file compression in vista

[petpathways]

up until this week when i downloaded files were large, windows automatically
compressed them, placing them in a folder with a zipper on it. all of a
sudden it does not do that anymore.
that part of vista is not working. my computer is a month old. i understand
that this automatic compression is intrinsic to the vista system and may not
have a file extension.
how can i repair vista to get this feature back.
andrea

 

[petpathways]

thanks for this easy solution. can you explain to me how this happened. also
is there a way to get the start menu to look a little bit more normal. it is
much too cumbersome getting to the run fuction etc.
andrea

 

[GTS]

No version of Windows has ever automatically zipped downloaded files. If
you were seeing this it must have involved a third party program or browser
add-on.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Petpathways

You can select to show the 'Run' command on the Start Menu. Right click the
Start Button and select Properties/Customize Button. One of the options
there is 'Run Command', place a check mark in this option Apply/OK. You can
also simply press the WINKEY+R to bring up the Run Command box.