big daddy fatsacks
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okay, i installed some crapass freeware zip program a while ago. i don't recall the name of it. , but anyway i decided it sucked so i uninstalled it. here is the problem:
1) windows XP did not revert back to using it's own zip utility.
2) when i try to open a zip file with winzip and check the box that says "use this program every time" it does not remember to use the program every time.
3) if i go to tools --> folder options --> file types i do not have ZIP extensions listed in there. when i try to manually add it it will seem like it works, but then i click okay and close it. nothing has improved, and if i go back to folder options --> file types the entry i just added for zip files is gone!
4) i went through my registry to try to find any entries for "zip" and see if i could fix this the hard way. under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT there is a .ZIP registry key. when i click on any of the other keys in this section they are all fine. when i click on the .ZIP key windows says "Cannot open .ZIP. Error opening key."
5) if i try to delete the key so i can recreate it i get the same msg.
can someone please help?
TIA,
big boi
1) windows XP did not revert back to using it's own zip utility.
2) when i try to open a zip file with winzip and check the box that says "use this program every time" it does not remember to use the program every time.
3) if i go to tools --> folder options --> file types i do not have ZIP extensions listed in there. when i try to manually add it it will seem like it works, but then i click okay and close it. nothing has improved, and if i go back to folder options --> file types the entry i just added for zip files is gone!
4) i went through my registry to try to find any entries for "zip" and see if i could fix this the hard way. under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT there is a .ZIP registry key. when i click on any of the other keys in this section they are all fine. when i click on the .ZIP key windows says "Cannot open .ZIP. Error opening key."
5) if i try to delete the key so i can recreate it i get the same msg.
can someone please help?
TIA,
big boi