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One of our readers asks: I recently installed and un-installed a 3rd Party File compression program 7-Zip. Then found that the icon for Compressed File folder is wrong. Where do I get my old zip file icon from?
Use one of these methods to fix the icon for Compressed (zipped) Folders in Windows XP/Vista.
Method 1
If you’re using Windows Vista, download zipfix_vista.reg from the File Association Fixes for Windows Vista page.
If you’re using Windows XP, click Start, Run and type the following command and press ENTER:
You should get the following output:
Method 2
1. Launch Regedit.exe and navigate to the following branch:
2. Double-click (default) and set its value data to:
3. Exit the Registry Editor.
Note: If Windows is installed in a different drive than C:\, type the Path/Drive letter accordingly.
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Thank you for the fix!!!