WinZip Courier is distributed as an MSI file and can be installed by a number of methods. For example, you can:
- Grant access to the MSI file and your WinZipEC.ecmul file (registration file) for each user to manually install
- Create a "Software Installation" Group Policy
- Distribute WinZip Courier via SCCM (SMS)
- Install from a command line using common msiexec.exe switches
(e.g., msiexec /i wzcourierXX.msi /qn)
Multi-User Registration File: WinZipEC.ecmul
Customers who purchase a multi-user license will receive a unique WinZipEC.ecmul registration file which must be copied to a WinZip Courier subfolder in the Windows Common AppData folder. This folder contains application data for all users. A typical path for the WinZipEC.ecmul file is C:\ProgramData\WinZipEC. The presence of WinZipEC.ecmul in this folder will convert WinZip Courier to a licensed, registered version.
You will need to provide the WinZipEC.ecmul file to your users or cause it to be copied directly to the proper folder.
How do I customize the WinZip Courier Installation?
| WinZip Enterprise users should first refer to the Installation and Configuration Guide. Default values are not the same. |
The following information concerns entries in the MSI file Property table. Any simple MSI editing application may be used, including Microsoft's Orca. These entries can be configured to add features, remove features, and/or change the behavior of WinZip Courier.
Supported Properties to Customize - Table 1 |
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Table 1 below lists properties that can be edited and will apply to all users logging in to the same computers. Properties that exist in the MSI file table that are not listed in any of the tables below should not be changed.
Property |
Description |
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| ALWAYSZIPATTACHMENTS | Default=0, allows the user to turn attachment zipping off; on=1 |
| DEFAULTCLOUDSERVICE | Default=DEFAULT, no cloud service selected; specify a supported service to be the default cloud service for sharing files |
| DISABLECLOUDSERVICES | Default=NONE, all cloud services enabled; other options are ALL; *AMAZONS3, BOX, CLOUDME, DROPBOX, GOOGLEDRIVE, MEDIAFIRE, *SHAREPOINT, **SKYDRIVE, SUGARSYNC, and/or ZIPSHARE |
| DISABLECONVERSIONS | Default=NONE, all conversion features enabled; other options are ALL; IMAGERESIZE, DOCTOPDF, and/or WATERMARK |
| MAXUPSZ_[*service] | Default=0, maximum allowed by the service; number value will set a maximum upload size in megabytes; there are eight separate properties, each beginning with MAXUPSZ_, such as MAXUPSZ_DROPBOX and MAXUPSZ_GDRIVE. |
| NOENCRYPTION | Default=0, allows encryption to be used while zipping; on=1 |
| NOUPDATECHECKING | Default=0, Courier will check for available updates; on=1 |
| WRITABLE_FOLDER_[*service] | Default="\"(root); Path entered will be used for Share upload operations, acts as the user root folder location in which the "ZipShare" folder, "timestamp" folder, and files are written |
*Note 1: Services are AMAZON, BOX, CLOUDME, DROPBOX, GDRIVE, SKYDRIVE, SHAREPOINT, SUGARSYNC, and ZIPSHARE; Amazon S3 and SharePoint are only available with WinZip Enterprise
**Note 2: References to SKYDRIVE in Courier properties control the behavior of the OneDrive cloud service.
Additionally, if WinZip is installed and Password Policies have been set, those same policies will govern password requirements in WinZip Courier. For instance, if PASSWORDLENGTH in WinZip has been set to 12, WinZip Courier users will need to enter a 12 character password when encrypting files.
Supported Properties to Customize - Table 2 |
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Table 2 below lists properties that can be edited, but will have a very limited effect. If the method of installation used is to provide users with the install file and have them manually install, then these properties will affect those users as described. Otherwise, some other method will need to be used to change the same String Values (without the REG_) in each user hive of the registry. For example, you would need to change the value of the MinimumSize string located in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Nico Mak Computing\WinZip Courier for each user to change the single attachment size value listed with the property REG_MINIMUMSIZE below.
Property |
Description |
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| REG_AUTOENCRYPT | Default=0, selectable encryption is off; on=1 |
| REG_AUTOMODE | Default=1, Check for Updates is on; off=0 |
| REG_COMPRESSIONMETHOD | Default=8, .zip compression; .zipx compression is "-1" |
| REG_DEFAULTZIPNAME | Default="WinZip Compressed Attachments"; a different name can be entered for this value if desired |
| REG_ENCRYPTIONMETHOD | Default=1, Zip20 encryption when used; 2=AES128; 4=AES256 |
| REG_MINIMUMSIZE | Default=0, single file attachments of any size will be zipped; other values can be entered, sizes are in kilobytes |
| REG_NAMEFROMDATE | Default=1, "Attach File (zipped)" feature will use date based name; "0" will use the name of a single file or a folder name for multiple files |
| REG_PERIOD | Default=1, Check for Updates daily; 7=weekly |
| REG_SENDITEM | Default=1, auto zipping of attachments is on; off=0 |
| REG_SENDSETTING | Default=2, automatically send attachment through cloud service according to threshold size indicated; always by cloud=1, never=0 |
| REG_SINGLEATTACHFILENAME | Default=1, when automatically zipping a single file, use its filename for the Zip file name; use the default Zip file name=0 |
| REG_ZSMINIMUMSIZE | Default=5, size threshold for automatically sending through cloud service is 5 megabytes; Other values can be entered |
If you have any questions about this information please email Technical Support.
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