Hi, vistah8er.
[color=blue]
> it was video files, I clicked on the Windows Media.[/color]

Would that be Windows Media Player? Or Windows Media Center? They are
different programs, you know, and both can play most of the same media
files.

RC
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"vistah8er" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
news:b6db77ae98667697def159b6e81c3b40@nntp-gateway.com...[color=blue]
>
> Hmmm - I did something stupid. anyways. My friend sent me a zip
> compressed file comprising videos. So when I clicked open - it prompted
> me to choose which program I wanted to open the zipped file in. Since
> it was video files, I clicked on the Windows Media. Windows media could
> not recognize each file but I think reads it as a compressed file... so
> it gave me an error message.
>
> Now every .zip files that I download (be it videos or not), I'm obliged
> to open it with windows media player. How do I revert back to the way
> it was where I would double click and see each file inside the zipped
> folder??
>
> I think I need to change the "open with" program under the properties,
> but I don't know where/what the previous .zip file/program is...
>
> PLEASE HELP. Thank you[/color]

On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:08:24 -0500, R. C. White wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi, vistah8er.
>[color=green]
>> it was video files, I clicked on the Windows Media.[/color]
>
> Would that be Windows Media Player? Or Windows Media Center? They are
> different programs, you know, and both can play most of the same media
> files.
>
> RC[/color]

"I'm obliged to open it with windows media player"

....from the OP.

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Hi, Gene.

Thanks. I missed that line.

RC
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San Marcos, TX
[email]rc@grandecom.net[/email]
Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64 RC 7100

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote in message
news:16uc1atkpssxp.1jf1dl2hsmkn0.dlg@40tude.net...[color=blue]
> On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:08:24 -0500, R. C. White wrote:
>[color=green]
>> Hi, vistah8er.
>>[color=darkred]
>>> it was video files, I clicked on the Windows Media.[/color]
>>
>> Would that be Windows Media Player? Or Windows Media Center? They are
>> different programs, you know, and both can play most of the same media
>> files.
>>
>> RC[/color]
>
> "I'm obliged to open it with windows media player"
>
> ...from the OP.
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom[/color]

On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:28:30 -0500, R. C. White wrote:
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> Hi, Gene.
>
> Thanks. I missed that line.
>
> RC[/color]

Yeah, we all do that :-)

These days I don't get as embarrassed as I used to when I misread or miss
something...

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