5 -------------------------
6 - 7-Zip now supports LZMA compression for .ZIP archives.
7 - Some bugs were fixed.
8 - New localization: Sinhala.
12 -------------------------
13 - Some bugs were fixed.
17 -------------------------
18 - 7-Zip now can unpack UDF, XAR and DMG/HFS archives.
19 - 7-Zip File Manager now keeps encryption when you edit encrypted file inside archive.
20 - 7-Zip File Manager now allows to change current folder from the address bar drop-down list.
21 - It's allowed to use -t switch for "list" and "extract" commands.
22 - Some bugs were fixed.
23 - New localizations: Icelandic, Kurdish Sorani.
27 -------------------------
28 - Some speed optimizations.
29 - 7-Zip now can unpack .lzma archives.
30 - Unicode (UTF-8) support for filenames in .ZIP archives. Now there are 3 modes:
31 1) Default mode: 7-Zip uses UTF-8, if the local code page doesn't contain required symbols.
32 2) -mcu switch: 7-Zip uses UTF-8, if there are non-ASCII symbols.
33 3) -mcl switch: 7-Zip uses local code page.
34 - Now it's possible to store file creation time in 7z and ZIP archives (-mtc switch).
35 - 7-Zip now can unpack multivolume RAR archives created with
36 "old style volume names" scheme and names *.001, *.002, ...
37 - Now it's possible to use -mSW- and -mSW+ switches instead of -mSW=off and -mSW=on
38 - Some bugs were fixed.
39 - New localizations: Punjabi (Indian), Pashto.
43 -------------------------
44 - The BUG in command line version was fixed: -up3 switch
45 could work incorrectly.
49 -------------------------
50 - Some bugs were fixed.
54 -------------------------
55 - Some bugs were fixed.
59 -------------------------
60 - Decompression speed was increased.
64 -------------------------
65 - "Test" and "Info" buttons now work for open archives.
66 - The bug in 7-Zip 4.48 - 4.52 beta was fixed:
67 7-Zip could create .ZIP archives with broken files.
68 - Some bugs were fixed.
72 -------------------------
73 - 7-Zip now can unpack Compound files (msi, doc, ...).
74 - Some bugs were fixed.
78 -------------------------
79 - Bug was fixed: 7-Zip 4.50 beta could not open some .7z archives.
83 -------------------------
84 - New switch for command line version:
85 -ssc[-] enables/disables case-sensitive mode for file names.
86 - Speed optimizations for AES encryption.
87 - Some bugs were fixed.
91 -------------------------
92 - 7-Zip now can unpack WIM archives.
93 - 7-Zip now replaces incorrect characters in filenames during extracting.
97 -------------------------
98 - Encryption strength for .7z format was increased.
99 Now it uses random initialization vectors.
100 - Some bugs were fixed.
104 -------------------------
105 - Bugs of 7-Zip 4.46 beta were fixed: BZip2 could work incorrectly.
109 -------------------------
110 - New fast compression mode for Deflate method in Zip and GZip.
111 - New "Compress shared files" option in GUI and -ssw switch.
112 - Some bugs were fixed.
113 - New localization: Norwegian Nynorsk.
117 -------------------------
118 - Now it's possible to specify the size of solid block and the number
119 of CPU threads in "Add to archive" dialog box.
120 - Default dictionary size was increased: Normal: 16 MB, Max: 32 MB.
121 - Speed optimizations.
122 - Benchmark was improved (new "b" command in command line version).
123 - The number of DLL files was reduced.
124 - Now it's possible to associate 7-zip with combined types like .tbz2
125 - switch -mhcf=off is not supported now.
126 - If -t{Type} switch is not specified, 7-Zip now uses extension of archive to
127 detect the type of archive.
128 - Some bugs were fixed.
129 - New localization: Welsh.
133 -------------------------
134 - Speed optimizations for LZMA, Deflate, BZip2 and unRAR.
135 - 7-Zip now supports file pathnames longer than 260 characters.
136 - Some bugs were fixed.
