Compressed Folder

Yes, I think I was mistaken on that folder I said had shrunk from 1142K to
377K. It was composed of a lot of images as well as text files. On closer
inspection, it was not the same as the one I was trying to shrink the other
day.

So what do you guys think of (or know about) "Ultimate Zip?"

- Linda

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Text, and text based files will compress at 4:1 or so.

--
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Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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"Unknown" wrote in message
.com...
My guess is that you are mistaken. To compress by approximately 75% is
next
to impossible.
"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
OK, I guess I need to find myself another zip utility. I've received
one
recommendation for a free application called "Ultimate Zip," at
http://www.ultimatezip.com/

I haven't looked into it yet . Anyone else know this software to be
good?
(I'm always a little leery of free stuff, though "free" definitely
makes
it
appealing!)

- Linda

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Yes, I appreciate that some files/folders may not compress too much.
But
two
weeks ago I compressed a1142-Kb folder to 377 Kb; NOW when I send
this
same
1142-Kb folder to the Compressed Folder the resulting zipped folder
is
1125
Kb. In other words, this folder shrunk to 377 Kb before, but now,
using
exactly the same uncompressed folder as I did last time, it won't
shrink
hardly at all.So in the past couple of weeks something as gone awry
with
my
computer's ability to compress files and folders. What worked two
weeks
ago,
doesn't work now.

- Linda


"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Linda,

This wouldn't appear to be a problem with XP, if StuffIt is giving
you
the
same indications, since it uses a different compression engine.
Note:
some
types of compressed files (video, pics and the like) won't
compress
much
more.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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--------------------------------
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"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
(I sent this message yesterday, but it doesn't seem to have been
posted
to
the group so here it is again....)

Doug, the problem is not with OPENING zip files--the problem is
not
being
able to actually COMPRESS files. For example, on March 17th I
compressed
a1142 Kb folder to 377 Kb; today I send this same 1142 folder to
the
Compressed Folder and the resulting zipped folder is 1125 Kb.
I've
even
restored Stuffit and tried compressing with it, and the same
thing
happens--the compressed folder is only a TINY bit smaller than
the
original

So my compression feature is not working right; I can extract
things
fine,
but I can only compress them by a couple of kilobytes.

- Linda

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
It re-registers the ZIP handler. If you still can't open ZIP
files,
then
you may need to restore the file associations as well.

www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, File Association Fixes. You'll
find
ZIP
files in the list.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Doug, I tried that and nothing seems to have
changed.
What
exactly
does that command do?

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Click Start, Run and enter

REGSVR32 ZIPFLDR.DLL

Note the space between the two parts of the command.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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--------------------------------
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"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Can someone help me with the Compressed Folder feature?
I
downloaded
Stuffit
awhile ago, and I gather it replaced Compressed Folder
as
my
compression
application. Yesterday I got a message that my trial
time-limit
was
up
for
Stuffit, so I removed it from my computer. Now the
Compressed
Folder
feature
doesn't seem to work at all. If I select a folder, then
go
to
the
file
menu
and select New, Compressed Folder doesn't appear. I can
select
a
file
and
right-click it, and Compressed Folder appears in the
Send
To
options.
But
if
I use this feature, a "zipped" folder appears containing
the
file,
but
the
file remains the same size as the original. I've tried
adding
a
bunch
more
files to the folder, and I've tried selecting the
compress
feature
under
Properties/Advanced when I right-click the folder, but
nothing
actually
causes my files to be any smaller. The Compressed Folder
remains
the
same
size as the total size of all the files I put in it.

Does anyone know what's going on here? Please, if you
don't
know
the
answer,
but can suggest a resource I might check out for help,
let
me
know.

Yes, I think I was mistaken on that folder I said had shrunk from 1142K to
377K. It was composed of a lot of images as well as text files. On closer
inspection, it was not the same as the one I was trying to shrink the other
day.

So what do you guys think of (or know about) "Ultimate Zip?"

- Linda

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Text, and text based files will compress at 4:1 or so.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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"Unknown" wrote in message
.com...
My guess is that you are mistaken. To compress by approximately 75% is
next
to impossible.
"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
OK, I guess I need to find myself another zip utility. I've received
one
recommendation for a free application called "Ultimate Zip," at
http://www.ultimatezip.com/

I haven't looked into it yet . Anyone else know this software to be
good?
(I'm always a little leery of free stuff, though "free" definitely
makes
it
appealing!)

- Linda

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Yes, I appreciate that some files/folders may not compress too much.
But
two
weeks ago I compressed a1142-Kb folder to 377 Kb; NOW when I send
this
same
1142-Kb folder to the Compressed Folder the resulting zipped folder
is
1125
Kb. In other words, this folder shrunk to 377 Kb before, but now,
using
exactly the same uncompressed folder as I did last time, it won't
shrink
hardly at all.So in the past couple of weeks something as gone awry
with
my
computer's ability to compress files and folders. What worked two
weeks
ago,
doesn't work now.

