Re: Password protected Win32lib zip file?
> >
> > CChris,
> > I had the problem a while ago whereby if I opened a Win23Lib zip file using
> > XP's
> > belief that it was a compressed folder, it asked for a password for
> > advanc.ew.
>
> How do you do that?
> win32lib_0_70_2c.zip shows as a compressed file on both machines, not as a
> compressed
> folder. I do have compressed folders too, but they have a definitely different
> appearance.
>
> CChris
>
I have to say I am not sure. It looks like if you have no program associated
with ZIP files then XP treats them as compressed folders. If you go open_with
and select WinZip then double-clicking a ZIP file opens WinZip. But I would not
want to bet more than one euro on that being right - I have so often found that
XP doesn't do what you expect it to do.
If you right click a ZIP, select Open With, then Choose Program, then I get
"Compressed (Zipped) Folders" at the top of the list. That opens the folder like
normal but in the File menu you get Extract All - and that is where the problems
start happening. I click Next and XP asks for the password for Advanc.exw.
So if someone has NOT got WinZip etc, and relies on the XP Compressed Folders
system, he can't extract the files from Win32Lib. I hope that helps, CChris.
AndyD
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