Vista not recognizing ZIPs

[Robin Hardy-King]

My Vista Home Basic setup doesn't recognize and open Zip files.

I had Winrar installed and it was associating with ZIPs. Now I have
removed it and ZIPs don't associate with anything and won't open.

 

[Phillips]

Use 7Zip - free, fast, on the web.
Michael

 

[Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP]

Hi Robin,

Download and apply the .zip association fix here:

File association fixes for Windows Vista:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html

 

[Rob]

My Vista Home Basic setup doesn't recognize and open Zip files.

I had Winrar installed and it was associating with ZIPs. Now I have
removed it and ZIPs don't associate with anything and won't open.

Thanks to all who replied. I actually used Ramesh's solution.

I have a licence for WinZip but I like to have the ZIPs open natively in
Windows, so I don't use it any more.

 

[Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Robin.