WinZip permits you to create self-extracting executable (exe) files from zipped archives. Self-extracting archives have an extension of .exe, and can be run as commands. When a self-extracting archive is run, the files in archive are automatically extracted without user having to WinZip installed on PC.

To create a self-extracting zip file open zip file in WinZip and go to Actions menu and tick Make .Exe File to change the open archive to a self-extracting archive. Choose a name and place to save .exe file

“Unzip To” folder you can enter a place that runnable file will prompt you perform unzip to when run or can leave it empty and it will unzip to temp directory. Spanning will create WinZip Self-Extractor save one Zip file across many diskettes.

If you are running WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition or WinZip Self-Extractor you must be alert that you cannot make self-extracting Zip files if original Zip file has any files encrypted using AES encryption, or has any files that were compressed using improved deflate compression technique, or utilizes 64-bit Zip file format extensions.

WinZip Self-Extractor Personal version is contained with WinZip but is not accessible in Personal version.