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    sydoz56 Posts: 10, Reputation: 2
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    Mar 11, 2008, 10:20 PM
    Zip files
    Hey guys! I accidentally d/l'd and installed PowerArchiver because someone told me I needed it for a tutorial , it changes the way all my zip files open and now I can't go back to the default for Vista!! They won't open:((
    Can anyone help me please
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    Mar 13, 2008, 02:46 PM
    I would back up anything I wanted to save, and do a system recovery on it.

    This will reset your system back to "new out of box" condition and would solve your problem.

    I'm sure there are other ways, but his would be the most quick and most likely to solve it.

    Good Luck!
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    Mar 13, 2008, 05:24 PM
    thanks so much but I ended up finding a solution with out having to resort to that, just can't remember who or where I found it
    but.. this is it


    Start menu
    Type "command" in the search box
    Then right click on "Command Prompt" as is now shown above in the menu
    and select "Run as Administrator"

    In the command window type

    assoc .zip=CompressedFolder

    That will restore .zip files to their original Windows Explorer
    associations."
    it DOES work
    thanks whoever found this for me!
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    Mar 13, 2008, 06:16 PM
    ZIP FILE ASSOCIATIONS

    Vista like XP it has a weak unzip wizard built into Explorer.exe, if you wanted any functionality you needed to install a third party application like IZarc. However if you want to use the one that comes with Vista you have to re-associate the .Zip file format to point to Explorer.exe.

    1. Open the Start Menu
    2. Go to All Programs
    3. Expand the Accessories Folder
    4. Right Click Command Prompt
    5. Select Run as Administrator

    Windows Vista will ask you if you were sure that you wanted to open the command prompt as an administrator, say yes. Now from there type:

    cmd /c assoc .zip=CompressedFolder
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    Mar 13, 2008, 08:02 PM
    Trhanks so much I got this response and it works great, thanks for you time
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