Cannot open compressed (zipped) file

[Guest]

Brand new machine runnung XP home SP2 created a compressed file by rt
clicking on the desktop and goint to new compressed file. When dragging a
Word document to the compressed file rather than coping in the zip folder and
leaving the origional in its origional location it moved the document to the
zip folder. When double clicking the zip file get the dialogue box " Windows
needs to know what applocation to use to open this file" so now my document
is in a compressed folder I cannot open, and no I did not add a password.
Never had this happen before, can anyone help?

 

[Sharon F]

Brand new machine runnung XP home SP2 created a compressed file by rt
clicking on the desktop and goint to new compressed file. When dragging a
Word document to the compressed file rather than coping in the zip folder and
leaving the origional in its origional location it moved the document to the
zip folder. When double clicking the zip file get the dialogue box " Windows
needs to know what applocation to use to open this file" so now my document
is in a compressed folder I cannot open, and no I did not add a password.
Never had this happen before, can anyone help?

Drag the document out of the zip file to a folder or the desktop. Then open
it. This creates a copy of the document - the document file in the zip
folder will stay put.

 

[Guest]

Thanks -- but the problem is Windows will not open the compressed file. Any
further ideas???

 

[Sharon F]

Thanks -- but the problem is Windows will not open the compressed file. Any
further ideas???

Word is not opening the compressed file. It's the job of the application
that handles a particular file type to open it. Windows only keeps track of
what application is the default program for each file type.

Is the .zip container on your hard drive or on removable media? If on
removable media, that could be the cause of the problem. When Word opens a
file, it creates a temp copy in the same folder. If it can't write that
temp file, it won't open the document. Solution is the same as before: copy
file to hard drive to open.

 

[Guest]

Sharon, Thanks for your answers but please reread my origional question.

The compressed folder was created in my decktop folder using Windows XP
Home [right click on desktop, choose New>Compressed File] (thus on my hard
drive). The Word document was drug from its origional folder to the
compressed folder whereupon it dissapeared from the origional folder. If I
double click on the compressed folder, Windows asks what application to use
to open the folder, since I used Windows to create the folder and have no
other zip program installed this is strange. No other zip program appears on
the potential list of programs to use to open the compressed folder.

I'm not trying to be obstinate here but if I can't open the compressed
folder how can I drag the Word file out of it? I never said I was trying to
open anything with Word.

 

[Sharon F]

Sharon, Thanks for your answers but please reread my origional question.

The compressed folder was created in my decktop folder using Windows XP
Home [right click on desktop, choose New>Compressed File] (thus on my hard
drive). The Word document was drug from its origional folder to the
compressed folder whereupon it dissapeared from the origional folder. If I
double click on the compressed folder, Windows asks what application to use
to open the folder, since I used Windows to create the folder and have no
other zip program installed this is strange. No other zip program appears on
the potential list of programs to use to open the compressed folder.

I'm not trying to be obstinate here but if I can't open the compressed
folder how can I drag the Word file out of it? I never said I was trying to
open anything with Word.

No problem, Ken, and sorry I misread your question and went off on a
tangent. No idea how *that* happened! and am blaming it on low coffee
intake.

To get XP's zip folders working again, click Start> Run and type the
following:
regsvr32 zipfldr.dll
You should get a message that registering the .dll file succeeded. Click OK
to acknowledge.

 

[Guest]

Sharon,
Thanks, as it turns out I may have been on a bit of a tangent as well. I was
inquiring on behalf of my wife for the new machine she uses working out of
her home office.
I just discovered when I was able to actually sit down at the computer that
what is actually happening is that after creating the zip file, when it is
renamed (using the right click> rename) Windows is dropping the ".zip" from
the file name and thus no longer knows how to open the folder. Any solutions
other than manually typing ".zip" at the end of the folder name. I've never
had this problem before on 4 other computers running both XP Pro and XP Home

Sharon, Thanks for your answers but please reread my origional question.

The compressed folder was created in my decktop folder using Windows XP
Home [right click on desktop, choose New>Compressed File] (thus on my hard
drive). The Word document was drug from its origional folder to the
compressed folder whereupon it dissapeared from the origional folder. If I
double click on the compressed folder, Windows asks what application to use
to open the folder, since I used Windows to create the folder and have no
other zip program installed this is strange. No other zip program appears on
the potential list of programs to use to open the compressed folder.

I'm not trying to be obstinate here but if I can't open the compressed
folder how can I drag the Word file out of it? I never said I was trying to
open anything with Word.

No problem, Ken, and sorry I misread your question and went off on a
tangent. No idea how *that* happened! and am blaming it on low coffee
intake.

To get XP's zip folders working again, click Start> Run and type the
following:
regsvr32 zipfldr.dll
You should get a message that registering the .dll file succeeded. Click OK
to acknowledge.

 

[D.Currie]

Make sure you're actually showing the file extensions. By default, that's
off, so you wouldn't see the "zip." Maybe somebody renamed the folder and
never thought about the extension.