137 - New localizations: Bangla, Bashkir, Nepali.
141 -------------------------
142 - 7-Zip now can use multi-threading mode for compressing to .ZIP archives.
143 - ZIP format supporting was improved.
144 - 7-Zip now supports WinZip-compatible AES-256 encryption for .ZIP archives.
145 - New context menu items for .ZIP archives creating.
146 - 7-Zip now uses order list (list of extensions) for files sorting for compressing
147 to .7z archives. It can slightly increase compression ratio in some cases.
148 - 7-Zip now restores modification time of folders during .7z archives extracting.
149 - Some bugs were fixed.
150 - New localizations: Armenian, Marathi.
155 -------------------------
156 - Compressing speed and Memory requirements were increased.
157 Default dictionary size was increased: Fastest: 64 KB, Fast: 1 MB,
158 Normal: 4 MB, Max: 16 MB, Ultra: 64 MB.
159 - BZip2 compressing / decompressing now can work in multi-threading mode
160 - Multi-threading mode now is default for multi-processor systems
161 - 64-bit version now supports 1 GB dictionary
162 - 7z/LZMA now can use only these match finders: HC4, BT2, BT3, BT4
163 - Compression ratio in Zip/GZip/Deflate in Ultra mode was increased
164 - 7-Zip now can unpack ISO archives and some installers created by NSIS
165 - Optional "Flat View" mode in 7-Zip File Manager
166 - 7-Zip File Manager now can calculate CRC checksums for files
167 - -x switch with relative paths now affects files specified with absolute paths
168 - New switch for 7za.exe (console version): -slt.
169 "l" (list) command with -slt shows technical information for archive.
170 - New switch: -scs{WIN|DOS|UTF-8} specifies charset for list files.
171 Default charset for list files is UTF-8 now.
172 - Some bugs were fixed
173 - New localizations: Albanian, Kurdish
177 -------------------------
178 - Bug was fixed: 7-Zip 4.31 didn't work in Windows 95
182 -------------------------
184 - New localization: Basque
188 -------------------------
189 - Files 7zFMn.exe, 7zGn.exe, 7-zipn, 7za.exe, 7zC.sfx were removed from 7-zip package
190 - 7-Zip now uses uncompressed SFX: 7z.sfx
191 - Sfx modules 7z.sfx and 7zCon.sfx now use msvcrt.dll
192 - Speed optimizations in LZMA maximum/ultra compressing.
193 - LZMA now supports word size up to 273
194 - 7-Zip now reduces dictionary size for LZMA, if you compress files
195 smaller than specified dictionary size.
196 - 7-Zip now can use large memory pages:
197 GUI: 7-Zip File Manager / Options / Settings / Use large memory pages.
198 Command line version: -slp switch.
199 This feature allows to increase speed of compressing.
200 But 7-Zip can make some pause at starting of compressing for allocating large pages.
201 Also Task Manager doesn't show real memory usage of program, if 7-Zip uses large pages.
202 This feature works only on Windows 2003 / XP x64 / Vista.
203 Also you must have administrator's rights for your system.
204 Recommended size of RAM: 1 GB or more.
205 To install this feature you must run 7-Zip File Manager at least once,
206 close it and reboot system.
207 - Some bugs were fixed
211 -------------------------
212 - Bug was fixed: 7-Zip 4.28 beta worked incorrectly in Windows 95/98/Me
216 -------------------------
217 - Bug was fixed: 7-Zip 4.27 beta created incorrect multivolume archives.
218 - "Duplicate filename" collision problem between names with ligatures was fixed.
222 -------------------------
223 - 7-Zip can unpack CHM/HXS (MS HTML HELP) archives
224 - 7-Zip can unpack multivolume CAB archives
225 - Now 7-Zip deletes files to the Recycle Bin by default.
226 Shift+Delete deletes files permanently.
227 - Some bugs were fixed
228 - New localization: Tatarish
232 -------------------------
233 - LZH format support (extracting only)
234 - Some bugs were fixed
235 - New localization: Ido
239 -------------------------
240 - 7-Zip now doesn't interrupt the compressing when it can not
241 find specified file as in version 4.24 beta. It just shows warning.
