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Compressed (Zipped) Folders Problem
Name: Eric Date: September 5, 2003 at 13:01:07 Pacific OS: Win XP Pro CPU/Ram: Pentium 4 2.66
Comment:
For some reason, every time I download a ZIP file, and attempt to open it using Windows XP Compressed Folders, I get this error:
The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted.
Name: G Date: September 5, 2003 at 13:13:02 Pacific
Reply:
just open it with WinZip.. Zipperhead
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Response Number 2
Name: OpenIntro Date: September 5, 2003 at 13:20:02 Pacific
Reply:
I know I can download another program in order to open the file....that's not the point. I am trying to figure out WHY this error is occurring and how to fix it, because I would like to utilize this feature in XP.
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Response Number 3
Name: Eric Date: September 5, 2003 at 14:18:04 Pacific
Reply:
Eric
"....attempt to open it using Windows XP Compressed Folders "
How are you trying to Open the .zip File?
If you just Doubleclick it then it should Open (unzip)into a separate Folder
Does that not happen?
Unless the Downloaded File is corrupt - which is what the Error is suggesting perhaps??
Lesley
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Response Number 4
Name: OpenIntro Date: September 5, 2003 at 14:46:14 Pacific
Reply:
I am just clicking on the file to open it....I was thinking that the file might just be corrupt as well.
To test that, I downloaded the SAME file to a different computer (and it worked find). And I downloaded multiple zip files and NONE of them worked. So something must be wrong here. And plus, the Microsoft Knowledgebase obviously knows of the problem, because that first link that I posted up above, talks about the EXACT problem I am having.
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Response Number 5
Name: OpenIntro Date: September 7, 2003 at 23:52:02 Pacific
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