WindowsXP "Compressed Files" is missing

[Guest]

My XP had a Compress Files option until after recently having to do a
complete restore on my computer (formatting harddrive, doing a reinstall, and
restoring folders/files from an external hard drive). Compressed (zip) Files
no longer appears as an option under File/New. I've tried Start/Run and
enterring "regsvr32 zipfldr.dll" and restarted the computer as suggested in
an older thread, but that didn't change anything. XP came imbedded in the
Sony Vaio Recovery CD's. How can I fix this? HELP!!! Thanks in advance.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Your hard drive must be formatted NTFS in order to have the
compress files feature. Open My Computer, right-click on
your drive and select Properties. Under "File System", is FAT32
shown?

CONVERTING FAT32 to NTFS
in Windows XP
(by Alex Nichol, MS-MVP)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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| My XP had a Compress Files option until after recently having to do a
| complete restore on my computer (formatting harddrive, doing a reinstall, and
| restoring folders/files from an external hard drive). Compressed (zip) Files
| no longer appears as an option under File/New. I've tried Start/Run and
| enterring "regsvr32 zipfldr.dll" and restarted the computer as suggested in
| an older thread, but that didn't change anything. XP came imbedded in the
| Sony Vaio Recovery CD's. How can I fix this? HELP!!! Thanks in advance.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Have you tried the registry edit mentioned in this article?

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/zipfldr.htm

You might also want to go to Kelly's site and download the
registry fix located on the right hand side of line 85, Restore
Compressed Zipped Folder Association:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

If none of this helps, your repair options are limited due to the
fact that you don't have an XP installation cd. You could try
running System File Checker but I'm not sure how helpful that
would be.

Good luck

 

[Nepatsfan]

I think the OP is asking about XP's native ability to create Zip
folders. I've got XP Home Edition running on a FAT32 partition
and it has no problem creating new compressed folders. NTFS
compression is a whole other subject.

 

[Nepatsfan]

Following up on my earlier post, you might want to take a look at
this site:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Scroll down to the bottom. Download and run the Zip folder
association fix.

 

[Guest]

Thank you thank you. The patch at dougknox.com did the trick and I'm still
running a FAT32, although I plan to convert back to NTFS which is what I was
running on before the re-install, I didn't even think to check that after the
restore. Anyway, I sure appreciate the fast reponses from you both!

Best rewards,
Dan

 

[Nepatsfan]

Since Doug did most of the heavy lifting here, I'll say you're
welcome on his behalf. Glad to hear that you've got that fixed.

 

[Guest]

I had to format my hard drive also. It was partitioned with an NTFS on drive
C: and a FAT 32 on the D:\Recovery drive. I used the recovery CD from my
computer manufacturer, and it appeared to work. Then I get this error: NTFS
is compressed, do control, alt, delete to restart. Then it does nothing,
except repeat that. How does one decompress that NTFS?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Perhaps you're getting the "NTLDR is compressed" error?
http://www.google.com/search?q=ntldr+is+compressed

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I had to format my hard drive also. It was partitioned with an NTFS on drive
C: and a FAT 32 on the D:\Recovery drive. I used the recovery CD from my
computer manufacturer, and it appeared to work. Then I get this error: NTFS
is compressed, do control, alt, delete to restart. Then it does nothing,
except repeat that. How does one decompress that NTFS?