All you need to do is double click to see the contents. To unzip, highlight the zip file, right click, and select "Extract". George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexander Shannon Sent: 11 March 2006 16:32 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Can one put an ICon on the desktop for the Windows explorer equivolent of Winzip in Windows XpP home?? Hi all, I used to use WinZip to open zip files. Now I have windows XP home, I need to use its equivalent of WinZip which is found in windows explorer. as the subject line says, can I put an icon for this on the desktop please? BTW, can I open files created using WinZip with the zip utility in Windows XP Home's windows explorer, and if so, can I get WinZip created files to automatically open using the zip utility in Windows XP home's windows explorer? Thank you in advance for any advice. Thank you in advance. Alexander Shannon ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq