Simviation Forum - Help Concerning Downloaded Files/Winzip

Sep 22^nd, 2007 at 5:23pm

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My winzip trial has recently expired, and I did take it off my computer so that it the files would not be in winzip mode. But now all of my downloaded files show up as an icon instead of having the zipped folder image. Does anyone know how to convert the folders back to being zipped folder icons when I download new files? I can't extract all of them at once, now I have to search through each file to extract. Thanks.

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Reply #1 - Sep 22^nd, 2007 at 5:35pm

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I had the same problem once. The little file posted here should fix it. http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Alternatively you could install a freeware unzipper. There are plenty to choose from. This one is similar to WinZip. http://www.altools.net/ALTools/ALZip/tabid/53/Default.aspx

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Reply #2 - Sep 22^nd, 2007 at 6:14pm

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Yah, they still look the same and still don't show up as zip folders. I tried the last link on the one page. For some reason, it is still calling them Winzip files, though I did entirely remove it from my computer.

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Reply #3 - Sep 22^nd, 2007 at 9:10pm

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Cheers! If you are using Windows XP or Windows Vista, you don't need Winzip or any other added zip file extrator...Windows XP and Windows Vista both have their own built-in zip file extractor. Download the zip file, right click on it, click extract all and go from there. Make sure you deleted the Winzip folder from your program files...Add/Remove in the Control Panel doesn't always work by itself. If you're running below Windows XP, disregard this post Wink

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Reply #4 - Sep 22^nd, 2007 at 10:18pm

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No, I knew about that earlier. Though I used Winzip, the download expired, and now am stuck with files that are no longer in the format they were before. I have to enter the files one by one and click extract, and am unable to just select them all and then click extract. It's a real hassle.

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Reply #5 - Sep 23^rd, 2007 at 5:03am

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Try downloading anouther trial version using a different email address and other info, first though if you know what your doing in regedit in the run box delete any winzip registry entrys for winzip. Back up your registry before all that.
Or buy it, I've used winzip since the 4.0 days and it's a great progarm, it is worth the 29 bucks.
http://www.winzip.com/index.htm

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Reply #6 - Sep 23^rd, 2007 at 1:28pm

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Sounds like you need to re-associate the file and manually change the icon.

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Reply #7 - Sep 23^rd, 2007 at 1:49pm

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Mushroom_Farmer wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2007 at 1:28pm:

Sounds like you need to re-associate the file and manually change the icon.

Changing the icon is the problem. IIRC
That's what the little file in my link is for. It worked for me.

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Reply #8 - Sep 23^rd, 2007 at 11:10pm

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Hagar wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2007 at 1:49pm:

Mushroom_Farmer wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2007 at 1:28pm:

Sounds like you need to re-associate the file and manually change the icon.

Changing the icon is the problem. IIRC
That's what the little file in my link is for. It worked for me.

Well paint me purple, there it is at the bottom of the list. Guess I should've looked, eh? Grin

Nice link Doug. Well worth a bookmark
Doesn't TweakUI for XP have a restore all icons to default feature?

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Reply #9 - Sep 24^th, 2007 at 3:26am

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Mushroom_Farmer wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2007 at 11:10pm:

Hagar wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2007 at 1:49pm:

Mushroom_Farmer wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2007 at 1:28pm:

Sounds like you need to re-associate the file and manually change the icon.

Changing the icon is the problem. IIRC
That's what the little file in my link is for. It worked for me.

Well paint me purple, there it is at the bottom of the list. Guess I should've looked, eh? Grin

Nice link Doug. Well worth a bookmark
Doesn't TweakUI for XP have a restore all icons to default feature?

That's possible. I don't have TweakUI. I only wanted to restore one default icon & that REG file did the trick

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