I can create is no longer a zip file.

Vista Home Premium 2007. After the last update a few days ago, when I try to create a file zip for sending photos, it creates a file with the Internet Explorer logo. The file says zip file, but may not be attached or sent. It creates a folder inside that is a copy of the original and is not a zip file.

Hello

Make a Restore Point to use in case you make a mistake.

How to create a Vista System Restore Point
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76332-system-restore-point-create.html

If you need later:

How to make a Vista system restore
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-System-Restore-how.html

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Click the start Orb - type in the area of search-> regedit - control from the top - Double click on - Click
Continue on user account control

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.zip

Click on the drop down arrow to the left of the file .zip

Right-click on OpenWithList

Click on delete
Click Yes
Right-click UserChoice
Click on delete
Click Yes
Exit regedit

Your .zip files should now open with the native compression/decompression system that comes with Windows Vista.

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If necessary:

How to restore Vista built-in ZIP files Support
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/65254-zip-file-support-restore.html

How to enable or disable the files compressed in Vista
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/93827-zip-file-compressed-folders.html

Restore the Type Associations by default Vista file extensions
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/233243-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

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How Unassociate a Type of Extension file in Vista - and a utility to help
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/91920-unassociate-file-extention-type.html

Restore and return the file Association in Windows Vista if Original
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/06/22/restore-and-reset-file-association-in-Windows-Vista-back-to-original-default/ Reset and difficulty Broken Windows Vista file Ext and Type Associations (include EXE, COM, SYS,
ZIP, LNK, folder, drive)
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/06/22/reset-and-fix-broken-Windows-Vista-file-ext-and-type-associations-include-exe-com-sys-zip-lnk-folder-drive/

For Windows Vista file association problems
http://www.Winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/file-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html

I hope this helps.

Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle="" -="" mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

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