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From: Bill in Co. on 25 Feb 2010 17:48 First Twayne's got to acknowledge and overcome his registry cleaner (oil-change) mentality. You know, like it's needed ... like an oil change is - to improve the car's performance. ROFL! Unknown wrote: > It is my belief you just proved Twayne wrong------------------again. > > "Jose" <jose_ease(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:dd9acbe1-a2c3-462e-a214-1caa1561608a(a)d2g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >> >> I am not taking sides by responding to Unknown - just posting a link >> to a perhaps helpful article! >> >> What is the difference between a compressed file and a zipped file? >> >> http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/OS/XPcompress/xpcompress.htm
From: Twayne on 25 Feb 2010 19:25 In news:ev$Bk0ltKHA.5936(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl, Unknown <unknown(a)unknown.kom> typed: > Take a blue colored .ini file. It isn't unzipped. It is opened by > Notepad. Try it. Did. It's exactly as I said it would be. If you don't see it, then y ou have the defaulted ON feature turned OFF. HTH, Twayne > "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:Ox4G4gltKHA.4636(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> In news:uWtdfYYtKHA.3656(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, >> Unknown <unknown(a)unknown.kom> typed: >>> Well said Tim. That was my belief also. >> >> You're in error with your belief. It's easy enough to check out; try >> it. HTH, >> >> Twayne >> >> >> >>> "Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T(a)bls.gov> wrote in message >>> news:6eoao5h110aceg6vu58t7iv4uioro6m9m4(a)4ax.com... >>>> "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> IN XP's case, zip = compressed = zipped ... . >>>>> >>>>> A zipped file is compressed, but a compressed file is not >>>>> necessarily zipped >>>>> as there are other methods for compressing file sizes. In the >>>>> case of XP, with it compresses, it creates a zipped file. >>>> >>>> I don't think so. A file whose name is shown in blue has been >>>> compressed by the OS. This is *not* zip compression, it's something >>>> that the Windows OS does. It's not as drastic as zip, therefore >>>> doesn't take as long to do or to undo. >>>> >>>> WinXP also has built-in support for zipping and unzipping files but >>>> it's a totally different thing. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tim Slattery >>>> Slattery_T(a)bls.gov >>>> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
From: Twayne on 25 Feb 2010 19:26 In news:ckpdo51outi0rdh6t147a2ijdjjaq91t55(a)4ax.com, Tim Slattery <Slattery_T(a)bls.gov> typed: > "Unknown" <unknown(a)unknown.kom> wrote: > >> Take a blue colored .ini file. It isn't unzipped. It is opened by >> Notepad. > > Try to open a blue colored *.txt file in WinZip. It can't do it > because it's not a zip file. Redirecting the conversation are we? lol, OK. -- -- Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.
From: Twayne on 25 Feb 2010 19:28 In news:dd9acbe1-a2c3-462e-a214-1caa1561608a(a)d2g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, Jose <jose_ease(a)yahoo.com> typed: > I am not taking sides by responding to Unknown - just posting a link > to a perhaps helpful article! > > What is the difference between a compressed file and a zipped file? > > http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/OS/XPcompress/xpcompress.htm No problem. I will say though, that BlackViper is an excellent web site! -- Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue.
From: Twayne on 25 Feb 2010 19:31
In news:ewLI$ymtKHA.4332(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, Gordon <gordonbparker(a)yahoo.com> typed: > "Twayne" <nobody(a)spamcop.net> wrote in message > news:OVZuTgltKHA.5940(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> If you check, you'll find the blue is zipped/compressed files > > No, not zipped, just compressed. If the file was zipped it would have > the "zipped" icon. No. It's called a "legacy" format of pkware's zip programs. The icon can be anything MS or you want it to be. -- -- Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue. |