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Windows Me and .Zip

Windows Me's help files say the program can read, write, and create .zip files, but I can't get this to work. Can you tell me how to find this feature?

Mike Ouyang, Los Angeles

Windows Me adds .zip file support, which the operating system should have had all along. Microsoft calls the feature Compressed Folders, which people aren't likely to associate with .zip files. Microsoft also omitted Compressed Folders from the default Windows Me installation.

If you want Windows Me to use Compressed Folders to access .zip files, select Start, Settings, Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs, click the Windows Setup tab, scroll down the Components list, and double-click System Tools. Then check Compressed Folders, click OK twice, and follow the prompts.

With Compressed Folders installed, .zip files will appear in Windows Explorer as folders with zippers. You can add, move, and delete the files inside just as with regular folders, but files launched within a 'compressed folder' go to C:\Windows\Temp when saved. To create a .zip file, right-click a blank spot in Windows Explorer and select New, Compressed Folder.

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