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In order to decompress the file stored in ZIP format, the ZIP file first must be downloaded to a PC and then a file utility must be used to extract the individual file from the compressed binary file. Many file utilities are available to "unzip" files in ZIP format in the form of freeware, shareware, and commercial packages.
Last modified: October 16, 2001