In a Win XP Professional SP2 environment we are unable to open .gz type files
on the desktops. These files were previously opened using PKZIP but that
product is no longer available to us. We know WinZip will work, but before
purchasing it would like to know if there is anything inherent within or
associated with XP that we can use? Your help would be greatly appreciated!
"JHDAY" <JHDAY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In a Win XP Professional SP2 environment we are unable to open .gz
> type files on the desktops. These files were previously opened using
> PKZIP but that product is no longer available to us. We know WinZip
> will work, but before purchasing it would like to know if there is
> anything inherent within or associated with XP that we can use? Your
> help would be greatly appreciated!
WinZip and several others will now open .gz files; just check at
download time. 7-zip et all all seem to handle them.
"JHDAY" <JHDAY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In a Win XP Professional SP2 environment we are unable to open .gz type
files
> on the desktops. These files were previously opened using PKZIP but that
> product is no longer available to us. We know WinZip will work, but before
> purchasing it would like to know if there is anything inherent within or
> associated with XP that we can use? Your help would be greatly
appreciated!
On 30 Jun 2009, =?Utf-8?B?SkhEQVk=?=
<JHDAY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
> We know WinZip will work, but before purchasing it would like to
> know if there is anything inherent within or associated with XP
> that we can use?
No. There is nothing built into the operating system that can deal
with that format archive files. You will need a 3rd party utility.
Winzip is not the only one available.
*Please remember - if installing WinZip - in it's "setup for first time
use" routine - deselect the associations for .zip files AND .cab files
..
If you don't, then you will lose the native ability for XP to handle
these files - quite a loss for .zip files as XP does handle them
particularly well, IMO.
==
Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
"JHDAY" <JHDAY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69FEB5DE-F9F0-4F6A-A3F6-5F9BC1E3CBFF@microsoft.com...
> In a Win XP Professional SP2 environment we are unable to open .gz
> type files
> on the desktops. These files were previously opened using PKZIP but
> that
> product is no longer available to us. We know WinZip will work, but
> before
> purchasing it would like to know if there is anything inherent within
> or
> associated with XP that we can use? Your help would be greatly
> appreciated!
On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:02:01 -0700, JHDAY
<JHDAY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>In a Win XP Professional SP2 environment we are unable to open .gz type files
>on the desktops. These files were previously opened using PKZIP but that
>product is no longer available to us. We know WinZip will work, but before
>purchasing it would like to know if there is anything inherent within or
>associated with XP that we can use? Your help would be greatly appreciated!
"Tim Meddick" <timmeddick@gawab.com> wrote in message
news:OSzSExe%23JHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl
> *Please remember - if installing WinZip - in it's "setup for first
> time use" routine - deselect the associations for .zip files AND .cab
> files .
>
> If you don't, then you will lose the native ability for XP to handle
> these files - quite a loss for .zip files as XP does handle them
> particularly well, IMO.
Not in my experience, at least. Leave the associations alone and for
Winzip or whatever, just use the right-click Context Menu. Winzip has
its own entry in that menu; not sure of other programs. I like Winzip
because it can be assigned "jobs" now and has some tight zip algorithms
although only Winzip can handle them.
HTH,
Twayne`
>
> ==
>
> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>
>
>
>
> "JHDAY" <JHDAY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:69FEB5DE-F9F0-4F6A-A3F6-5F9BC1E3CBFF@microsoft.com...
>> In a Win XP Professional SP2 environment we are unable to open .gz
>> type files
>> on the desktops. These files were previously opened using PKZIP but
>> that
>> product is no longer available to us. We know WinZip will work, but
>> before
>> purchasing it would like to know if there is anything inherent within
>> or
>> associated with XP that we can use? Your help would be greatly
>> appreciated!
Twayne,
Turning off the associations for .zip & .cab files (i.e.
unchecking them in the file types list) in WinZip will not result in the
loss of the 'Context Submenu' (the part WinZip adds to the 'right-click'
file menu with the [WinZip] icons).
ALL it results in is, for those two file types - Explorer will be the
default program to open them (i.e. no change) so that :
Explorer handles the opening, extraction, adding files and adding
passwords for .zip files.
Explorer handles the opening and extraction of files for .cab files.
