Hi Joyce,
You can re-assign the .zip extension to the native Windows XP Zip by going to Tools, Folder Options, choosing the File Types tab, and highlighting the "ZIP" extension in the alphabetical scrolldown list and then click the CHANGE button and choose "Compressed (zipped) Folders" from the top portion of the dropdown. If you actually install a zip pgm, it would probably change it for you.
--AnnaSummers
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From: Peter Ekkerman
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 12:58 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] A good substitute for WinZip?
Hi Joyce,
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As to unzipping zip files > XP has a native unzipper on board - if no other
unzipper (de-compressor) is available, all you have to do is to right-click
the zip file and select Extract from the r-c menu and extract to desired
location..Double clicking will also open it and you will see the files and
can copy or move them to any place you want.
Preferred method is to place zip file in a folder,named to reflect the
program and extract to that folder.Don't unzip the stuff all over you
desktop ;)
BTW, that folder should/could be created in your Downloads folder to keep
things organized.
Since you have WinZip on your system,the above may not work,since WinZip has
hijacked that function.
Un-install WinZip > Once done,then use XP's native unzipper or install a
more versatile de-compressor ,like 7-Zip http://www.7-zip.org/ (as
mentioned) or IzArc http://www.izarc.org/ both free.
There are many others (free) as well.
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Joyce A <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> As many of you already know, my hard drive crashed late last December, and
> I was more than 30 days getting my computer back with a new HD. Previously,
> I ran Win XP SP2 on a 100-gig drive; now it seems I have SP 1 and certain
> software "trial versions" are "expiring!" I still can't view videos on this
> computer, and now all of a sudden it seems I have to _buy_ a copy of WinZip
> in order to open that Mail Viewer from Mitec?! I don't _think_ so...
> So, what would you folks recommend as a good, free, easier-to-use
> substitute for WinZip? Thanks in advance!
>
> Joyce in SE Ohio
>
>
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