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Restore missing "Compressed (zipped) Folder" option to the Send To menu
- Copyright © 2008 Ramesh Srinivasan
- Windows Vista , Context Menu
Windows XP
To restore the missing Compressed (zipped) Folder entry to the "Send To" menu in Windows XP, use these steps:
Click Start, Run and type:
rundll32 zipfldr.dll,RegisterSendto
In the background, a 0 byte file named Compressed (zipped) Folder.ZFSendToTarget will automatically be created in the %Userprofile%\SendTo folder.
Windows Vista
The Compressed (zipped) Folder icon is present in each user profile and also in the Default user profile. Follow these steps to restore the icon to your user account:
1. Click Start, type the following and press Enter:
%systemdrive%\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
2. Right-click Compressed (zipped) Folder and choose Copy (Shortcut: CTRL+C)
3. Open the SendTo folder of your user profile. To do so, click Start, type the following and press Enter:
shell:sendto
4. Right-click an empty area in the folder, and choose Paste (Shortcut: CTRL+V)
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24 Responses to "Restore missing "Compressed (zipped) Folder" option to the Send To menu" 
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said this on 24 May 2006 2:38:44 PM PDT
Terrific! Thanks a lot.
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said this on 19 Jul 2006 5:52:22 PM PDT
That's the ticket.
Thanks
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said this on 27 Aug 2006 2:03:38 AM PDT
Thank you so much! Worked great, I was going crazy trying to figure it out.
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said this on 07 Sep 2006 7:10:45 PM PDT
You know your stuff. Miigwetch.
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said this on 20 Oct 2006 9:00:21 AM PDT
The command given is VERY case sensitive ("SendTo" gives error, "Sendto" works).
Type carefully...
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said this on 07 Feb 2007 12:29:38 AM PDT
Superb, It Worked. 07-Feb-2007
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said this on 09 Feb 2007 9:14:42 AM PDT
Brilliant!! If only every-thing in life was so easy to fix.
Thanks
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said this on 14 Feb 2007 12:49:26 PM PDT
Worked. Thank you very much!
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said this on 18 Apr 2007 3:19:51 PM PDT
works like wow.you know what u r great ;]
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said this on 30 Apr 2007 6:33:15 PM PDT
Did not work. PKWare took out all windows compression options. When I called they said I had to buy PKZIP now to zip folders. I would buy a new computer first!
Editor's note: Applying the .zip file association fix from the following link would do the trick:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/
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said this on 07 May 2007 10:35:27 PM PDT
I have a similar problem. PKZIP installed an uninstalled now causing probs. Tried applying the zip file association fix and then registering with SendTo as per above. Still no luck. simply adds 0byte Compressed (zipped) Folder file to the SendTo directory with 'Type' PKZIP.Express (even tho uninstalled) and no change to sendTo context menu.
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said this on 05 Jun 2007 10:10:29 PM PDT
It works, i typed exactly what they show me on Run, and then the compresses zip file come back to my Send to menu, Thank you so much 06/05/2007
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said this on 08 Jun 2007 4:45:14 PM PDT
You have to register zipfldr.dll after uninstalling PKZIP.
regsvr32 zipfldr.dll
Then, go ahead and run
rundll32 zipfldr.dll,RegisterSendto
to get it to work properly.
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said this on 30 Aug 2007 9:00:41 AM PDT
Didn't work in Vista Business.
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