How to extract zipped files in Windows Vista?

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#1 amelba   User is offline

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How to extract zipped files in Windows Vista?

Post icon  Posted 24 February 2009 - 03:29 PM

After downloading the zip file (it is a brush to be used in photoshop), I right click, but the option to extract does not come up.

I have also tried typing it into the start-run line, but this didnt work.

If I try to open the file after the down load, It says- unable to open because wrong type of file.

I have windows vista home edition, 32, I think is the name,

Do you know what I can do?
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Re: How to extract zipped files in Windows Vista?

Posted 24 February 2009 - 05:31 PM

View Postamelba, on 24 Feb, 2009 - 02:29 PM, said:

After downloading the zip file (it is a brush to be used in photoshop), I right click, but the option to extract does not come up.

I have also tried typing it into the start-run line, but this didnt work.

If I try to open the file after the down load, It says- unable to open because wrong type of file.

I have windows vista home edition, 32, I think is the name,

Do you know what I can do?

one word IZArc a free app that is like winRAR but its free and it dos not do RAR format but its vary good
IZArc Download :P
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Re: How to extract zipped files in Windows Vista?

Posted 24 February 2009 - 05:35 PM

Hmmm, not much of a Graphics Design program. Moved to Computer Support & Operating Systems so it can be seen by the right experts :)
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Re: How to extract zipped files in Windows Vista?

Posted 24 February 2009 - 07:20 PM

Even XP has less than stellar Zip libs. Also, files can use the ".zip" extension, but programs like WinZip have some non standard formats that might choke other zip programs.

I like 7-Zip for my Windows archiving needs.
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