How can I fix my compressed file properties? HELP!

Hmmm - I did something stupid. anyways. My friend sent me a zip
compressed file comprising videos. So when I clicked open - it prompted
me to choose which program I wanted to open the zipped file in. Since
it was video files, I clicked on the Windows Media. Windows media could
not recognize each file but I think reads it as a compressed file... so
it gave me an error message.

Now every .zip files that I download (be it videos or not), I'm obliged
to open it with windows media player. How do I revert back to the way
it was where I would double click and see each file inside the zipped
folder??

I think I need to change the "open with" program under the properties,
but I don't know where/what the previous .zip file/program is...

PLEASE HELP. Thank you


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vistah8er

Go here

http://www.winhelponline.com/article...ows-Vista.html

and click on the ZIP link.
If it doesn't install from your browser, save the file to your desktop and
install it from there.

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"vistah8er" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hmmm - I did something stupid. anyways. My friend sent me a zip
> compressed file comprising videos. So when I clicked open - it prompted
> me to choose which program I wanted to open the zipped file in. Since
> it was video files, I clicked on the Windows Media. Windows media could
> not recognize each file but I think reads it as a compressed file... so
> it gave me an error message.
>
> Now every .zip files that I download (be it videos or not), I'm obliged
> to open it with windows media player. How do I revert back to the way
> it was where I would double click and see each file inside the zipped
> folder??
>
> I think I need to change the "open with" program under the properties,
> but I don't know where/what the previous .zip file/program is...
>
> PLEASE HELP. Thank you
>
>
> --
> vistah8er

Hi, vistah8er.

> it was video files, I clicked on the Windows Media.

Would that be Windows Media Player? Or Windows Media Center? They are
different programs, you know, and both can play most of the same media
files.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100

"vistah8er" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hmmm - I did something stupid. anyways. My friend sent me a zip
> compressed file comprising videos. So when I clicked open - it prompted
> me to choose which program I wanted to open the zipped file in. Since
> it was video files, I clicked on the Windows Media. Windows media could
> not recognize each file but I think reads it as a compressed file... so
> it gave me an error message.
>
> Now every .zip files that I download (be it videos or not), I'm obliged
> to open it with windows media player. How do I revert back to the way
> it was where I would double click and see each file inside the zipped
> folder??
>
> I think I need to change the "open with" program under the properties,
> but I don't know where/what the previous .zip file/program is...
>
> PLEASE HELP. Thank you

On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:08:24 -0500, R. C. White wrote:

> Hi, vistah8er.
>
>> it was video files, I clicked on the Windows Media.
>
> Would that be Windows Media Player? Or Windows Media Center? They are
> different programs, you know, and both can play most of the same media
> files.
>
> RC

"I'm obliged to open it with windows media player"

....from the OP.

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

Hi, Gene.

Thanks. I missed that line.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
news:...
> On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:08:24 -0500, R. C. White wrote:
>
>> Hi, vistah8er.
>>
>>> it was video files, I clicked on the Windows Media.
>>
>> Would that be Windows Media Player? Or Windows Media Center? They are
>> different programs, you know, and both can play most of the same media
>> files.
>>
>> RC
>
> "I'm obliged to open it with windows media player"
>
> ...from the OP.
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:28:30 -0500, R. C. White wrote:

> Hi, Gene.
>
> Thanks. I missed that line.
>
> RC

Yeah, we all do that :-)

These days I don't get as embarrassed as I used to when I misread or miss
something...

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom