file compression in vista

up until this week when i downloaded files were large, windows automatically
compressed them, placing them in a folder with a zipper on it. all of a
sudden it does not do that anymore.
that part of vista is not working. my computer is a month old. i understand
that this automatic compression is intrinsic to the vista system and may not
have a file extension.
how can i repair vista to get this feature back.
andrea

Hi Andrea,

I never heard of Vista automatically placing files in a ZIP or Compressed folder, but this will show you how to restore the built-in ZIP feature of Vista.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/65...ile-vista.html

Shawn

thanks for this easy solution. can you explain to me how this happened. also
is there a way to get the start menu to look a little bit more normal. it is
much too cumbersome getting to the run fuction etc.
andrea

"Brink" wrote:

Andrea,

Usually this happens when another ZIP program is installed and takes over as the default ZIP program.


This will show you how to add the RUN button to the Start menu to make it easier to use:

Run command

This will show you how to customize the Start menu. See the related links for other tricks to do with the Start menu to.

Start Menu - Customize

Hope this helps,
Shawn

No version of Windows has ever automatically zipped downloaded files. If
you were seeing this it must have involved a third party program or browser
add-on.
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Petpathways

You can select to show the 'Run' command on the Start Menu. Right click the
Start Button and select Properties/Customize Button. One of the options
there is 'Run Command', place a check mark in this option Apply/OK. You can
also simply press the WINKEY+R to bring up the Run Command box.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


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