*If WinZip is made the new default handler for these types of files then
the old associations WILL be overwritten and if you want to uninstall
WinZip you will no longer be able to open .zip files (& .cab files) in
explorer anymore.
(Although, there is a 'fix' for .zip files in the form of re-registering
the file 'zipfldr.dll'
and similarly the 'fix' for .cab files is to re-register the file
'cabview.dll')
==
Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
"Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:OZaSQuq%23JHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> "Tim Meddick" <timmeddick@gawab.com> wrote in message
> news:OSzSExe%23JHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl
>> *Please remember - if installing WinZip - in it's "setup for first
>> time use" routine - deselect the associations for .zip files AND
>> .cab files .
>>
>> If you don't, then you will lose the native ability for XP to handle
>> these files - quite a loss for .zip files as XP does handle them
>> particularly well, IMO.
>
> Not in my experience, at least. Leave the associations alone and for
> Winzip or whatever, just use the right-click Context Menu. Winzip has
> its own entry in that menu; not sure of other programs. I like Winzip
> because it can be assigned "jobs" now and has some tight zip
> algorithms although only Winzip can handle them.
>
> HTH,
>
> Twayne`
>
>
>
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "JHDAY" <JHDAY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:69FEB5DE-F9F0-4F6A-A3F6-5F9BC1E3CBFF@microsoft.com...
>>> In a Win XP Professional SP2 environment we are unable to open .gz
>>> type files
>>> on the desktops. These files were previously opened using PKZIP but
>>> that
>>> product is no longer available to us. We know WinZip will work, but
>>> before
>>> purchasing it would like to know if there is anything inherent
>>> within
>>> or
>>> associated with XP that we can use? Your help would be greatly
>>> appreciated!
>
>
>
"Tim Meddick" <timmeddick@gawab.com> wrote in message
news:OkaaM$q%23JHA.1376@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl
> Twayne,
> Turning off the associations for .zip & .cab files (i.e.
> unchecking them in the file types list) in WinZip will not result in
> the loss of the 'Context Submenu' (the part WinZip adds to the
> 'right-click' file menu with the [WinZip] icons).
>
> ALL it results in is, for those two file types - Explorer will be the
> default program to open them (i.e. no change) so that :
>
> Explorer handles the opening, extraction, adding files and adding
> passwords for .zip files.
>
> Explorer handles the opening and extraction of files for .cab files.
>
> *If WinZip is made the new default handler for these types of files
> then the old associations WILL be overwritten and if you want to
> uninstall WinZip you will no longer be able to open .zip files (&
> .cab files) in explorer anymore.
>
> (Although, there is a 'fix' for .zip files in the form of
> re-registering the file 'zipfldr.dll'
> and similarly the 'fix' for .cab files is to re-register the file
> 'cabview.dll')
>
> ==
>
> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>
>
>
>
> "Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message
> news:OZaSQuq%23JHA.4692@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> "Tim Meddick" <timmeddick@gawab.com> wrote in message
>> news:OSzSExe%23JHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl
>>> *Please remember - if installing WinZip - in it's "setup for first
>>> time use" routine - deselect the associations for .zip files AND
>>> .cab files .
>>>
>>> If you don't, then you will lose the native ability for XP to handle
>>> these files - quite a loss for .zip files as XP does handle them
>>> particularly well, IMO.
>>
>> Not in my experience, at least. Leave the associations alone and for
>> Winzip or whatever, just use the right-click Context Menu. Winzip
>> has its own entry in that menu; not sure of other programs. I like
>> Winzip because it can be assigned "jobs" now and has some tight zip
>> algorithms although only Winzip can handle them.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Twayne`
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> ==
>>>
>>> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "JHDAY" <JHDAY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:69FEB5DE-F9F0-4F6A-A3F6-5F9BC1E3CBFF@microsoft.com...
>>>> In a Win XP Professional SP2 environment we are unable to open .gz
>>>> type files
>>>> on the desktops. These files were previously opened using PKZIP but
>>>> that
>>>> product is no longer available to us. We know WinZip will work, but
>>>> before
>>>> purchasing it would like to know if there is anything inherent
>>>> within
>>>> or
>>>> associated with XP that we can use? Your help would be greatly
>>>> appreciated!
WIN XP Can't Open GZ Files 
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