The settings where already in place and I needed to change nothing.
I didn't install any other program that handles zip files. 'course I'm
51 and my mind is gone.
James
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
I assume you've installed some other application that handles ZIP files,
like WinZip? Note that the original Compressed Folders (what XP uses to
open ZIP files if nothing else has been installed) do not cause the
folder to appear in the left-hand Folders column until you open them.
Anyway, to restore Compressed Folders as the default handler for ZIP
files, do the following:
Go to Folder Options, File Types tab, and locate the entry for ZIP
files. Highlight it, then click on the Advanced button. Click on New,
and for Action, call it Open (if there is already an entry for Open,
not Open with WinZip, or similar, then Edit it.) The Application used
to perform action is:
rundll32.exe zipfldr.dll,RouteTheCall %L
(There's one space before zipfldr and one before %L.)
Check "Use DDE" and click OK. Then click on Edit. The DDE message is:
[ViewFolder(*%l*, %I, %S)]
Application = Folders
DDE Application Not Running = [] (two opposing brackets.)
Topic = AppProperties
Click OK, highlight the Open entry, then click Set Default. OK your way
out.
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Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com
In Explorer, how do I get zip files to show in the left (folder) pane
and the contents of the zip files to show in the right pane?
In other words how do I get Explorer to treat zip files as folders??