- Linda


"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Linda,

This wouldn't appear to be a problem with XP, if StuffIt is giving
you
the
same indications, since it uses a different compression engine.
Note:
some
types of compressed files (video, pics and the like) won't
compress
much
more.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
(I sent this message yesterday, but it doesn't seem to have been
posted
to
the group so here it is again....)

Doug, the problem is not with OPENING zip files--the problem is
not
being
able to actually COMPRESS files. For example, on March 17th I
compressed
a1142 Kb folder to 377 Kb; today I send this same 1142 folder to
the
Compressed Folder and the resulting zipped folder is 1125 Kb.
I've
even
restored Stuffit and tried compressing with it, and the same
thing
happens--the compressed folder is only a TINY bit smaller than
the
original

So my compression feature is not working right; I can extract
things
fine,
but I can only compress them by a couple of kilobytes.

- Linda

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
It re-registers the ZIP handler. If you still can't open ZIP
files,
then
you may need to restore the file associations as well.

www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, File Association Fixes. You'll
find
ZIP
files in the list.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Doug, I tried that and nothing seems to have
changed.
What
exactly
does that command do?

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Click Start, Run and enter

REGSVR32 ZIPFLDR.DLL

Note the space between the two parts of the command.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Can someone help me with the Compressed Folder feature?
I
downloaded
Stuffit
awhile ago, and I gather it replaced Compressed Folder
as
my
compression
application. Yesterday I got a message that my trial
time-limit
was
up
for
Stuffit, so I removed it from my computer. Now the
Compressed
Folder
feature
doesn't seem to work at all. If I select a folder, then
go
to
the
file
menu
and select New, Compressed Folder doesn't appear. I can
select
a
file
and
right-click it, and Compressed Folder appears in the
Send
To
options.
But
if
I use this feature, a "zipped" folder appears containing
the
file,
but
the
file remains the same size as the original. I've tried
adding
a
bunch
more
files to the folder, and I've tried selecting the
compress
feature
under
Properties/Advanced when I right-click the folder, but
nothing
actually
causes my files to be any smaller. The Compressed Folder
remains
the
same
size as the total size of all the files I put in it.

Does anyone know what's going on here? Please, if you
don't
know
the
answer,
but can suggest a resource I might check out for help,
let
me
know.

I don't know anything about it. The usual adage is "you get what you pay
for", but I can remember when PKZip was DOS and shareware. A lot of the
"free" programs out there are very good. All I can say is try it, you might
like it

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Yes, I think I was mistaken on that folder I said had shrunk from 1142K to
377K. It was composed of a lot of images as well as text files. On closer
inspection, it was not the same as the one I was trying to shrink the
other
day.

So what do you guys think of (or know about) "Ultimate Zip?"

- Linda

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Text, and text based files will compress at 4:1 or so.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Unknown" wrote in message
.com...
My guess is that you are mistaken. To compress by approximately 75% is
next
to impossible.
"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
OK, I guess I need to find myself another zip utility. I've received
one
recommendation for a free application called "Ultimate Zip," at
http://www.ultimatezip.com/

I haven't looked into it yet . Anyone else know this software to be
good?
(I'm always a little leery of free stuff, though "free" definitely
makes
it
appealing!)

- Linda

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Yes, I appreciate that some files/folders may not compress too
much.
But
two
weeks ago I compressed a1142-Kb folder to 377 Kb; NOW when I send
this
same
1142-Kb folder to the Compressed Folder the resulting zipped
folder
is
1125
Kb. In other words, this folder shrunk to 377 Kb before, but now,
using
exactly the same uncompressed folder as I did last time, it won't
shrink
hardly at all.So in the past couple of weeks something as gone
awry
with
my
computer's ability to compress files and folders. What worked two
weeks
ago,
doesn't work now.

- Linda


"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Linda,

This wouldn't appear to be a problem with XP, if StuffIt is
giving
you
the
same indications, since it uses a different compression engine.
Note:
some
types of compressed files (video, pics and the like) won't
compress
much
more.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
(I sent this message yesterday, but it doesn't seem to have
been
posted
to
the group so here it is again....)

Doug, the problem is not with OPENING zip files--the problem
is
not
being
able to actually COMPRESS files. For example, on March 17th I
compressed
a1142 Kb folder to 377 Kb; today I send this same 1142 folder
to
the
Compressed Folder and the resulting zipped folder is 1125 Kb.
I've
even
restored Stuffit and tried compressing with it, and the same
thing
happens--the compressed folder is only a TINY bit smaller than
the
original

So my compression feature is not working right; I can extract
things
fine,
but I can only compress them by a couple of kilobytes.

- Linda

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
It re-registers the ZIP handler. If you still can't open
ZIP
files,
then
you may need to restore the file associations as well.

www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, File Association Fixes.
You'll
find
ZIP
files in the list.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Doug, I tried that and nothing seems to have
changed.
What
exactly
does that command do?

