Hello LiveAndLearn,
LOL, oops. This can help you restore the default ZIP associations back
in Vista for you.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/65...ile-vista.html
Shawn
LiveAndLearn;1019994 Wrote:
> Now that I did a poohpooh by OPEN a zip file With an IE program, how can
> I
> do un-open with????? Doesn't seem there is a REMOVE Open With option???
> I
> just create another prob for myself while I try to fix one.
>
> The zip file SHOULD be open with a zip FOLDER ARCHIVER (or something
> like
> that), but there is no such program in the list of program. I think
> this is
> the crux of my prob. Seem to me that the zip archiver is an internal
> program
> (as suppose to an external app like MS Word, or IE), so there is no way
> I can
> associate a ZIP file with this INTERNAL program, hence nobody know how
> to fix
> this prob. Am making any sense???
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> L&L
>
>
>
>
> "LiveAndLearn" wrote:
> > > >
> > > Ok, I remember what I did now. Right-click a zip file and picked
> > "Open
> > > with...", choose IE from the list of programs to open with. I'm
> > interested to
> > > know if you get the same bersek response that i did from IE...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "LiveAndLearn" wrote:
> > >> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Don't know if this is - dare I say - "a bug" in IE.
> > > > >
> > > > > Try this (or should I say don't try this) at home folks.
> > > > >
> > > > > In order to attempt to fix my prob which detailed in the previous
> > > posts
> > > > > (titled "FUNNY THING HAPPENS WHEN DOWNLOADING ZIP FILE" in IE
> > > General Forum),
> > > > > I tried anything, and played with a few thing.
> > > > >
> > > > > This is what I did. I clicked on a zip file and associated with IE
> > > program
> > > > > (I'm embarrassed to say that I don't even know how to do that
> > > again. Don't
> > > > > ask me to retrace my steps), and see what happens, if you
> > > dare!!!!!! If you
> > > > > can replicate what I did, you should see IE windows pops up
> > > endlessly. Gone
> > > > > bersek, in other words.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, this is not what I'm concerned (although Microsoft should
> > > certainly
> > > > > looks into it). I have posted this question in one form or another.
> > > When I
> > > > > tried to download a ZIP file from any website, I don't get a
> > > download window,
> > > > > and instead I get some non-standard actions.
> > > > >
> > > > > Since it ONLY happens when I download a ZIP file, It slowly dawn on
> > > me (I'm
> > > > > pretty slow) that the issue has to do with my ZIP file association,
> > > hence the
> > > > > reason why I played with the ZIP file assocation and get this scary
> > > scenario
> > > > > of IE gone hysterical.
> > > > >
> > > > > Pre-IE6, I can fix this issue with a file association in the
> > > "File/Folder
> > > > > View and Search Option" , which was drastically altered in the
> > > subsequent
> > > > > version of IE leaving me confused and helpless. I have posted
> > > several times
> > > > > and nobody can answer my question.
> > > > >
> > > > > Perhaps because this issue seems to be an IE-related, but in fact
> > > it is not.
> > > > > So posting this question in IE forum won't get me the right
> > > expertise. I
> > > > > posted this question in Vista General form before, and was told
> > > that i get
> > > > > get better response if I posted in IE GEenral.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm absolutely frustrated with this prob.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanx in advance,
> > > > >
> > > > > L&L
> > > > >
> > > > > P.S. Pls read the thread "Funny thing happens when downlaoding zip
> > > file" in
> > > > > IE General as well.
> > > > > > > > > > >
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