Compressed folders and other compression types

[mabster]

Question directed at any representatives of MS, I guess:

Is the 'compressed folder' system in Windows XP extensible at all? Is it
possible to 'plug in' other compression types, so that (for example)
Windows sees .tar.gz or .rar files as compressed folders too?

That would be very neat.

Cheers,
Mabster

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Though some MSFT folks do attend this and other groups, there is nothing
"official". To make a suggestion, you should go through the user suggestion
site:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

Is the 'compressed folder' system in Windows XP extensible at all? Is it
possible to 'plug in' other compression types, so that (for example)
Windows sees .tar.gz or .rar files as compressed folders too?

No, it's fairly limited. You need third party programs for the others.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Alex Nichol]

Is the 'compressed folder' system in Windows XP extensible at all? Is it
possible to 'plug in' other compression types, so that (for example)
Windows sees .tar.gz or .rar files as compressed folders too?

AFAIK no, it isn't. It is really there to provide a simple means of
handling the most popular format - zip - without need to get third
party software. Including making zip folders and adding to them while
concealing the underlying .zip file