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Click Start, Run and enter

REGSVR32 ZIPFLDR.DLL

Note the space between the two parts of the command.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Can someone help me with the Compressed Folder
feature?
I
downloaded
Stuffit
awhile ago, and I gather it replaced Compressed Folder
as
my
compression
application. Yesterday I got a message that my trial
time-limit
was
up
for
Stuffit, so I removed it from my computer. Now the
Compressed
Folder
feature
doesn't seem to work at all. If I select a folder,
then
go
to
the
file
menu
and select New, Compressed Folder doesn't appear. I
can
select
a
file
and
right-click it, and Compressed Folder appears in the
Send
To
options.
But
if
I use this feature, a "zipped" folder appears
containing
the
file,
but
the
file remains the same size as the original. I've tried
adding
a
bunch
more
files to the folder, and I've tried selecting the
compress
feature
under
Properties/Advanced when I right-click the folder, but
nothing
actually
causes my files to be any smaller. The Compressed
Folder
remains
the
same
size as the total size of all the files I put in it.

Does anyone know what's going on here? Please, if you
don't
know
the
answer,
but can suggest a resource I might check out for help,
let
me
know.

I don't know anything about it. The usual adage is "you get what you pay
for", but I can remember when PKZip was DOS and shareware. A lot of the
"free" programs out there are very good. All I can say is try it, you might
like it

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Yes, I think I was mistaken on that folder I said had shrunk from 1142K to
377K. It was composed of a lot of images as well as text files. On closer
inspection, it was not the same as the one I was trying to shrink the
other
day.

So what do you guys think of (or know about) "Ultimate Zip?"

- Linda

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Text, and text based files will compress at 4:1 or so.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Unknown" wrote in message
.com...
My guess is that you are mistaken. To compress by approximately 75% is
next
to impossible.
"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
OK, I guess I need to find myself another zip utility. I've received
one
recommendation for a free application called "Ultimate Zip," at
http://www.ultimatezip.com/

I haven't looked into it yet . Anyone else know this software to be
good?
(I'm always a little leery of free stuff, though "free" definitely
makes
it
appealing!)

- Linda

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Yes, I appreciate that some files/folders may not compress too
much.
But
two
weeks ago I compressed a1142-Kb folder to 377 Kb; NOW when I send
this
same
1142-Kb folder to the Compressed Folder the resulting zipped
folder
is
1125
Kb. In other words, this folder shrunk to 377 Kb before, but now,
using
exactly the same uncompressed folder as I did last time, it won't
shrink
hardly at all.So in the past couple of weeks something as gone
awry
with
my
computer's ability to compress files and folders. What worked two
weeks
ago,
doesn't work now.

- Linda


"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Linda,

This wouldn't appear to be a problem with XP, if StuffIt is
giving
you
the
same indications, since it uses a different compression engine.
Note:
some
types of compressed files (video, pics and the like) won't
compress
much
more.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
(I sent this message yesterday, but it doesn't seem to have
been
posted
to
the group so here it is again....)

Doug, the problem is not with OPENING zip files--the problem
is
not
being
able to actually COMPRESS files. For example, on March 17th I
compressed
a1142 Kb folder to 377 Kb; today I send this same 1142 folder
to
the
Compressed Folder and the resulting zipped folder is 1125 Kb.
I've
even
restored Stuffit and tried compressing with it, and the same
thing
happens--the compressed folder is only a TINY bit smaller than
the
original

So my compression feature is not working right; I can extract
things
fine,
but I can only compress them by a couple of kilobytes.

- Linda

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
It re-registers the ZIP handler. If you still can't open
ZIP
files,
then
you may need to restore the file associations as well.

www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, File Association Fixes.
You'll
find
ZIP
files in the list.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Doug, I tried that and nothing seems to have
changed.
What
exactly
does that command do?

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote in message
...
Click Start, Run and enter

REGSVR32 ZIPFLDR.DLL

Note the space between the two parts of the command.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
--------------------------------
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Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.

"Linda Sewell" wrote in message
...
Can someone help me with the Compressed Folder
feature?
I
downloaded
Stuffit
awhile ago, and I gather it replaced Compressed Folder
as
my
compression
application. Yesterday I got a message that my trial
time-limit
was
up
for
Stuffit, so I removed it from my computer. Now the
Compressed
Folder
feature
doesn't seem to work at all. If I select a folder,
then
go
to
the
file
menu
and select New, Compressed Folder doesn't appear. I
can
select
a
file
and
right-click it, and Compressed Folder appears in the
Send
To
options.
But
if
I use this feature, a "zipped" folder appears
containing
the
file,
but
the
file remains the same size as the original. I've tried
adding
a
bunch
more
files to the folder, and I've tried selecting the
compress
feature
under
Properties/Advanced when I right-click the folder, but
nothing
actually
causes my files to be any smaller. The Compressed
Folder
remains
the
same
size as the total size of all the files I put in it.

Does anyone know what's going on here? Please, if you
don't
know
the
answer,
but can suggest a resource I might check out for help,
let
me
know.