Re: Cannot open compressed (zipped) file

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On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:09:14 -0800, KentK wrote:

> Brand new machine runnung XP home SP2 created a compressed file by rt
> clicking on the desktop and goint to new compressed file. When dragging a
> Word document to the compressed file rather than coping in the zip folder and
> leaving the origional in its origional location it moved the document to the
> zip folder. When double clicking the zip file get the dialogue box " Windows
> needs to know what applocation to use to open this file" so now my document
> is in a compressed folder I cannot open, and no I did not add a password.
> Never had this happen before, can anyone help?

Drag the document out of the zip file to a folder or the desktop. Then open
it. This creates a copy of the document - the document file in the zip
folder will stay put.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
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