242 - 7-Zip now supports standard selection mode in the file list
243 - Some bugs were fixed
247 -------------------------
248 - 7-Zip now supports right-click Drag and Drop in Explorer
249 - Command line version now supports short file names (like FILENA~1.TXT)
250 - If there are no wildcard names and there is no -r switch in command line,
251 7-Zip now checks that specified files exist on disk before compressing.
252 - Some bugs were fixed
256 -------------------------
257 - Drag and Drop support
258 - 7-Zip File Manager now can copy files from one archive to another
259 - Some bugs were fixed
260 - New localizations: Extremaduran, Malay
264 -------------------------
269 -------------------------
270 - BZip2 code was rewritten. Now it supports 3 modes: Normal, Maximum and
271 Ultra. In Normal mode it compresses almost as original BZip2 compressor.
272 Compression ratio in Maximum and Ultra modes is 1-3% better for some files,
273 but Maximum Mode is about 3 times slower and Ultra Mode is about 8 times
274 slower than Normal mode.
275 - Console version now prints all messages to stdout by default,
276 and if -so switch is specified, 7-Zip prints messages to stderr.
277 - Some bugs were fixed
278 - New localizations: Azeri, Georgian
282 -------------------------
283 - Bug in v4.17 beta was fixed: 7-Zip File Manager could crash
284 after some operations with archives
288 -------------------------
289 - To increase protection from viruses, 7-Zip now does not open
290 files with more than 4 continuous spaces in the name.
291 And 7-Zip changes such long spaces in name to " ... " in the file list.
292 - Code size optimization
293 - Some files were moved from main package to extra package:
294 - Plugin for FAR Manager
295 - SFX modules for installers (7zS.sfx and 7zSD.sfx)
296 - New localizations: Asturian, Indonesian
300 -------------------------
301 - Speed optimization (5%) for 7z / LZMA
302 - 7za.exe now supports .Z archives
303 - -r- switch in command line now is default for all commands
304 - Some bugs were fixed
305 - New localization: Uzbek
309 -------------------------
310 - Z format supporting (extracting only)
311 - 7-Zip now can extract ZIP archives compressed with "Shrink" method
312 - 7-Zip now doesn't interrupt the compressing when it can not open file.
313 7-Zip just skips that file and shows warning.
314 - Some bugs were fixed
315 - New localization: Frisian
319 -------------------------
320 - 7-Zip installer was created with NSIS.
321 Now it installs 7-Zip for all users (under Windows 2000/XP).
322 - Now 7-Zip can create multivolume archives
323 (switch -v for command line)
324 - Some bugs were fixed
325 - New localizations: Breton, Farsi
329 -------------------------
330 - Switch "--" stops switches parsing
331 - Some bugs were fixed
335 -------------------------
336 - Bug in v4.11 beta was fixed:
337 7-Zip created incorrect ZIP archives if file size was
338 from 3.75 GB to 4 GB.
342 -------------------------
343 - 7-Zip now shows file names during compressing/decompressing
344 - 7-Zip now supports Zip64 extension of ZIP format. So now it's
345 possible to compress files bigger than 4 GB to ZIP archives.
346 - Some bugs were fixed
347 - New localization: Galician
351 -------------------------
352 - Bugs in v4.0* were fixed:
353 - Some commands in command line with "-r" switch worked incorrectly,
354 so 7-zip could skip some files during compressing
355 - Some other bugs were fixed
356 - Small internal changes
360 -------------------------
361 - Bugs in v4.0* were fixed:
362 - Renaming inside archives didn't work or worked incorrectly
363 - GUI SFX didn't show extracting dialog at start
364 - Small fixes in 7-Zip GUI (7zG.exe)
368 -------------------------
369 - Bug in installer for v4.07 was fixed: when rebooting
370 is required, it rebooted without asking user
371 - Small fixes in 7-Zip GUI (7zG.exe)
375 -------------------------
376 - Big amount of code was changed in this beta version.
377 So don't use it for important data compressing.
378 And test archive after compressing.
380 - Unified command line interface to GUI and console versions
381 - 7-Zip now can extract or test several archives in one command
382 - 7-Zip now doesn't interrupt the compressing when file is locked by
383 other application. 7-Zip just skips that file and shows warning.
384 Note: previous versions of 7-Zip had bug, so they can not unpack
385 non-solid and some solid 7z archives with such skipped files.
386 - Command line interface was changed:
387 - now it's possible to use absolute pathnames
388 - syntax simplification:
389 was: 7z a a Folder1\* Folder2\* -r
390 now: 7z a a Folder1 Folder2
391 - now it's possible to use complex wildcard commands, like *\*111*\*
392 - More smart detection of archive type for files with unusual
394 - Supporting for RAR archives with encrypted headers
395 - CPIO format supporting was improved
396 - For GZip and BZip2 formats you can:
397 - Compress from stdin (-si switch)
398 - Compress to stdout (-so switch)
399 - Extract to stdout (-so switch)
400 - 7-Zip File Manager:
401 - Split and Combine commands
402 - new list view options: Full row select, Show grid lines
403 - Internal reconstruction
404 - Some bugs were fixed
405 - New localizations: Friulian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Tamil, Thai
409 -------------------------
410 - Some small bugs were fixed
414 -------------------------
415 - Now you can select compression method, dictionary size
416 and word size in "Add to archive" dialog box. Also it
418 - 7-Zip File Manager now contains toolbars.
419 - New "Benchmark" command in 7-Zip File Manager.
420 It measures compressing and decompressing speeds and
422 - Some bugs were fixed.
426 -------------------------
427 - 7-zip now use limitations for solid block size
428 for increasing the speed of random file decompressing:
430 - in Fast mode: 16 MB
431 - in Normal mode: 256 MB
432 - in Maximum mode: 1 GB
433 - in Ultra mode: 4 GB
434 - 7z.exe, 7za.exe and SFX modules now support Unicode
435 file names under Windows NT/2000/XP/2003.
436 7zn.exe and 7zan.exe were removed from package.
437 - Some bugs were fixed
438 - New localization: Afrikaans
442 -------------------------
443 - Drag-and-Drop from external application
444 - GUI version (7zG.exe) can compress files with absolute paths
445 - Compression dialog doesn't suggest bzip2 and gzip2 types when
446 there are more than one selected file
447 - Optional auto renaming for existing files during extraction
448 in command line version (-aot switch).
449 - Some bugs were fixed
453 -------------------------
454 - Optional limitation for solid block size for increasing
455 the speed of random file decompressing (-ms switch)
458 3.09.01 beta 2003-09-06
459 -------------------------
460 - Automatic compression filter for executable files:
461 dll, exe, ocx, sfx, sys, (-mf switch)
462 - Compression levels in 7z now are:
463 - Fast: 32 KB dictionary, BCJ filter
464 - Normal: 2 MB dictionary, BCJ filter
465 - Maximum: 8 MB dictionary, BCJ filter, max settings
466 - Ultra: 32 MB dictionary, BCJ2 filter, max settings
467 - Updating solid 7z archives now is supported, if it doesn't
468 require repacking solid blocks
469 - -mhcf switch for 7z format now is default
470 - Some bugs were fixed
473 3.08.04 beta 2003-08-24
474 -------------------------
475 - Favorites menu in 7-Zip File Manager
476 - Some bugs were fixed
479 3.08.03 beta 2003-08-21
480 -------------------------
481 - Automatic adding of extension to archive name in Compress Dialog
482 - Some bugs in previous 3.08.* versions were fixed:
483 - Storing columns width inside archives in File Manager
484 - Opening archive inside archive
485 - Quotes in list files in console version
488 3.08.02 beta 2003-08-20
489 -------------------------
490 - Some bugs were fixed
494 -------------------------
496 - Supporting fast compressing mode (-mx=1 switch)
497 - Multi-threading option for Multi-Processor systems
498 or Pentium 4 with Hyper-Threading
499 - Encrypt file names option
500 - New context menu items:
502 - Extract to <Folder>
504 - Internal reconstruction, registry using was reduced
505 - New localization: Esperanto
508 2.30 Beta 32 2003-05-15
509 -------------------------
510 - New features in compressing / decompressing window.
