I feel sooo dumb asking this because I have opened zips way in the past but right now am having a brain fart.I have just downloaded both a 'program' & a 'tutorial' for it & don't know if I should 'right' click or 'left'click, & where to go from there? I also don't understand the "Take Ownership".
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On a zip just double click on it then click on Extract all files. Then click on Extract button.
Jerry
I don't think I have a special program for zips, just whatever came with my PC. I guess my main concern was that I still don't understand sooo much about using a computer that I don't know if I need everything that comes in a zip and/or what to click on. Should I just assume that all files in there are needed?
Sorry to be such a bonehead.
Thanx but am on limited income so pretty much need to rely on free programs. I don't know that I would ever need to 'send' a zip, don't know that much about computers but some things that I download (AFTER I make sure it's SAFE) are zipped.
Windows 7 has built in support for zip files. Just double click on it an it will open in explorer.
There is a reason for the confusion. It depends on the contents of the .zip file.
In the case of a self-contained program with all its folders and contents compressed in a .zip file, a right-click will bring a context menu to "extract all" of the program into a separate folder.
In the case of a program installer along with miscellania compressed in a .zip file, a left-click will dive straight inside the .zip file to the installer where one can left-click to run the installer.
All done without the need of a 3rd-party program.
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