Easy way to compress folders and files in Windows 7

Ever want to compress a folder just chock full of files, but you don't like that annoying dialog box that just takes forever to finish with the inaccurate progress bar?

Ever canceled that annoying dialog box? Heh. I have.. Many times..

Well, here is the easy way to get the job done!

1. Press "Windows-R" to bring up the run dialog.
2. Run "cmd" to start a command prompt.
3. Change to the drive and folder you want to compress.
4. Run the command "compact /C /S /I"
5. Let it run and ..tada.. space saved!