zip files will not open in windows Explorer (windows 7)

All of a sudden, I can longer open zip files with Windows Explorer on my Win 7 64 bit computer.  When I download a zip on my desktop and then double-click the file to open it, I get an access denied message.  This problem just started happening this week and I had the computer since July 2010.  Is there any solution for this?

Hello

Restore the system back to before this started to happen might work but I will try the other
Methods under first. You could also make a Restore Point before trying to correct this problem.

How to create a System Restore Point in Windows 7
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/697-system-restore-point-create.html

How to do a system restore in Windows 7
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

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Try to restore the ZIP functionality:

How to disable Windows Explorer folder in Windows 7 Zip folder view, see option 2
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/13619-zip-folders-enable-disable-Windows-Explorer-view.html

Restore the Type Associations by default Windows 7 file Extension
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

Difficulties of file Association for Windows 7
http://www.Winhelponline.com/blog/file-Asso-fixes-for-Windows-7/

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Maybe a permissions issue:

Login as an administrator.

How to take ownership & grant permissions to access files & folder in Windows 7
http://www.Blogsdna.com/2159/how-to-take-ownership-grant-permissions-to-access-files-folder-in-Windows-7.htm

Sharing and permissions
http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/24232-sharing-permissions.html

How to take possession of an item in Vista and Windows 7
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html

Take and Grant Full Control permissions and ownership in Windows 7 or Vista right click Menu
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/05/21/take-and-grant-full-control-permissions-and-ownership-in-Windows-7-or-Vista-right-click-menu/

How to add appropriate to the context Menu of Vista (and Windows 7)
http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/112795-context-menu-take-ownership.html

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If you need more features/functions an excellent 3rd party utility is 7-Zip - free

7-zip - free
http://www.7-zip.org/

I hope this helps.

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

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