Run is still in the Start menu. It has been moved to Accessories as most of
it's functionality has been duplicated by Start search. You can also access
it by pressing WinKey-R.
--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca
"jim kirk" <11@11.11> wrote in message
news:O6GQ4I%23bHHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> its not a zip, its a dll you have to register
>
> I have not tried this in vista but perhaps an mvp would be so kind to
> confirm it for vista
> You have to go to start button > run and paste this and press enter.
>
> REGSVR32 C:\Windows\System32\zipfldr.dll
>
> HOWEVER vista was smart enough to remove the run from the start menu... to
> add it,
>
> you must right click on the start menu, then properties,
> then customize and find the run command from that list there, and add it
> to the start menu
>
> see this page that is for XP, you want to enable it of course.
> http://www.petri.co.il/disable_nativ...windows_xp.htm
>
>
>
> "Richard Stricker" <clearpath@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:85DDF265-DA29-4B90-A4DB-68F510D5E378@microsoft.com...
>> Hi, lately when i have downloaded zip files Vista has associated them
>> with Notepad. I see a "notepad" type of icon instead of the "zipper pack"
>> i used to see.
>>
>> I want to re associate the .zip extension, but don't know what .exe to
>> point the association to.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks for your help with this.
>>
>> R. Stricker
>