How to Restore the Windows XP Zip Program With a Right Click

One of the most popular and useful features of Windows XP is the right-click menu. Right-clicking on a folder calls up a menu of items, including the "Send to" menu. One of the items in this menu is "Compressed (zipped) Folder." This "zips" the folder, compressing it down so you can email it, or so that it simply takes up less room on the computer. However sometimes when you've had a computer for a while, especially if you have a tendency to "tinker" with it, menu items can disappear. But if the right-click "zip" option disappears, it can be restored.

Things You'll Need

• Computer running Windows XP

Instructions

1. Go to "Start" and then "Run."

2. Type rundll32 zipfldr.dll,RegisterSendto in the "Open" menu.

3. Click "OK."

4. Right-click a folder on your computer. "Compressed (zipped) Folder" has been restored.

Tips & Warnings

• To determine what items are in your right-click "Send to" menu, go to "Start," "Run" and type in "sendto" (minus the quotation marks).

• You can actually drag and drop a program file into this folder and the shortcut will be added to your "Send to" menu.

Resources

• Microsoft Support article on using zipped files