.zip files will not extract in Vista Business OS
- When I try to extract files from a .zip file, all I get is an empty folder. I've tried right click, extract files. Double click and drag a folder/file to the desk top. I've tried double clicking the .zip and selecting extract all, but all I get is empty folders. I even created a .zip folder as shown here. It created fine, but then I could not extract a single file from the .zip I had just created. Yes, the files loaded into the .zip because it had 36MG in the folder, but will not extract. Anyone else with this problem and/or a solution??? This is an upgrade from XP PRO and files extracted just fine before the upgrade to Vista Business Edition.
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- I have Windows Vista Business also and I have about the same problem. Windows extracts my files very slowly. It measures around 2 bytes/sec. I needed to extract a 250 MB file and it said it would be done in a few days. I expected that it woud speed up eventually, but it does not. Other extraction programs work fine, but it would be nice to have an extraction program well integrated into Windows.
I have the same problem. I have a Vista Business and the extract feature is ridiculiasly slow. I need to extact 450 MB and its extacting at 5 bytes. WinRAR works fine.
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- I had a similar problem with XP Pro. The problem appeared to be with Windows Defender, which I believe is built into Vista. In my case the solution was to remove Windows Defender, disable my internet connection then extract the files. Worked fine - not as fast as ZipGenius, but fast enough. Then when I again enabled the internet connection, the speed improvement was maintained. I don't know if you can remove Windows Defender from a Vista installation, but maybe turning of real-time scanning - it might prduce the same effect. The disabling of the internet connection seems to be essential.
- I made a zip in win xp, and tried to extract in vista it took 40mins size 1.2gb, i tried extraxting in Winxp it took 3mins. Vista extract util is a shame.
- I tried dadooq's XP fix in vista business, no go.
- Has anyone found a fix to this problem yet?
Had the same problem. Downloaded the .reg file from this site:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm
I was reticent to run the file, but it seemed to do the trick. I'm running Vista Business and now I can open .zip files, just like I could in XP.
- I've got the same problem on Vista business with it being extremely slow.
It was going to take vista between 2 and 3 hours to unzip something that took 7-zip 15 seconds to unzip.
Hopefully Microsoft acknowledges that this is a problem and fixes it.
7-zip is free and open-source if you need a copy.
www.7-zip.org Thanks, CharlesJ!!!
Now I can also open and extract .zip files in Vista Business just like as in XP. Great tip, but I am wondering why Vista wasn't able to extract by itself...
Thanks for the tip on 7-zip, it works like a dream.
Also thanks to the contributors on this thread. It quickly helped me understand the blank folder being displayed in my Win Vista Home Premium extract.
- Excellent! Thank you for 7-zip. This issue has been a thorn in my side every time I download something. I was having to go to the Win2k3 server to unzip the downloads. A real pain in the b- - t!
- 7-zip works fine. It's a shame, that Microsoft doesn't has a solution for this problem. It's a waste of time, trying to find solutions to these bugs not found in early versions of windows.
- Thanks for the 7 zip tip. This has been the biggest pain in the b**t ever. Thanks!
I also had ZIP extraction problems on a Vista Home Premium HP Pavillion tx1000 tablet / notebook. It would compress anything using the right-click, send to, compressed (zipped) folder method. When I double-click the zipped file to view/unzip, internet explorer launches and then that browser window maximizes, minimizes in a perpetual loop which I could only stop by shutting down / restarting the PC.
I downloaded 7-Zip also. Worked fast and well. Thanks to the original poster for the tip.
- i dont have windows vista business, but i do have windows vista and i have a DF2 game that some how 3 programs on the cd got zipped and now im having a problem unzipping it i have the WinRAR and installed the 7-zip and still come up with the same problem, does any1 know anything about DF2 (Delta Force2) (PC shooter game) and when i try to install the game all i get is when i put the game in the CD thingy its as if i never installed the game
- so as I see it 7-zip is the ONLY zip and unzp program that works with Vista Premium edition, is that correct
I ran the .reg file but it still doesn't work. So I downloaded the 7-zip and still couldn't extract the zip file. Is there any way I can undo the .reg file?
Thank you.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!- Thanks a lot! That really helps me out. I've been having a lot of trouble with this lately
