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dieseldum
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      11-06-2007
after i installed vista of course not many things works
but when i download some in a zip file it wont unzip
where did the built in decompression utility go or how do you use it or how
do i get it back
 
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      11-06-2007
dieseldum <> wrote:

> after i installed vista of course not many things works
> but when i download some in a zip file it wont unzip
> where did the built in decompression utility go or how do you use it
> or how do i get it back


If you double-click on a .zip file, it should open up in an Explorer
window with a decompress option on the tool bar. Keep in mind that you
need third party software for compression formats Windows doesn't know.

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Ronnie Vernon MVP
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      11-06-2007
Restore ZIP file function in Vista:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/65...ile-vista.html


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> after i installed vista of course not many things works
> but when i download some in a zip file it wont unzip
> where did the built in decompression utility go or how do you use it or
> how
> do i get it back


 
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