Compressing Files B 4 Burning

[aalkj]

Hi ppl. As we all know, some downloaded files may be bigger than a conventional CD-R's capacity (e.g. 760MB). I've tried using the NTFS compression that comes with 2K/XP systems, WinRAR, and Winzip but it just can't bring it down to about 690MB. Some of my files are even as huge as 800MB.

Some of my friends have used a compression tool before but they can't remember the name of the tool. Can any kind soul help me out here? If it's a shareware, I wouldn't mind paying for it.

Thanking all of you in advance... :)

[skelley521]

I prefer Power Archiver over WinRar and WinAce.
Here (http://www.powerarchiver.com/) is their website.
You have the ability to chose the amount of compression.
You will need the full version to compress files that large..its on kazaa.

Steve

[Nightwolf]

You can set the amount of compression in WinRAR too, just change 'Compression Method' from Normal to Best. But going from 800MB down to 690 is asking a lot. You might have to sacrifice some unnecessary files from the archive, like .txt and .html manuals. You could also try setting your burning software to overburn.