511 - "Show password" option.
512 - Some other small changes.
513 - New localization: Valencian.
516 2.30 Beta 31 2003-04-29
517 -------------------------
518 - Some bugs were fixed.
521 2.30 Beta 30 2003-04-19
522 -------------------------
523 - 7-Zip File Manager:
525 - 1/2 Panels mode switching (F9).
526 - Supporting Bzip2 compression in ZIP archives.
527 - Some bugs were fixed.
528 - Some optimization recompiling for reducing code size.
531 2.30 Beta 29 2003-04-07
532 -------------------------
533 - 7-Zip File Manager:
534 - "7-Zip" and "System" submenus in "Files" menu.
535 - Path history and "Browse" button in "Copy" dialog.
536 - RAR supporting was improved.
537 - Some bugs were fixed.
538 - Small changes in LZMA code.
539 - New localizations: Hebrew, Vietnamese.
542 2.30 Beta 28 2003-02-16
543 -------------------------
544 - Some bugs were fixed:
545 - Updating 7z archives that are larger than 4 GB.
546 - Using anti-items in 7z format.
547 - Compressing empty files with password to zip format.
548 - In max mode 7z now uses 8 MB dictionary instead of 4 MB.
549 - 7-Zip File Manager:
550 - Supporting file comments: Ctrl-Z.
551 - New key alias for folder bookmarks: [Shift]+Alt+Number.
554 2.30 Beta 27 2003-01-24
555 -------------------------
556 - Two BUGs in two previous beta versions (Beta 25 and Beta 26)
558 1. Incorrect compressing to non-solid 7z archive
559 when files have some very big sizes:
560 4 GB, 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB, ...
561 2. Incorrect percent showing in 7z compressing
562 when files are bigger than 4 GB.
563 - Supporting multivolume RAR and SPLIT archives.
564 - Supporting DEB archives.
565 - Supporting old version of CPIO format.
566 - Some bugs were fixed.
567 - New localizations: Korean, Swedish.
570 2.30 Beta 26 2003-01-12
571 -------------------------
572 - Supporting Deflate64 method in Zip archives.
573 - Supporting Rar 1.50 archives.
574 - Some bugs were fixed.
577 2.30 Beta 25 2003-01-02
578 -------------------------
579 - Encryption feature for 7z format (AES-256).
580 - New optional archive header compressing mode (-mhcf).
581 - Archive headers now always are compressed with LZMA method.
582 - Updating non-solid 7z archives without -ms=off now is allowed.
583 - Folder creating and item renaming inside archive now is supported.
584 - Supporting encrypted Rar3 archives.
585 - Supporting Unicode names in Rar3 archives.
586 - Some bugs were fixed.
587 - New localizations: Lithuanian, Voro.
590 2.30 Beta 24 2002-11-01
591 -------------------------
592 - Some internal reconstructions.
593 - -m switch syntax was slightly changed.
594 - Some bugs were fixed.
595 - New localizations: Catalan, Norwegian, Romanian.
598 2.30 Beta 23 2002-09-07
599 -------------------------
600 - Encryption feature for zip format.
601 - Percent indicating for some operations.
602 - Some bugs were fixed.
605 2.30 Beta 22 2002-08-31
606 -------------------------
607 - New program: 7-Zip File Manager.
608 - Command line version now doesn't allow absolute paths
609 for compressing files.
610 - New localizations: Belarusian, Greek.
611 - Bug in FAR plugin was fixed:
612 Incorrect updating when archive has no explicit
613 directory items for file items.
614 - Some bugs were fixed.
