Hi Larry, Glad that all is well again, that is, that the jam you were in has now been mixed with some rich peanut butter, and zipped into a healthy sandwich. Smirk.
Cheers, Rod Sent from Outlook for Windows -----Original Message----- From: Talk <talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail....@lists.window-eyes.com> On Behalf Of Larry Higgins via Talk Sent: June 5, 2019 9:10 PM To: Rod Hutton via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Cc: Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> Subject: Re: In a real jam Back in the saddle <smile> Thanks, Larry. On 6/5/2019 2:58 PM, Rod Hutton via Talk wrote: > Hi Larry, > > I put the 7Zip installer in my DropBox for you. > The URL to my DropBox folder is: > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.l > y%2F2gX64M0&data=02%7C01%7C%7C10654ecef07a4df8d0a608d6ea1bb16a%7C8 > 4df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636953801987442321&sdata > =9rvVnjzWv3obJE2Ivb1f%2BIzigzaycvHjkDW9FN%2FKe0A%3D&reserved=0 > The file you need to find is: > 7z1805-x64.exe > I would be inclined to uninstall Winzip from add remove programs and then > install 7Zip. > There are no special configuration steps for 7Zip,at least the one I put in > my DropBox. > I just installed it only now on one of my virtual machines just to test it > out, and it was quick and painless. > When you run the installer, simply tab to the Install button, press > it, and stand back. Smile After that, there is a close button to press, but > that's it. > > Good luck, > > Rod > > Sent from Outlook for Windows > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk <talk-bounces+rod_hutton=hotmail....@lists.window-eyes.com> > On Behalf Of Larry Higgins via Talk > Sent: June 5, 2019 2:34 PM > To: talk@lists.window-eyes.com > Cc: Larry Higgins <larryhiggin...@comcast.net> > Subject: In a real jam > > Well Listers, > > > I really managed to get myself into one this time. I sure hope someone can > help me out of this mess. > > > Just last week, it became necessary to replace my Dell PC with another > one, so this time I went with an HP. I'm pretty sure that makes no > real difference in terms of my present issue. > > On my Dell, I had 7Zip running in my context menu for extracting, and > or zipping files, and became quite comfortable with it. So, thought > I'd try putting it on my new system. I downloaded the 64bit edition of > the program, and it showed up in my context menu as it should, but out > of all the options available, it had no option for extracting files. > > > I should say, I at least can find no such option. > > > Now, this could make it totally impossible to extract either > Bookshare, > > or NLS Talking Books on my system. > > I called the MS Answer Desk this morning, and asked the guy assigned > to help me if he couldn't possibly restore the default program used by > Windows, but he did something I was kind of surprised at. He replaced > the extraction option with Win zip, and I can find no option for > extracting files with Win zip either. > > To make matters worse, he installed an evaluation copy, which I will > have to pay for, provided I end up getting it to cooperate. > > I sure hope I don't have to do anything drastic, like refreshing > Windows, but at least this time, I do have cloud storage backup. > > This really shouldn't have been this complicated. Sure wish I'd left > well enough alone. > > If anybody has any ideas, or real assistance to provide in getting out > of this one, it sure would be gratefully appreciated. > > Maybe a bit of phone assistance might be in order. 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