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installing .zip files as screensavers
i downloaded a bunch of screensaver files (as .zip) files... what is the
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installing .zip files as screensavers
You need a .zip program such as WinZip to uncompress the files. There are
free programs available--look on the software sites or use Google search--or you can use this shareware for a free trial: www.winzip.com -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "too-old-for-this" wrote in message ... i downloaded a bunch of screensaver files (as .zip) files... what is the command protocol to install/expand them properly? |
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installing .zip files as screensavers
thanx for the tip (i thot it would be something simple like that)... why
can't they include little utilities like that with the operating system???? "Ron Badour" wrote: You need a .zip program such as WinZip to uncompress the files. There are free programs available--look on the software sites or use Google search--or you can use this shareware for a free trial: www.winzip.com -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "too-old-for-this" wrote in message ... i downloaded a bunch of screensaver files (as .zip) files... what is the command protocol to install/expand them properly? |
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installing .zip files as screensavers
"too-old-for-this" wrote in
message ... thanx for the tip (i thot it would be something simple like that)... why can't they include little utilities like that with the operating system???? The do with XP. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 |
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installing .zip files as screensavers
They do now.
They didn't in the days of Win98. ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.html On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:54:01 -0800, "too-old-for-this" wrote: thanx for the tip (i thot it would be something simple like that)... why can't they include little utilities like that with the operating system???? "Ron Badour" wrote: You need a .zip program such as WinZip to uncompress the files. There are free programs available--look on the software sites or use Google search--or you can use this shareware for a free trial: www.winzip.com -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "too-old-for-this" wrote in message ... i downloaded a bunch of screensaver files (as .zip) files... what is the command protocol to install/expand them properly? |
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installing .zip files as screensavers
'FREE SCREENSAVERs' are a great vector for malware delivery
scan first upzip and install afterwards -- - Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de spybot http://security.kolla.de AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.activescan.com Panda online AntiSpyware Scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/spyware/test/ Catalog of removal tools (1) http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/ Catalog of removal tools (2) http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387 Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/ Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before use Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters _ "too-old-for-this" wrote in message ... thanx for the tip (i thot it would be something simple like that)... why can't they include little utilities like that with the operating system???? "Ron Badour" wrote: You need a .zip program such as WinZip to uncompress the files. There are free programs available--look on the software sites or use Google search--or you can use this shareware for a free trial: www.winzip.com -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo "too-old-for-this" wrote in message ... i downloaded a bunch of screensaver files (as .zip) files... what is the command protocol to install/expand them properly? |
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