zip files as folders in winXP

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hopefully someone will know how to fix this one.

running power desk 4 pro on winXP pro, powerdesk thinks all zip files are folders.

this is a problem becuase it no longer gives me a file size on the zip files, and if i open the zip in power desk (without unzipping it) all the contained files are listed as having zero file size, and i cannot quick view them.

i dont have this problem with rar files. this also works fine on my work win98 machine on zip files.

i tried uninstalling object zip, but that didnt help.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Don't know if this will help, but have you tried going to folder options...file types, to see what exactly is handling your zips?
XP was handling my zip file as folders until I installed Zip Central.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah, associate the .zip files with an app and they shouldn't be folders anymore. I got so annoyed with XP's sucky zip handling that I installed Winzip and voilà, no more zip folders.
Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
felie....it's a problem I had on XP....it's to do with xp's management of the zips....[tries to do what Pdesk does]....I'm using Powerdesk Pro 5 now and no probs with that....
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Er....'feline'...Spell checker

/me thinks he needs a new keyboard....
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
thanks, i will try winzip then.

Jafo, have you had any problems with power desk 5?

i tried upgrading, but it kept locking up, so after 2 days i have to uninstall and put ver 4 back on again. i just cannot get by without my beloved power desk

i am wondering if my anti-virus was the problem. i found that there was a massive performance hit with the anti virus, such that i have since uninstalled it.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
PD5 is great....the Quickview improvements make it 'worth' the upgrade.....Gifs -animated used to lock-up...
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I like XP's way to handle zips. I don't have a problem. Give me a files size and all. Weird.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
???
i have never seen quick view lock up on an animated gif.

animate to fast perhaps, but animate all the same.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
paxx, i get a file size on zips in windows explorer, i just dont use it.

after powerdesk, windows explorer seems to under powered its distressing
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Also....'purists' who are using LiteSTEP instead of Exploder really don't want to still be using Exploder as a file-manager, and Powerdesk Pro is 'the go'...