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227942 2004-04-07 13:43:00 First - A zip file opens like a normal folder. Can I get it, so that when you double click on a zip file, it opens in a new window?

Second. More important than first - Image folders. The special view that XP gives an image folder, allowing you to see the images in a kind of slide show view. Well, when I double click on these, they open up in Windows Pictures and Fax viewer, NOT my default image editing program, GIMP, that is set to open these. How do I keep the image folder look, but have it open in GIMP?

Thanks a Munch
mejobloggs (264)
227943 2004-04-07 15:57:00 > First - A zip file opens like a normal folder. Can I get it, so that when you double click on a zip file, it opens in a new window?

Perhaps you might want to try more advanced compression programs like WinRAR, rather than the limited XP default.

> Second. More important than first - Image folders. The special view that XP gives an image folder, allowing you to see the images in a kind of slide show view. Well, when I double click on these, they open up in Windows Pictures and Fax viewer, NOT my default image editing program, GIMP, that is set to open these. How do I keep the image folder look, but have it open in GIMP?

Easy way: Right click on the file - > open with - > choose or search for your program - > tick always use this program - > apply.

Harder way: in any folder - > view - > folder options - > view tab - > and change the file extension in there to open with the gimp.
PoWa (203)
227944 2004-04-08 10:44:00 WinRar is only 30 day trial, and I am not going to pay anything :-), im too poor, so I will stick with windows XP zip.

Fixed the second problem fine thanks.
mejobloggs (264)
227945 2004-04-08 12:05:00 try here (www.oldversion.com) to solve your zip problem (it is for power archiver old versions before the nag screen version) beama (111)
227946 2004-04-08 12:59:00 >>First - A zip file opens like a normal folder. Can I get it, so that when you double click on a zip file, it opens in a new window?

In Windows Explorer, go to

Tools
Folder Options
Under Browser Options, select 'Open each folder in its own window'

Once you extract the contents to a new folder, it opens it in a new window anyway if you select display contents of folder.

Personally I like the way you can peek into zipped files with XP, handy for checking out the read me files first before extracting.

J
:D
Jester (13)
227947 2004-04-09 05:05:00 But, will that change every folder to do that Jester? I just want the Zip folders. mejobloggs (264)
227948 2004-04-09 05:11:00 > But, will that change every folder to do that Jester? I just want the Zip folders.

A futile & insignificant pursuit. ;)
PoWa (203)
227949 2004-04-09 06:08:00 > WinRar is only 30 day trial, and I am not going to
> pay anything :-), im too poor, so I will stick with
> windows XP zip.

lol. the 30 day trail is only for the pro ver. it still works fine in standard mode (minus a few minor things you would never use) after the 30 days. the same goes for winzip (tho winzip has more of a nag screen).
tweak'e (174)
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