617 2.30 Beta 21 2002-07-08
618 -------------------------
619 - RAM requirements for LZMA (7z) compression were reduced.
620 - Small bug in FAR plugin was fixed.
623 2.30 Beta 20 2002-07-01
624 -------------------------
625 - RAM requirements for LZMA (7z) decompression were reduced.
626 - New localization: Turkish.
627 - Some bugs were fixed.
630 2.30 Beta 19 2002-04-11
631 -------------------------
632 - Supporting RAR 3.0 archives.
633 - New localizations: Danish, Ukrainian.
636 2.30 Beta 18 2002-03-25
637 -------------------------
638 - Compressing speed in 7z format was slightly increased.
639 - New localizations: Estonian, Finnish.
640 - Some bugs were fixed.
643 2.30 Beta 17 2002-03-03
644 -------------------------
645 - Supporting ARJ archives.
646 - New localization: Chinese Simplified.
649 2.30 Beta 16 2002-02-24
650 -------------------------
651 - Supporting RPM and CPIO archives.
652 - New fast compression mode for LZMA: -m0a=0.
653 - New match finders for LZMA: bt4b, hc3, hc4.
654 - Some bugs were fixed.
657 2.30 Beta 15 2002-02-17
658 -------------------------
659 - Compression ratio in 7z was slightly improved.
660 - New localization: Dutch.
663 2.30 Beta 14 2002-02-10
664 -------------------------
665 - Speed optimization for multiprocessor computers (-mmt switch).
666 - New localizations: Czech, Japanese, Polish.
667 - Some bugs were fixed.
670 2.30 Beta 13 2002-01-31
671 -------------------------
672 - New SFX module for installers.
673 - New match finder for LZMA: bt3.
674 - New localizations: Portuguese, Portuguese Brazil, Serbo-Croatian.
675 - Some bugs were fixed.
678 2.30 Beta 12 2002-01-16
679 -------------------------
680 - Bug was fixed: memory leak in Beta 11.
681 - New localization: Hungarian.
684 2.30 Beta 11 2002-01-15
685 -------------------------
686 - Archive testing feature for GUI version.
687 - Now 7-Zip can use more than 256 MB of RAM in all Windows versions.
688 - New localizations: Bulgarian, Chinese Traditional, Latvian, Slovak.
689 - Some bugs were fixed.
692 2.30 Beta 10 2002-01-11
693 -------------------------
695 - Updating 7z archives in Beta 8 and 9 didn't work.
696 - Unicode version in Beta 9 didn't work in Windows NT4.
697 - Some other bugs were fixed.
698 - New localizations: Arabic, French, Italian, Slovenian, Spanish.
701 2.30 Beta 9 2002-01-08
702 -------------------------
703 - Program localization: English, German, Russian.
704 - Additional optimized versions of programs
705 for Windows NT4/2000/XP.
706 - Two new match finders for LZMA: pat3h and pat4h.
707 - Some bugs were fixed.
710 2.30 Beta 8 2001-12-21
711 -------------------------
712 - 7-Zip now supports some zip archives that were not
713 supported by previous versions.
714 - 7-Zip now supports new state (-uw switch) for cases
715 when 7-Zip can not detect whether file is newer or the same.
716 - Supporting anti-items in 7z format for incremental
717 update (-u with action #3).
718 - Some bugs were fixed.
721 2.30 Beta 7 2001-11-04
722 -------------------------
723 - BCJ2: new converter for x86 code.
724 - Supporting tar archives with very long file names
725 (GNU extension to 'tar' format).
726 - Supporting multistream coders in 7z (-mb switch).
727 - More compressing parameters for zip and gzip
728 in console version (-m switch).
729 - Solid compressing option in Windows version.
730 - Compressing parameters option in Windows version.
731 - Auto renaming existing files feature for
733 - Overwrite mode switch for extracting (-ao).
734 - Some bugs were fixed.
737 2.30 Beta 6 2001-10-13
738 -------------------------
739 - Supporting 7z format in MultiArc plugin for FAR Manager.
740 - Some bugs were fixed.
