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palcal Guru  Joined: 12/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2006 |
I don't know if this is me or not but when downloading from Geoff's site the files are now WinZip. I don't have WinZip and they want $43 to buy it. Even old files I downloaded ages ago now have the WinZip logo on the folder and I cant open them. I think it was WinRAR before. ??? Paul. edit. On my Win XP machine I have no problem, when I open the Zip folder the files are already unzipped. "It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all" |
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5157 |
Sounds like something has installed itself on your PC. If WinXP can open them, they are plain old zip files, so Win10 should have no problems. Maybe a file association has gone bad. Silly question, do you have WinZip installed? Are you sure? Maybe a free version? Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| erbp Senior Member  Joined: 03/05/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 195 |
Sure sounds like the file association for .zip file has been changed to point to WinZip. Try right-clicking the zip file and select "Open With" / "Choose another app" from the pop-up menu. Then select the WinRAR program (or whatever program you used to use to open Zip files on your Win 10 PC), and be sure to check the "Always use this app to open .zip files" checkbox. This should restore the .zip file association back to the program you used to use. Phil. |
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centrex Guru Joined: 13/11/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 320 |
Have you tried 7Zip it seems to open anything. Cliff |
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| palcal Guru Joined: 12/10/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2006 |
Thanks for that WinZip had installed must have come in on the back of another download. I certainly didn't install it. All good again. Sorry Win 10 not your fault,THIS TIME. Paul. edit. I was going to install 7Zip but asked here first. "It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all" |
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Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9750 |
Oh....  How disappointing. I was hoping to be able to rant a little more about Win10.  Just kidding.  Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| Phil23 Guru Joined: 27/03/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1667 |
Had this same annoyance the other day. New Tecra I bought back in June that I have barely used. Went to open a Zip file & I get WinZip needs licensing.... It comes preinstalled on Toshibas, with a trial period that had expired, and it disables Win10's inbuild "Compressed Folders" that can handle Zips anyway. Simple solution, just uninstall WinZip & let the internal stuff come back into association. Other alternative that I use & performs rather well is 7zip, it handles a whole stack of other file types & is totally free. Cheers Phil. |
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| Phil23 Guru Joined: 27/03/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1667 |
What?, Like the wonderfulling informative messages etc. "We're working on it & it won't be long...." |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9750 |
Don't bait me, boy.  On WinZip, I have never used it in years. ALL my zipping and unzipping is done in 7Zip that you linked to. I dearsay most others also use 7Zip these days. It can zip and unzip .ZIP files, so it is ideal for both unzipping zips, and zipping up zips. ........Huh?!  Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| Paul_L Guru Joined: 03/03/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 769 |
What the ........??? I know you believe that I understand what you believe I think I read, but I'm not sure that you realize that what you wrote could not possibly be translated to Polish since it contains far too few consonants and way too many vowels and it exhibits a pronounced alliterative propensity to perambulate through a polysyllabic vocab .... aw the heck with it. Pavel in NY |
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| isochronic Guru Joined: 21/01/2012 Location: AustraliaPosts: 689 |
Hah ! Reverse polish yet |
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| Paul_L Guru Joined: 03/03/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 769 |
Yep! Most Polacks think backwards. |
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| Phil23 Guru Joined: 27/03/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1667 |
Just got thru the twists of assigning Shortcut Keys to my calculator, Snippy Tool etc. The general answer Just use Win+R, calc, Enter.... That simple.... Mind you I argue that Ctrl+Shift+C is a better option. No need to bait you Grog, You'll get enough of that when you decide to make a Chart in Excel 2016, AND have your own opinion about how you want it to look..... Phil. |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9750 |
I use LibreOffice Spreadsheet. I have not noticed any issues. Excel is Microsoft's product, so that might be the issue.... I hear you though. I used to be tearing my hair out when I was using MS Word, trying to place a photo or something, and MS Word INSISTED it knew best on where to put it. Never had that problem since I started using Open Office, then Libre Office. I stopped using Open Office, as it had grown to such a gargantuan size it was almost bigger then MS Office. Libre Office is smaller, but does the same stuff, and works well. Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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