BUG: explorer crashes during extraction of complex zip files

explorer crashes during extraction of complex zip files.
reproduction steps:
1. download this zip file
http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/fr...ll_Package.zip
2. double click on it in explorer
3. extract all files (using the built-in zip support)

the extraction will fail and explorer will crash. Try yourself.

"BillD" <> wrote in message
news:A50998BD-64BA-424B-9A44-...
> explorer crashes during extraction of complex zip files.
> reproduction steps:
> 1. download this zip file
> http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/fr...ll_Package.zip
> 2. double click on it in explorer
> 3. extract all files (using the built-in zip support)
>
> the extraction will fail and explorer will crash. Try yourself.

How would one know what's in a downloaded file link that you provided? I
certainly wouldn't do it.

You can use the trial version of Winrar or Winzip if you have to unzip that
file.

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:56:01 -0700, BillD the BUGFINDER wrote:

>explorer crashes during extraction of complex zip files.
>reproduction steps:
>1. download this zip file

[snip]

>the extraction will fail and explorer will crash. Try yourself.

Sorry Bill the Bugfinder... can't duplicate here. The "bug" is in
your computer, not mine.

On Aug 18, 6:26 am, "Mr. Arnold" a.k.a. Anti on Chicken
Little(s), Little Mad Dog, The Lone Ranger, The Lone Ranger1,
Junk Yard Dog, General Paul Montgomery, General Paul
Montgomery1, General Paul Montgomery2, General Paul Montgomery3,
General Paul Montgomery4, General Paul Montgomery5, General Paul
Montgomery6, General Paul Montgomery7, and Paul Montgomery 9000
wrote:

> How would one know what's in a downloaded file link that you provided? I
> certainly wouldn't do it.

You're a wuss. BillD is "The Bugfinder" and he always posts in these
groups.

Paul Montgomery wrote:
> On Aug 18, 6:26 am, "Mr. Arnold" a.k.a. Anti on Chicken
> Little(s), Little Mad Dog, The Lone Ranger, The Lone Ranger1,
> Junk Yard Dog, General Paul Montgomery, General Paul
> Montgomery1, General Paul Montgomery2, General Paul Montgomery3,
> General Paul Montgomery4, General Paul Montgomery5, General Paul
> Montgomery6, General Paul Montgomery7, and Paul Montgomery 9000
> wrote:
>
>> How would one know what's in a downloaded file link that you provided? I
>> certainly wouldn't do it.
>
> You're a wuss. BillD is "The Bugfinder" and he always posts in these
> groups.

I guess there is something wrong with me Paul Montgomery, look at how I
chase.

Paul Montgomery wrote:
> On Aug 18, 6:26 am, "Mr. Arnold" a.k.a. Anti on Chicken
> Little(s), Little Mad Dog, The Lone Ranger, The Lone Ranger1,
> Junk Yard Dog, General Paul Montgomery, General Paul
> Montgomery1, General Paul Montgomery2, General Paul Montgomery3,
> General Paul Montgomery4, General Paul Montgomery5, General Paul
> Montgomery6, General Paul Montgomery7, and Paul Montgomery 9000
> wrote:
>
>> How would one know what's in a downloaded file link that you provided? I
>> certainly wouldn't do it.
>
> You're a wuss. BillD is "The Bugfinder" and he always posts in these
> groups.

I think I am going to do another Level3, because I am so mad.

"Paul Montgomery" wrote:

> On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:56:01 -0700, BillD the BUGFINDER wrote:
>
> >explorer crashes during extraction of complex zip files.
> >reproduction steps:
> >1. download this zip file
>
> [snip]
>
> >the extraction will fail and explorer will crash. Try yourself.
>
> Sorry Bill the Bugfinder... can't duplicate here. The "bug" is in
> your computer, not mine.
>

No offense intended, but I don't think you are actually helping the problem
Paul. Oh, and it is an issue with windows vista extracting zip files. I
have seen it happen personally on 9 different vista systems, with 9 different
hardware platforms, and over 30 different zip files. Using something like 7
zip usually works around the problem, but that doesn't fix it on the MS side.

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:55:01 -0700, silk
<> wrote:

>
>
>"Paul Montgomery" wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:56:01 -0700, BillD the BUGFINDER wrote:
>>
>> >explorer crashes during extraction of complex zip files.
>> >reproduction steps:
>> >1. download this zip file
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> >the extraction will fail and explorer will crash. Try yourself.
>>
>> Sorry Bill the Bugfinder... can't duplicate here. The "bug" is in
>> your computer, not mine.
>>
>
>No offense intended, but I don't think you are actually helping the problem
>Paul.

Hmm... how odd: you have the exact same posting host IP number as Bill
the Bugfinder has! WHAT a coincidence!

I did exactly as Bill the Bugfinder instructed... and could NOT
duplicate his problem. So it is NOT a "bug".

So, bug off Bill.

>Oh, and it is an issue with windows vista extracting zip files. I
>have seen it happen personally on 9 different vista systems, with 9 different
>hardware platforms, and over 30 different zip files. Using something like 7
>zip usually works around the problem, but that doesn't fix it on the MS side.

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:55:01 -0700, silk
<> wrote:

>> Sorry Bill the Bugfinder... can't duplicate here. The "bug" is in
>> your computer, not mine.
>>
>
>No offense intended, but I don't think you are actually helping the problem
>Paul.

BTW... in case there is any doubt that I downloaded and extracted the
file, it had like 4600 files/folders zipped into it and took my system
over 3 minutes to extract everything.

"zachd [MSFT]" wrote:

>
> Do you have AVG anti-virus on this system?
>

I am onsite for today and tomorrow doing server install and configurations.
I will test it fully by first turning off AVG scanning on the zip and
extracting, then uninstalling AVG and extracting. If everything works out
that it is an AVG problem then I will report it to AVG, as we are partners
with them as well as with microsoft. In the end, it really doesn't matter to
me which software vendor's problem it is, as long as it gets fixed. I work
in IT, and I grow very weary of everyone taking more time to point the finger
and place blame than working together to formulate a solution. No wonder the
public becomes very exasperated with technicians that really don't care about
solving problems, just with proving their company is not to blame. THANK YOU
ZACH, for taking the time to help completely identify the problem rather than
being like paul and just saying "it's not an MS problem" and never actually
offering any valuable information other than "it works on my machine - so
there!". Maybe someday paul will grow up a little and realize what
constitutes constructive posting and what is valueless, and from there we can
all hope he can become a helpful member of the IT community. I will post my
test findings after completing them this weekend.