Just been sent some zipped files by e-mail
when I double click them, I get an option to open or save them
I click open, but nothing happens
My collegue has no problems on his machine doing the same command
I have tried a registry fix for associated File Association Fixes for Windows 7 - The Winhelponline Blog files but it still doesn't work
You must have a file archiver tool installed such as winzip or 7zip. I would recommend using 7-Zip which is a file archiver with a high compression ratio, open source and free to use as opposed to winzip....works great and handles many other compression formats such as .RAR
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Last edited by bobtran; 22 Mar 2011 at 08:06.
I thought windows 7 had a zip tool already built in?
The win7 native tool is very basic E.g. it cant extract .iso or .rar files, so if your files were zipped in an unrecognized format they wont be extractable. Best to use a free 3rd party tool like 7zip or IZARC.
Just reread the first post- have you tried saving the file instead of opening?
I use 7-Zip.
If you choose to use it make sure that you get the matching x32 or x64 installer.
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