Sharon,
Thanks, as it turns out I may have been on a bit of a tangent as well. I
was
inquiring on behalf of my wife for the new machine she uses working out of
her home office.
I just discovered when I was able to actually sit down at the computer
that
what is actually happening is that after creating the zip file, when it is
renamed (using the right click> rename) Windows is dropping the ".zip"
from
the file name and thus no longer knows how to open the folder. Any
solutions
other than manually typing ".zip" at the end of the folder name. I've
never
had this problem before on 4 other computers running both XP Pro and XP
Home

Sharon, Thanks for your answers but please reread my origional
question.

The compressed folder was created in my decktop folder using Windows
XP
Home [right click on desktop, choose New>Compressed File] (thus on my
hard
drive). The Word document was drug from its origional folder to the
compressed folder whereupon it dissapeared from the origional folder.
If I
double click on the compressed folder, Windows asks what application to
use
to open the folder, since I used Windows to create the folder and have
no
other zip program installed this is strange. No other zip program
appears on
the potential list of programs to use to open the compressed folder.

I'm not trying to be obstinate here but if I can't open the compressed
folder how can I drag the Word file out of it? I never said I was
trying to
open anything with Word.

No problem, Ken, and sorry I misread your question and went off on a
tangent. No idea how *that* happened! and am blaming it on low coffee
intake.

To get XP's zip folders working again, click Start> Run and type the
following:
regsvr32 zipfldr.dll
You should get a message that registering the .dll file succeeded. Click
OK
to acknowledge.

 

[Guest]

With any other folder type and with compressed folders on other computers
I've worked whith which are running XP, when one rightt clicks and selects
"Rename" and types in a new name, Windows keeps track of the extension. It
has never been necessary to manually type the extension at the end of the new
name. A Word file remains a Word file, an Excel file remaims an Excel file no
matter what is typed in as the new name. What could be causing the ".zip" to
get dropped off the new name when I "Rename" a compressed folder. Of course,
I can manually add the ".zip" but that doesn't answer the question.

Make sure you're actually showing the file extensions. By default, that's
off, so you wouldn't see the "zip." Maybe somebody renamed the folder and
never thought about the extension.

Sharon,
Thanks, as it turns out I may have been on a bit of a tangent as well. I
was
inquiring on behalf of my wife for the new machine she uses working out of
her home office.
I just discovered when I was able to actually sit down at the computer
that
what is actually happening is that after creating the zip file, when it is
renamed (using the right click> rename) Windows is dropping the ".zip"
from
the file name and thus no longer knows how to open the folder. Any
solutions
other than manually typing ".zip" at the end of the folder name. I've
never
had this problem before on 4 other computers running both XP Pro and XP
Home

On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 11:09:08 -0800, KentK wrote:

Sharon, Thanks for your answers but please reread my origional
question.

The compressed folder was created in my decktop folder using Windows
XP
Home [right click on desktop, choose New>Compressed File] (thus on my
hard
drive). The Word document was drug from its origional folder to the
compressed folder whereupon it dissapeared from the origional folder.
If I
double click on the compressed folder, Windows asks what application to
use
to open the folder, since I used Windows to create the folder and have
no
other zip program installed this is strange. No other zip program
appears on
the potential list of programs to use to open the compressed folder.

I'm not trying to be obstinate here but if I can't open the compressed
folder how can I drag the Word file out of it? I never said I was
trying to
open anything with Word.


No problem, Ken, and sorry I misread your question and went off on a
tangent. No idea how *that* happened! and am blaming it on low coffee
intake.

To get XP's zip folders working again, click Start> Run and type the
following:
regsvr32 zipfldr.dll
You should get a message that registering the .dll file succeeded. Click
OK
to acknowledge.

 

[Sharon F]

Sharon,
Thanks, as it turns out I may have been on a bit of a tangent as well. I was
inquiring on behalf of my wife for the new machine she uses working out of
her home office.
I just discovered when I was able to actually sit down at the computer that
what is actually happening is that after creating the zip file, when it is
renamed (using the right click> rename) Windows is dropping the ".zip" from
the file name and thus no longer knows how to open the folder. Any solutions
other than manually typing ".zip" at the end of the folder name. I've never
had this problem before on 4 other computers running both XP Pro and XP Home

Kent, if "hide known file extensions" is enabled in Folder Options> View,
then you can rename a file that is a known file type without adding the
extension. If that option is disabled (registered file extensions are
shown), then one must include the extension during the rename process.

In regards to this setting, one is choosing between convenience and safety.
When file extensions are shown, there's less of a chance that you'll double
click a downloaded virus that is disguised as an image or other familiar
file type but you will lose the convenience factor of not having to type
extensions during a save or rename process.

Personally, I run with extensions hidden for day to day tasks but toggle
the setting whenever I want the extensions visible for the safety factor.