creatimg a compressed (zipped) folder

[steve]

I have windows XP pro and my C drive is NTFS. It says that
i should be able to create a compredded (zipped) folder.
but the option does not apprear under the file menu.

Any ideas?

[Milt]

Try right clicking the file or folder that you want to zip and select "Send
To".

Hope this helps,
Milt
"steve" > wrote in message
...
> I have windows XP pro and my C drive is NTFS. It says that
> i should be able to create a compredded (zipped) folder.
> but the option does not apprear under the file menu.
>
> Any ideas?

[Patrick]

steve wrote:
> I have windows XP pro and my C drive is NTFS. It says that
> i should be able to create a compredded (zipped) folder.
> but the option does not apprear under the file menu.
>
> Any ideas?

'Windows Explorer'>File>New it should be here.

[Matt Coy]

Hi Steve,

Note that compressing a folder is similar to 'zipping' a file in that
compression is being used, but zipping a file or folder, traditionally with
WinZip or another such utility creates a copy of the files/folders you
select and compresses them and stores them in a single file for distribution
or backup.

If you simply want to compress a folder on an NTFS drive, simply right-click
that folder and choose [Properties]. Click the [Advanced] button where it
says Attributes. Check the box labeled [Compress contents to save disk
space]. Click [OK]. Click [Apply] and if there are files in the folder you
will see them being compressed. Any new files created in that folder will
automatically be compressed.

--
Matt Coy, MCSE
Microsoft MVP (Windows XP)

"steve" > wrote in message
...
> I have windows XP pro and my C drive is NTFS. It says that
> i should be able to create a compredded (zipped) folder.
> but the option does not apprear under the file menu.
>
> Any ideas?