Rodent Regatta

I’ve got a gripe about WinZip 8.1 or 9.0, take your pick. Upon downloading a file with the extension *.zip, you can click on the file and, (if you’re computer is set up for 1-click operations in Windows) you’ll get what you think is a list of the unzipped files.

In reality, you’re looking at something else. First, any folder structure that was supposed to be in the zipped archive is not shown in this pseudo-unzipped view. Second, any attempt to copy that list of files to a folder and run an executable is very likely to fail.

This has burned me in an attempt to download and try out Mozilla Firebird, and it burned me in an attempt to download the upgrade files for Movable Type 2.64.

You must consciously and carefully point to the *.zip file, right click on it and ’extract’ it to a specified location. Only then will you get what you are really seeking.

User beware!