Compressed files in ZIP don's show?

[per]

Hi there,
I'm not sure if I'm in the right pew or not... but I have found what seems
to be a "bug" in the XP zip file functionality? When opening a ZIP file for
viewing, I have found that files compressed into a ZIP file can not be seen
if the file name contains a comma.
Has anyone else found the same thing. Or could it be that I'm missing
something here?
Thanks in advance for your help.
--
Phil

[Joseph Conway \(MSFT\)]

Havent heard of that before. Can you give me an example file name so I know
where the comma is and i can test it.

"per" > wrote in message
...
> Hi there,
> I'm not sure if I'm in the right pew or not... but I have found what seems
> to be a "bug" in the XP zip file functionality? When opening a ZIP file
for
> viewing, I have found that files compressed into a ZIP file can not be
seen
> if the file name contains a comma.
> Has anyone else found the same thing. Or could it be that I'm missing
> something here?
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> --
> Phil
>
>

[Sharon F]

per wrote:
> Hi there,
> I'm not sure if I'm in the right pew or not... but I have found what seems
> to be a "bug" in the XP zip file functionality? When opening a ZIP file
for
> viewing, I have found that files compressed into a ZIP file can not be
seen
> if the file name contains a comma.
> Has anyone else found the same thing. Or could it be that I'm missing
> something here?
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> --
> Phil

MS is already aware of the problem. The article linked below was published
April 29 - just a few weeks ago. The fix isn't "hardened" enough to be
offered via Windows Update but should be available there eventually. If you
need the fix now (in it's unfinished form), you can call MS tech support to
obtain a copy. Follow the link in the article for directions on obtaining
the preliminary patch:

Hotfix 329048 Causes a Zipped File Not to Be Shown If the Name Contains a
Comma
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;813942


--
Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User

[Sharon F]

You're welcome, Phillip.
Hope that fix comes soon. You may want to follow up with Joseph. Additional
data you may be able to offer on this could help MS to get it squared away
more quickly.

--
Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User

per wrote:
> Thank you Sharon,
> That's exactly the answer what I'm looking for.
> --
> Phillip
>
> "Sharon F" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> per wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>>> I'm not sure if I'm in the right pew or not... but I have found what
seems
>>> to be a "bug" in the XP zip file functionality? When opening a ZIP file
>>> for viewing, I have found that files compressed into a ZIP file can not
>>> be seen if the file name contains a comma.
>>> Has anyone else found the same thing. Or could it be that I'm missing
>>> something here?
>>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>> --
>>> Phil
>>
>> MS is already aware of the problem. The article linked below was
published
>> April 29 - just a few weeks ago. The fix isn't "hardened" enough to be
>> offered via Windows Update but should be available there eventually. If
you
>> need the fix now (in it's unfinished form), you can call MS tech support
to
>> obtain a copy. Follow the link in the article for directions on obtaining
>> the preliminary patch:
>>
>> Hotfix 329048 Causes a Zipped File Not to Be Shown If the Name Contains a
>> Comma
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;813942
>>

[Joseph Conway \(MSFT\)]

Thanks for your expertise Sharon, I work on the setup team so I typically
dont see the shell fixes (unless they take the servers down <G>)

You can always call in and get this fix if you need it, just reference the Q
article.

"Sharon F" > wrote in message
...
> You're welcome, Phillip.
> Hope that fix comes soon. You may want to follow up with Joseph.
Additional
> data you may be able to offer on this could help MS to get it squared away
> more quickly.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User
>
> per wrote:
> > Thank you Sharon,
> > That's exactly the answer what I'm looking for.
> > --
> > Phillip
> >
> > "Sharon F" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >>
> >> per wrote:
> >>> Hi there,
> >>> I'm not sure if I'm in the right pew or not... but I have found what
> seems
> >>> to be a "bug" in the XP zip file functionality? When opening a ZIP
file
> >>> for viewing, I have found that files compressed into a ZIP file can
not
> >>> be seen if the file name contains a comma.
> >>> Has anyone else found the same thing. Or could it be that I'm missing
> >>> something here?
> >>> Thanks in advance for your help.
> >>> --
> >>> Phil
> >>
> >> MS is already aware of the problem. The article linked below was
> published
> >> April 29 - just a few weeks ago. The fix isn't "hardened" enough to be
> >> offered via Windows Update but should be available there eventually. If
> you
> >> need the fix now (in it's unfinished form), you can call MS tech
support
> to
> >> obtain a copy. Follow the link in the article for directions on
obtaining
> >> the preliminary patch:
> >>
> >> Hotfix 329048 Causes a Zipped File Not to Be Shown If the Name Contains
a
> >> Comma
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;813942
> >>
>

[Sharon F]

And thank you for the time you take in these newsgroups. I appreciate it.
I'm sure other MS customers do too.

--
Sharon F
Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User

Joseph Conway (MSFT) wrote:
> Thanks for your expertise Sharon, I work on the setup team so I typically
> dont see the shell fixes (unless they take the servers down <G>)
>
> You can always call in and get this fix if you need it, just reference the
Q
> article.
>
> "Sharon F" > wrote in message
> ...
>> You're welcome, Phillip.
>> Hope that fix comes soon. You may want to follow up with Joseph.
Additional
>> data you may be able to offer on this could help MS to get it squared
away
>> more quickly.
>>
>> --
>> Sharon F
>> Microsoft MVP, Windows - Shell/User
>>
>> per wrote:
>>> Thank you Sharon,
>>> That's exactly the answer what I'm looking for.
>>> --
>>> Phillip
>>>
>>> "Sharon F" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> per wrote:
>>>>> Hi there,
>>>>> I'm not sure if I'm in the right pew or not... but I have found what
>>>>> seems to be a "bug" in the XP zip file functionality? When opening a
>>>>> ZIP file for viewing, I have found that files compressed into a ZIP
>>>>> file can not be seen if the file name contains a comma.
>>>>> Has anyone else found the same thing. Or could it be that I'm missing
>>>>> something here?
>>>>> Thanks in advance for your help.
>>>>> --
>>>>> Phil
>>>>
>>>> MS is already aware of the problem. The article linked below was
>>>> published April 29 - just a few weeks ago. The fix isn't "hardened"
>>>> enough to be offered via Windows Update but should be available there
>>>> eventually. If you need the fix now (in it's unfinished form), you can
>>>> call MS tech support to obtain a copy. Follow the link in the article
>>>> for directions on obtaining the preliminary patch:
>>>>
>>>> Hotfix 329048 Causes a Zipped File Not to Be Shown If the Name Contains
a
>>>> Comma
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;813942