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zip files as folders in winXP

May 10, 2002 10:02:12 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
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.
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Reply #1 May 10, 2002 10:23:57 AM
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Don't know if this will help, but have you tried going to folder options...file types, to see what exactly is handling your zips?
XP was handling my zip file as folders until I installed Zip Central.
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Reply #2 May 10, 2002 10:43:12 AM
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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.
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Reply #3 May 10, 2002 10:44:08 AM
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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....
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Reply #4 May 10, 2002 10:44:35 AM
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same thing i did, just installed winzip, no more zips as folders
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Reply #5 May 10, 2002 10:45:39 AM
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Er....'feline'...Spell checker

Jafo thinks he needs a new keyboard....
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Reply #6 May 10, 2002 11:49:18 AM
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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.
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Reply #7 May 10, 2002 12:08:13 PM
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PD5 is great....the Quickview improvements make it 'worth' the upgrade.....Gifs -animated used to lock-up...
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Reply #8 May 10, 2002 12:21:19 PM
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I like XP's way to handle zips. I don't have a problem. Give me a files size and all. Weird.
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Reply #9 May 10, 2002 12:22:26 PM
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???
i have never seen quick view lock up on an animated gif.

animate to fast perhaps, but animate all the same.
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Reply #10 May 10, 2002 12:25:47 PM
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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
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Reply #11 May 10, 2002 8:49:07 PM
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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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