743 2.30 Beta 5 2001-10-02
744 -------------------------
745 - Creating SFX archives from explorer.
746 - 7zWin.sfx: Windows version of SFX module.
747 - Auto adding .exe extension to SFX archive name.
748 - 7za.exe now supports 7z, bzip2, gzip, tar, zip.
749 - Some bugs were fixed.
752 2.30 Beta 4 2001-09-15
753 -------------------------
754 - Self extract capability for 7z format.
755 - 7z archive format is default for 7z.exe and 7za.exe.
756 - 7z in default mode now uses bt234 match finder
757 and solid compression.
758 - 7z in maximum mode (-mx) now uses 4MB dictionary.
761 2.30 Beta 3 2001-09-10
762 -------------------------
763 - Bug was fixed: decompressing .7z solid archives
764 containing empty files.
765 - new 7za.exe: standalone command line version
766 (only for 7z format).
767 - Speed of compressing to Deflate format (zip, gzip)
768 was slightly increased.
771 2.30 Beta 2 2001-08-30
772 -------------------------
773 - Supporting the new 7z format with high compression ratio.
774 - -bd (Disable percentage indicator) switch in
776 - Bug in console version was fixed:
777 previous versions incorrectly execute compression
778 commands with non-recursive wildcards in combination
780 - Some other bugs were fixed.
783 2.30 Beta 1 2001-05-07
784 -------------------------
785 - Speed of reading of archive contents was increased.
786 - Bug was fixed: incorrect showing file names with
787 national charsets in some zip archives.
788 - Now it is possible to compress files larger than 4GB
793 -------------------------
794 - Bugs in GZip and Cab decoders were fixed.
798 -------------------------
799 - Opening archive items in Explorer.
800 - Context menu for archive items in Explorer.
801 - Automatic adding extension to archive name in console version.
802 - Some bugs were fixed.
806 -------------------------
807 - Supporting Zip archives containing more than 65535 files.
808 - Speed of Plugin for Explorer was increased.
809 - Searching start position of archive now is limited by
810 first 1MB part of file.
811 - Some bugs were fixed.
812 - Packet now doesn't contain 7zip.exe, far7zip.reg and
813 far7zip2.reg files. There is new far7z.reg file.
817 -------------------------
818 - FAR Plugin was improved:
820 - Showing process box during opening archives.
821 - Viewing properties of file by Ctrl-A.
822 - Alt-F6 in archive now immediately extracts selected files
823 to current directory.
825 - Some bugs were fixed:
827 - Entering to archive's subfolders in Explorer by clicking
828 items in main window didn't work under Windows ME/2000.
829 - Decompressing solid Rar archives sometimes gave error.
830 - Console version 7z.exe during list operation incorrectly
831 showed file names with national (non-english) charsets.
832 - FAR Plugin didn't execute some operations.
833 - Showing percents during extracting ZIP archives sometimes
838 -------------------------
839 - Supporting BZip2 and Cab.
840 - New program architecture with external
841 compression and cryptographic modules.
842 - Decryption support (Rar and Zip).
843 - New console client.
844 - Some bugs were fixed.
848 -------------------------
851 - FAR Plugin incorrectly processed
852 names of subdirectories that use national
853 (non-english) charsets.
854 - gzip plugin could not compress empty files.
858 -------------------------
859 - First level 7-Zip Plugin for FAR Manager.
860 - GUI version with integration to Windows Shell.
861 - Compression and decompressing GZip and TAR formats.
863 - Install & Uninstall support.
864 - Some bugs were fixed.
868 -------------------------
869 - Small bug was fixed.
870 - Compression ratio was improved for some files.
874 -------------------------
876 - Big bug was fixed: previous versions incorrectly worked
877 during compressing with files that were referred by
878 direct(without wildcards) paths, containing subdirs parts.
879 - Compression and decompression speed were improved.
880 - -mx switch (maXimize compression) was added.
881 - Small bugs were fixed.
884 2.00 Beta 1 1999-01-02
885 -------------------------
886 - Original beta version.