zip file problem

I'm having problems extracting a large zip file. THe file has the zip
extension in it's name but somehow it's associated with MS word, so when i
click the file MS word opens and tries to open the file. When I click on the
file to try to change the program to open the file there are none listed that
are extraction programs. WHat do I do?
Thanks!
Paul Diana

Control Panel>>Programs>>Default Programs>>Make a File type always open in a
specified program.

"Paul D" <Paul > wrote in message
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> I'm having problems extracting a large zip file. THe file has the zip
> extension in it's name but somehow it's associated with MS word, so when i
> click the file MS word opens and tries to open the file. When I click on
> the
> file to try to change the program to open the file there are none listed
> that
> are extraction programs. WHat do I do?
> Thanks!
> Paul Diana

I haven't used them but you might try either one of these.
http://www.extractnow.com/
http://www.camunzip.com/download.htm

"Paul D" <Paul > wrote in message
news:6694F6BB-0933-41FD-891A-...
> I'm having problems extracting a large zip file. THe file has the zip
> extension in it's name but somehow it's associated with MS word, so when i
> click the file MS word opens and tries to open the file. When I click on
> the
> file to try to change the program to open the file there are none listed
> that
> are extraction programs. WHat do I do?
> Thanks!
> Paul Diana

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


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]



"Paul D" <Paul > wrote in message
news:6694F6BB-0933-41FD-891A-...
> I'm having problems extracting a large zip file. THe file has the zip
> extension in it's name but somehow it's associated with MS word, so when i
> click the file MS word opens and tries to open the file. When I click on
> the
> file to try to change the program to open the file there are none listed
> that
> are extraction programs. WHat do I do?
> Thanks!
> Paul Diana

Thanks; I've gotten to that screen before; there is no way to click Windows
Explorer which is apparently the program i need zip to be associated with

"AlexB" wrote:

> Control Panel>>Programs>>Default Programs>>Make a File type always open in a
> specified program.
>
> "Paul D" <Paul > wrote in message
> news:6694F6BB-0933-41FD-891A-...
> > I'm having problems extracting a large zip file. THe file has the zip
> > extension in it's name but somehow it's associated with MS word, so when i
> > click the file MS word opens and tries to open the file. When I click on
> > the
> > file to try to change the program to open the file there are none listed
> > that
> > are extraction programs. WHat do I do?
> > Thanks!
> > Paul Diana
>
>

Did you check out the extraction programs I pointed you to?

"Paul D" <> wrote in message
news:174A54D8-EE4F-4046-93BD-...
> Thanks; I've gotten to that screen before; there is no way to click
> Windows
> Explorer which is apparently the program i need zip to be associated with
>
> "AlexB" wrote:
>
>> Control Panel>>Programs>>Default Programs>>Make a File type always open
>> in a
>> specified program.
>>
>> "Paul D" <Paul > wrote in message
>> news:6694F6BB-0933-41FD-891A-...
>> > I'm having problems extracting a large zip file. THe file has the zip
>> > extension in it's name but somehow it's associated with MS word, so
>> > when i
>> > click the file MS word opens and tries to open the file. When I click
>> > on
>> > the
>> > file to try to change the program to open the file there are none
>> > listed
>> > that
>> > are extraction programs. WHat do I do?
>> > Thanks!
>> > Paul Diana
>>
>>