Files all downloading as Zip files

Hi..

Not sure if this is the right place. My download files are showing as Zipped files..even if they're .CAB files etc. I know it's a general PC Q .But I only DL FS stuff anyway...Here's an example:

It's really frustrating. Tried checking generally..But no joy..Any help or advice will be appreciated...

Thanks

ZA

It is normal that any downloaded files are "zipped".

You should unzip them before using the contents.

It looks like the icon for .Cab file has changed on your pc. There are ways to fix that. Google for

changing icon

progs for that are available. Can maybe do it from within Windows too.

You'll have to figure out the original icon for .Cab files too.

(I looked on my pc, but I can't find it in the file properties for some reason.)

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You can possibly fix it by installing a program that opens .Cab files. Such as 7zip.

(Not sure on that, but worth a try. (quick fix if it works.)).

I know they're downloaded as zip files..These are CAB files that appear as zip files (within a normal unzipped file) This the problem...:(

This is due to files being automatically associated with programs which you don't want them to be "associated with" - or "opened by" in plain English. Please read this MS article on how to change file associations, I hope this will help:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18539/windows-7-change-default-programs

The ZIP icon is used for both zipped FOLDERS and compressed '*.cab' FILEs. This only indicates that they 'open' with WinZip (or 7Zip) programs (and not other programs).

Inside the panel folder you will find '*.cab' files. The icon for '*.cab' files is also the icon for any Zipped file. Inside the '*.cab' 'package' you will have files with extension of 'xml', 'bmp', etc and they are 'called' DIRECTLY by panel.cfg. No need to un-zip.

So there is nothing 'wrong' with that. Here is pic showing file type inside a '*.cab' file.

Chuck B

Napamule

For me the icons are very different.

I don't remember doing anything to get it that way.

(Windows7 -64bit)

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zip:

larger:

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cab:

large:

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7zip:

7zip large:

Those look like the 7Zip icons, il. I use it myself, and have for a long time. I gave up on WinZip a long time ago.

Anyway, when you install 7Zip, it asks for what kind of files you want it to associate with. If you leave it to it's default settings, those are the icons it assigns to those particular files.

Not super helpful, but there it is. And pretty short for me. I must need more coffee.

Have fun all!

Pat☺

Those look like the 7Zip icons, il. I use it myself, and have for a long time. I gave up on WinZip a long time ago.

Anyway, when you install 7Zip, it asks for what kind of files you want it to associate with. If you leave it to it's default settings, those are the icons it assigns to those particular files.

Not super helpful, but there it is. And pretty short for me. I must need more coffee.

Have fun all!

Pat☺

+1 for 7Zip;)

Yep. I use registered WinZip on Win 7 64 bit Pro. So that's why the icons are different. And WinZip works good for me. Always has (since Win 95, then Win 3.1, etc).

Chuck B

Napamule

I've been using Windows Zip since the Flintstones in all versions and learnt long ago to overlooked *.CAB files altogether.

Cheers,

To the OP:

Many of the panels that include a .cab file tell you (in their readme) to move them

directly to your gauges folder without unzipping. AFAIK this applies to all .cab files

so you don't need to do anything to them.

And I have used winzip forever and never had any issues (even spanned files that

are common in MSTS routes, for us trainsimmers!)

Mike

With the advent of FSX you can have *.cab's files in the panel folders. The policy has been always never to try to open them. Just dump them as they are where they need to be.

Cheers,

I had something similar as the OP happening just now.

My icons for .cab files had turned blank (white 'page' icon, not textfile.)

I thought, let's try reinstalling 7Zip

that didn't fix it.

I fixed it. Steps were:

Right click a gauge (cab file)

select "open" ("open with" was not there).

then a message:

"no program assigned for opening these type of files, look on web/choose from avail progs on computer".

I selected "choose from avail progs on computer"

Then a list opened, selected was "Windows Explorer"

I opened the drop-down list (small arrow on the right)

several programs available.

I chose 7zip, and got the 7zip icon for the .cab files.

not what I wanted.

I repeated the steps, and chose another program. Still not the right icon.

I wanted the Icon back I showed you earlier.

Then I thought, Explorer was originally selected. But maybe not 'correctly'

I repeated the selection, and this time chose "Windows Explorer as default program.

Got it, Icon is back.

(this one)

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cab:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]193119[/ATTACH]

large:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]193122[/ATTACH]

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Happy days!