How to Open a ZIP Compressed Archive File With Windows XP

Working With ZIP Files

Zipping files is a way to compress the files into a much smaller file size, creating a single .ZIP file. This not only saves hard drive space but makes it much easier to share data over the Internet. Windows XP comes with built-in support for ZIP files, allowing users to easily create and open ZIP files.

Instructions

1. Right-click on a ZIP compressed archive file and click "Extract All..."

2. Click the "Next" button to begin the Extraction Wizard.

3. Click the "Browse" button to select a folder where the extracted files will be saved. Click the "Next" button.

4. Wait while Windows XP extracts the compressed files and saves them to the folder specified earlier.

5. Put a check mark in the box to have Windows open the folder where the extracted files are saved, or leave it blank to choose to not view the extracted files.

6. Click the "Finish" button.

References

• Bleeping Computer: How to create and extract a Zip File in Windows ME/XP/2003
• office.microsoft.com: Zip or unzip a file
• Glyph Notes: Now anybody can ZIP through files