Incorrect default file association

[milleron]

Be default, Vista has associated ZIP files with INTERNET Explorer
instead of with Windows Explorer. When I tried to open a zip file,
before noticing this, it opened Internet Explorer, closed it, and then
went into a maddening loop. It closed and opened IE7 repeatedly,
about three times per second, and this essentially froze the machine.
It was still responsive to mouse input, but each time a new IE Window
would open, it would steal focus and close any menu I opened to try to
stop the problem or shut down the machine.

It was easy to change the association once I figured out what the
problem was.

I've been following this group for four days, and I haven't noticed
any mention of this problem. Has anyone else seen this or is it just
me? Does anyone know if it's already been bugged?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Did you file the bug report?

 

[milleron]

Not yet. If no one tells me that it's a known fault, I will.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

MS asks that we report bugs without worrying about whether anyone else has
identified the problem or not unless we have read that it has already been
reported. They have no issue with duplication.

 

[milleron]

Thanks for the advice. I reported it.
When beta testing Windows 98 and XP, I could follow the processing of
my bug reports. I guess that's a thing of the past, huh?