/
http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/whenu-privacy/

WhenU supported software should be avoided at all costs due to their shady history.

hell0

hell0 reviewed v2.69 on Nov 23, 2007

totally agree. winace and its .ace format were good a couple of years ago but compared to winrar and 7-zip supported compression formats and the ratio of .ace are not up to date. i thought winace had died long time ago...

Banquo

Banquo reviewed v2.69 on Nov 23, 2007

I was kind of surprised to see this is still being updated, no offense to the authors but it seems no one really uses ace anymore, it's going the way of zoo and arc files. Rar and 7-zip both offer better compression, and while this can extract rar it cannot extract 7z apparently, and it cannot create either. Sorry but I really don't see the market for this program anymore. Offering a free version would have been nice, but WhenU is really not something anyone should want on their PC. I'm pretty sure it is classified as spyware.

WinAce Staff

WinAce Staff reviewed v2.65 on Sep 5, 2006

Hi,

I am a member of the WinAce team.

To clarify:
The shareware version of WinAce 2.65 does NOT contain the WhenU components.

Downloading and installing the WhenU software (which is classified as Adware, not Spyware) is an OPTIONAL and FULLY DISCLOSED method of registering your copy of WinAce.

You can still register your copy by purchasing a licence without ever being forced to install any additional tools or bundled software products.

PicAFlic

PicAFlic reviewed v2.65 on Jul 12, 2006

Well,
I scanned my computer with Spybot and Ad-Aware Pro after installing WinAce and it found NOOOOO traces of WhenU or ANY spyware. So, WinAce in my mind is still #1!

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