zip files as folders in winXP
Friday, May 10, 2002 by feline | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
hopefully someone will know how to fix this one.
running power desk 4 pro on winXP pro, powerdesk thinks all zip files are folders.
this is a problem becuase it no longer gives me a file size on the zip files, and if i open the zip in power desk (without unzipping it) all the contained files are listed as having zero file size, and i cannot quick view them.
i dont have this problem with rar files. this also works fine on my work win98 machine on zip files.
i tried uninstalling object zip, but that didnt help.
running power desk 4 pro on winXP pro, powerdesk thinks all zip files are folders.
this is a problem becuase it no longer gives me a file size on the zip files, and if i open the zip in power desk (without unzipping it) all the contained files are listed as having zero file size, and i cannot quick view them.
i dont have this problem with rar files. this also works fine on my work win98 machine on zip files.
i tried uninstalling object zip, but that didnt help.
craeonics
Reply #2 Friday, May 10, 2002 10:43 AM
Reply #2 Friday, May 10, 2002 10:43 AM
Yeah, associate the .zip files with an app and they shouldn't be folders anymore. I got so annoyed with XP's sucky zip handling that I installed Winzip and voilà, no more zip folders.
Jafo
Reply #3 Friday, May 10, 2002 10:44 AM
Reply #3 Friday, May 10, 2002 10:44 AM
felie....it's a problem I had on XP....it's to do with xp's management of the zips....[tries to do what Pdesk does]....I'm using Powerdesk Pro 5 now and no probs with that....
HeyYou
Reply #4 Friday, May 10, 2002 10:44 AM
Reply #4 Friday, May 10, 2002 10:44 AM
same thing i did, just installed winzip, no more zips as folders
Jafo
Reply #5 Friday, May 10, 2002 10:45 AM
Reply #5 Friday, May 10, 2002 10:45 AM
Er....'feline'...
Jafo thinks he needs a new keyboard....
Jafo thinks he needs a new keyboard....
feline
Reply #6 Friday, May 10, 2002 11:49 AM
Reply #6 Friday, May 10, 2002 11:49 AM
thanks, i will try winzip then.
Jafo, have you had any problems with power desk 5?
i tried upgrading, but it kept locking up, so after 2 days i have to uninstall and put ver 4 back on again. i just cannot get by without my beloved power desk
i am wondering if my anti-virus was the problem. i found that there was a massive performance hit with the anti virus, such that i have since uninstalled it.
Jafo, have you had any problems with power desk 5?
i tried upgrading, but it kept locking up, so after 2 days i have to uninstall and put ver 4 back on again. i just cannot get by without my beloved power desk
i am wondering if my anti-virus was the problem. i found that there was a massive performance hit with the anti virus, such that i have since uninstalled it.
Jafo
Reply #7 Friday, May 10, 2002 12:08 PM
Reply #7 Friday, May 10, 2002 12:08 PM
PD5 is great....the Quickview improvements make it 'worth' the upgrade.....Gifs -animated used to lock-up...
paxx
Reply #8 Friday, May 10, 2002 12:21 PM
Reply #8 Friday, May 10, 2002 12:21 PM
I like XP's way to handle zips. I don't have a problem. Give me a files size and all. Weird.
feline
Reply #9 Friday, May 10, 2002 12:22 PM
Reply #9 Friday, May 10, 2002 12:22 PM
???
i have never seen quick view lock up on an animated gif.
animate to fast perhaps, but animate all the same.
i have never seen quick view lock up on an animated gif.
animate to fast perhaps, but animate all the same.
feline
Reply #10 Friday, May 10, 2002 12:25 PM
Reply #10 Friday, May 10, 2002 12:25 PM
paxx, i get a file size on zips in windows explorer, i just dont use it.
after powerdesk, windows explorer seems to under powered its distressing
after powerdesk, windows explorer seems to under powered its distressing
Jafo
Reply #11 Friday, May 10, 2002 8:49 PM
Reply #11 Friday, May 10, 2002 8:49 PM
Also....'purists' who are using LiteSTEP instead of Exploder really don't want to still be using Exploder as a file-manager, and Powerdesk Pro is 'the go'...
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Reply #1 Friday, May 10, 2002 10:23 AM
XP was handling my zip file as folders until I installed Zip Central.