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  1. #1


    phillish Guest

    help with "open with: Choose default program"

    A week ago i went to open a zip file by right clicking on it, choosing "open
    with" and then "Choose Default Program."
    Accidentally, I chose Word. Now, I can't seem to change this. I can't find
    an option anywhere to get rid of this, nor is it showing me the "extract"
    options anymore when I right click.



    None of the options in the Start Menus Default Programs tab seem to do
    anything of use for me either. What's going on?

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  2. #2


    Mark L. Ferguson Guest

    Re: help with "open with: Choose default program"

    Rightclick a Command Prompt icon on the start menu, and 'run as
    administrator'
    run the command :
    regsvr32 zipfldr.dll

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    "phillish" <phillish@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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    > A week ago i went to open a zip file by right clicking on it, choosing
    > "open
    > with" and then "Choose Default Program."
    > Accidentally, I chose Word. Now, I can't seem to change this. I can't find
    > an option anywhere to get rid of this, nor is it showing me the "extract"
    > options anymore when I right click.
    >
    > None of the options in the Start Menus Default Programs tab seem to do
    > anything of use for me either. What's going on?

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    Re: help with "open with: Choose default program"

    Quote Originally Posted by phillish View Post
    A week ago i went to open a zip file by right clicking on it, choosing "open
    with" and then "Choose Default Program."
    Accidentally, I chose Word. Now, I can't seem to change this. I can't find
    an option anywhere to get rid of this, nor is it showing me the "extract"
    options anymore when I right click.

    None of the options in the Start Menus Default Programs tab seem to do
    anything of use for me either. What's going on?
    Hi Phillish,

    This tutorial will show you how to restore the built-in ZIP feature in Vista.

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

    Shawn

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  4. #4


    avrax Guest

    Re: help with "open with: Choose default program"

    Hi,

    I got the same problem, now all file with *.exe must open by default
    program, even i try to run system restore, but when i click the icon
    then run by default program. Please advise

    thanks
    Cipta S

    On 12 Apr, 22:33, "Mark L. Ferguson"
    <MarkLFergu...@xxxxxx> wrote:

    > Rightclick a Command Prompt icon on the start menu, and 'run as
    > administrator'
    > run the command :
    > regsvr32 zipfldr.dll
    >
    > --
    > Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web
    > interface.http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...m#RateAPostAsA...
    > Mark L. Ferguson
    > .
    >
    > "phillish" <phill...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >
    > news:6FE9E8C9-3456-4D16-8A6A-FDD41A167F75@xxxxxx
    >

    > > A week ago i went to open a zip file by right clicking on it, choosing
    > > "open
    > > with" and then "ChooseDefaultProgram."
    > > Accidentally, I chose Word. Now, I can't seem to change this. I can't find
    > > an option anywhere to get rid of this, nor is it showing me the "extract"
    > > options anymore when I right click.
    >

    > > None of the options in the Start MenusDefaultPrograms tab seem to do
    > > anything of use for me either. What's going on?

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  5. #5


    Mark L. Ferguson Guest

    Re: help with "open with: Choose default program"

    Since you can run explorer, you should try to save as much of your data as
    possible to an external disk or drive, and run your 'repair' or 'restore to
    factory defaults' to recover .

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    Mark L. Ferguson
    ..

    "avrax" <cipta.suryana@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:72da64ac-8ceb-43a2-ba9d-76f0c5c5686b@xxxxxx

    > Hi,
    >
    > I got the same problem, now all file with *.exe must open by default
    > program, even i try to run system restore, but when i click the icon
    > then run by default program. Please advise
    >
    > thanks
    > Cipta S
    >
    > On 12 Apr, 22:33, "Mark L. Ferguson"
    > <MarkLFergu...@xxxxxx> wrote:

    >> Rightclick a Command Prompt icon on the start menu, and 'run as
    >> administrator'
    >> run the command :
    >> regsvr32 zipfldr.dll
    >>
    >> --
    >> Was this helpful? Then click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web
    >> interface.http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...m#RateAPostAsA...
    >> Mark L. Ferguson
    >> .
    >>
    >> "phillish" <phill...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >>
    >> news:6FE9E8C9-3456-4D16-8A6A-FDD41A167F75@xxxxxx
    >>

    >> > A week ago i went to open a zip file by right clicking on it, choosing
    >> > "open
    >> > with" and then "ChooseDefaultProgram."
    >> > Accidentally, I chose Word. Now, I can't seem to change this. I can't
    >> > find
    >> > an option anywhere to get rid of this, nor is it showing me the
    >> > "extract"
    >> > options anymore when I right click.
    >>

    >> > None of the options in the Start MenusDefaultPrograms tab seem to do
    >> > anything of use for me either. What's going on?
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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