Compressed (Zip) Folders: Why does it show in some versions of WinXP?

[John Diener]

Some versions of Windows XP (Home and Professionsl) allow you to select a
New Compressed folder from the File menu in Widows Explorer, while other
versions only allow files and folders to be compressed by going to
Properties then Advanced to choose to compress the file/folder. Does anyone
understand how this difference occurs? Is the Compressed folder feature
installed as part of a Windows Update?

jwdiener

 

[Guest]

The compressed ZIP folder is a part of the operating system.

It may be altered when one installs a 3rd party ZIP manager such as Winzip [depending upon the installation settings chose by the operator on installation].

 

[John Diener]

You're right. The computer displaying the problem did have ZipItFast
installed at one time. It has been uninstalled. Now, how to repair the
damage?

jwdiener

The compressed ZIP folder is a part of the operating system.

It may be altered when one installs a 3rd party ZIP manager such as Winzip

[depending upon the installation settings chose by the operator on
installation].

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

John,

You can get back the "Compressed Folder" option by typing REGSVR32 ZIPFLDR.DLL in RUN box.

BTW, Windows XP supports two types of compression, NTFS compression and compression by using the Compressed (zipped) Folders feature. Both are different. This knowledge article might help!

307987 - HOW TO: Use File Compression in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307987

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

You're right. The computer displaying the problem did have ZipItFast
installed at one time. It has been uninstalled. Now, how to repair the
damage?

jwdiener

The compressed ZIP folder is a part of the operating system.

It may be altered when one installs a 3rd party ZIP manager such as Winzip

[depending upon the installation settings chose by the operator on
installation].

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Try the following from Start>Run to re-register .zip files:

regsvr32 zipfldr.dll

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| Some versions of Windows XP (Home and Professionsl) allow you to select a
| New Compressed folder from the File menu in Widows Explorer, while other
| versions only allow files and folders to be compressed by going to
| Properties then Advanced to choose to compress the file/folder. Does
anyone
| understand how this difference occurs? Is the Compressed folder feature
| installed as part of a Windows Update?
|
| jwdiener
|
|

 

[John Diener]

Ramesh and Will Denny, thanks for your responses. I finally got a chance to
get back on the "problem computer" and tried your recommendations. I got a
confirming message that the command executed properly. However, I didn't get
the response that I was looking for. My expectation was that I would now see
the the icon and Compressed (zipped) Folder command on the sub menu of
File-New in the Windows Explorer window (and in the right-click menu when
clicked on the right pane). Is this the right expectation? How else do I
find the Compressed Folder?

John
John,

You can get back the "Compressed Folder" option by typing REGSVR32
ZIPFLDR.DLL in RUN box.

BTW, Windows XP supports two types of compression, NTFS compression and
compression by using the Compressed (zipped) Folders feature. Both are
different. This knowledge article might help!

307987 - HOW TO: Use File Compression in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307987

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

You're right. The computer displaying the problem did have ZipItFast
installed at one time. It has been uninstalled. Now, how to repair the
damage?

jwdiener

The compressed ZIP folder is a part of the operating system.

It may be altered when one installs a 3rd party ZIP manager such as Winzip

[depending upon the installation settings chose by the operator on
installation].

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

That's the right expectation John. Are you getting that menu option now?

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh and Will Denny, thanks for your responses. I finally got a chance to
get back on the "problem computer" and tried your recommendations. I got a
confirming message that the command executed properly. However, I didn't get
the response that I was looking for. My expectation was that I would now see
the the icon and Compressed (zipped) Folder command on the sub menu of
File-New in the Windows Explorer window (and in the right-click menu when
clicked on the right pane). Is this the right expectation? How else do I
find the Compressed Folder?

John
John,

You can get back the "Compressed Folder" option by typing REGSVR32
ZIPFLDR.DLL in RUN box.

BTW, Windows XP supports two types of compression, NTFS compression and
compression by using the Compressed (zipped) Folders feature. Both are
different. This knowledge article might help!

307987 - HOW TO: Use File Compression in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307987

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

You're right. The computer displaying the problem did have ZipItFast
installed at one time. It has been uninstalled. Now, how to repair the
damage?

jwdiener

The compressed ZIP folder is a part of the operating system.

It may be altered when one installs a 3rd party ZIP manager such as Winzip

[depending upon the installation settings chose by the operator on
installation].

 

[John Diener]

No, the menu option still does not appear.

John
That's the right expectation John. Are you getting that menu option now?

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh and Will Denny, thanks for your responses. I finally got a chance to
get back on the "problem computer" and tried your recommendations. I got a
confirming message that the command executed properly. However, I didn't get
the response that I was looking for. My expectation was that I would now see
the the icon and Compressed (zipped) Folder command on the sub menu of
File-New in the Windows Explorer window (and in the right-click menu when
clicked on the right pane). Is this the right expectation? How else do I
find the Compressed Folder?

John
John,

You can get back the "Compressed Folder" option by typing REGSVR32
ZIPFLDR.DLL in RUN box.

BTW, Windows XP supports two types of compression, NTFS compression and
compression by using the Compressed (zipped) Folders feature. Both are
different. This knowledge article might help!

307987 - HOW TO: Use File Compression in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307987

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

You're right. The computer displaying the problem did have ZipItFast
installed at one time. It has been uninstalled. Now, how to repair the
damage?

jwdiener

The compressed ZIP folder is a part of the operating system.

It may be altered when one installs a 3rd party ZIP manager such as Winzip

[depending upon the installation settings chose by the operator on
installation].

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Open Registry Editor and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip
Double-click (default) and replace the existing value with "CompressedFolder"

-or-

Use this REG script

-------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip]
@="CompressedFolder"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip\CompressedFolder]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip\CompressedFolder\ShellNew]
"Data"=hex:50,4b,05,06,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

--------------------

Restart and try again. You may need to run REGSVR32 ZIPFLDR once.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

No, the menu option still does not appear.

John
That's the right expectation John. Are you getting that menu option now?

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

Ramesh and Will Denny, thanks for your responses. I finally got a chance to
get back on the "problem computer" and tried your recommendations. I got a
confirming message that the command executed properly. However, I didn't get
the response that I was looking for. My expectation was that I would now see
the the icon and Compressed (zipped) Folder command on the sub menu of
File-New in the Windows Explorer window (and in the right-click menu when
clicked on the right pane). Is this the right expectation? How else do I
find the Compressed Folder?

John
John,

You can get back the "Compressed Folder" option by typing REGSVR32
ZIPFLDR.DLL in RUN box.

BTW, Windows XP supports two types of compression, NTFS compression and
compression by using the Compressed (zipped) Folders feature. Both are
different. This knowledge article might help!

307987 - HOW TO: Use File Compression in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307987

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

AumHa VSOP: http://www.aumha.org

You're right. The computer displaying the problem did have ZipItFast
installed at one time. It has been uninstalled. Now, how to repair the
damage?

jwdiener

The compressed ZIP folder is a part of the operating system.

It may be altered when one installs a 3rd party ZIP manager such as Winzip

[depending upon the installation settings chose by the operator on
installation].