how to restore .zip file association & file icon in Vista?
My wife accidently associated Win Media Player with .zip files. Oops! Ok, now how can we get back to old zip files openi...
Help change .zip default action from Explore to Open
When I double click a .zip file in Vista, the default action is to Explore the file in the same window.Is there a way to...
reenable uac for zip
i opened a zip file and the command prompt asked me if i grant administrator rights. i agreed and i checked the box &quo...
Resetting .zip association
I installed WinRAR the other day and accidentally set it as the default program to open .zip files. I would rather just...
How to Zip pants using WinRoar ArchIver.
I just disabled zip handling in registry, but why was it a simple action in WinXP, yet requires hacking registry in Vis...
Zip File is Folder?
Why does Windows Ultimate call a .zip file a folder? When I go to delete a .zip it asks if I want to delete a folder. Th...
Downloading ZIP Files with Vista Home Premium 32
I am running Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit on a HP dv6458se Notebook.A couple of weeks ago when I tried to Open or S...
Files not extracting from zip file
I am running Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1. Just the other day I noticed that I can no longer extract files from a...
No zip utility?
Just wondering if Vista has a zip utility? I know about Winzip, etc but XP had a zip utility with it, as did the other...
zip 100, parallel ports and vista
HELP!, is it possible to connect a zip 100 with parallel to vista. I need to do this as i have some music equipment that...
BUG: explorer crashes during extraction of complex zip files
explorer crashes during extraction of complex zip files. reproduction steps: 1. download this zip file http://joomlacod...
Recoving 7 Zip Archive - Cannot open file 'xampp.7z' as arch
Cannot open file 'xampp.7z' as archive error.Hey all, i recently created a backup of all my websites, databases and many...
zip file
trying to send a zip file, says can't send, not enough memory. any suggestions?...
Vista backup missed .ZIP files
I did a partial Vista Backup and specified that it backup miscallanious files as well as data and documents.When I went ...
Change default destination folder for extracted .zip files.
Hello,I download several .zip files a day, and when I extract them, the default destination folder is Documents. Is th...
Can't extract .zip files
Attempting to extract .zip files produces this message:"There is already a file with the same name as the folder na...
Where has the DOWNLOAD window gone when I downloading zip fi
Hello all,Normally, when I clicked on a download link on a webpage, a window pops up telling me the progress of the dow...
Emacs Zip File Crashing Vista Explorer
Hi!I have a new computer with Windows Vista. I wanted to install Emacs fromhttp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/windows/emac...
.zip file goof up
Hey: I've accidently associated zip files to be "opened with" adobe reader and I can't figure out how to rest...
Coexistence of zip programs
Can 7-zip and jzip coexist on Vista H/P SP2, 32 bit? jzip contains an uninstall feature. What would happen to existing ...
where did the password go for .zip files
Help me! :( In XP there was, in the drop down menu in a .zip file "password" but in Vista its just not...
Missing zip-file icon
Recently installed and un-installed a 3rd Party File compression programme 7z457. Then found that I could not right cli...
Vista - how do you restore default behaviour for Zip (other)
Hi all,I broke my nice clean re-installation of Vista Ultimate after hours of effort. Major bummer.Perhaps I'm overly ...
email won't allow me to send an attached zip file
My Windows mail will send an email message w/o attachments with no problem, but not with attachments. I tried to increa...
Vista Home cannot open pwd protected zip
Hi,We have an application which use password protected zip files as backup solution. The files are zipped and unzipped...
Zip extract is empty directory structure
Hi I use Vista Ultimate x64 and am having problems with the build in zip extract.I tried multiple zip files from differe...
zip-files in temp folder
The zip-files on my PC get automatically extracted to my Temp folder. The extracted zip files keep appearing in the same...
Zip Fles in Navigation Pane
How do I keep zip files from appearing in the Windows Explorer Navigation pane? I've tried checking and unchecking &quo...
Zip folder problem
Is there any reason why windows vista struggles to unzip .zip folders or why it cannot unzip multipul without crashing?...
Default zip program
I mostly use Winzip I just needed to get Winrar to open a file. Now all my zip files show a Winrar Icon How do i get th...
Zip file icon changed !
Hi all i'm a noob to these forums so don't know if this is the right place to post this Q, don't know if it is desktop v...
Vista, large zip file, performance non-existant
Vista Home Premium, SP1I have a large zip file in at folder (178mb). It contains about a dozen sub files. I clicked on t...
unable to view folders with zip files......
when i try to view a folder with containing .zip files on the c drive , explorer locks up and errors out..... any rec...
Disable .zip same name files
Hey i have a .zip folder and inside are two files and have the same names.One file inside is a file folder and the othe...
zip files automatically extract in vista temp folder!
Hi, I'm running a Vista Ultimate 32-bit with all the latest updates.Recently, I have noticed that whenever I re-boot the...
zip or compressed files in Vista opening with wrong programs
Judging from Yahoo Answers, a lot of people are having trouble restoring the default built in zip file function in Vist...
unable to view folders that contiain zip files.......
all the sudden, when i attempt to open a folder that contains .zip files, windows explorer locks up.... i do have winra...