If you need WinZip for some specialist features, but want to use the inbuilt facilities in most case, just (for w8):- go to Control Panel- choose Programs- choose 'Make file types always open in a specific program'- scroll down for ".zip"- select 'change program' in the top right- choose 'windows explorer'
Currently when I boot up my Windows 10, it starts Cortana, file association helper, microsoft edge, microsoft ondrive, resident module of ecoutility, toshiba system settings main mo..., winzip preloader, and windows security notification icon.
I had some problems installing the Oculus Desktop Application around two weeks ago. I tried for days and even with help from the Meta Store Support I couldn't get it to work. The download was easy and simple. Just a few clicks and I had the setup ready to get started. But at some point in the installation process, My PC shut down. I came back to see a black screen so I restarted the PC and began installing the application again, but when the installation finished, it said "something went wrong, please restart computer and try again" so I did, but it didn't help. I kept trying different methods for days and the support team couldn't figure it out either. There was so many different ways to try so I started trying everything. All the way from going inte BIOS and changing security settings, to downgrading to windows 10 and factory resetting the whole C:/ Drive. Yet.. still nothing. I then got to know that I don't need the Oculus quest to play PCVR so I stopped trying.
The WinZip installation consists of approximately 10 dialog boxes that you must click buttons (usually Next) to continue. We are going to write a script that simply waits for these dialog boxes to appear and then clicks the appropriate buttons. As usual with these types of installations the window title of each dialog is the same (WinZip Setup) so we must use window text to tell the difference between windows. Screenshots of each dialog will be provided and you can click on the picture to see the AutoIt v3 Window Info output for that dialog.
First create a directory that we will use for the WinZip installer and our script file. Copy the WinZip installer to this directory and create a blank script called winzipinstall.au3.
Notice that this window has exactly the same title as the first of WinZip Setup - in fact all the dialogs in the setup have this title! In order to tell the difference between these windows we must also use the window text - on each screen try to pick the most unique text you can. In this case I've chosen WinZip features include. After the window has appeared we will want to press ALT-n:
And that's it! Run the winzipinstaller.au3 script and watch as WinZip is installed in just a few seconds! The techniques used in this tutorial can be used to automate the installation of most programs.
The WinZip version does not install to the "Program Files" directory and does not make any changes to the Windows Registry or create any environment variables. Also, shortcuts need to be created manually. You need to have the ability to unpack zip files in order to use this version. Note that you still need to install Tcl/Tk to run the GUI version and it is recommended that you install Ghostscript and Ghostview for viewing and printing Postscript files. Downloading The PC version is distributed in executable form since most users do not have the necessary Fortran compilers. You can download the source from the Unix download pages if you are interested. Step 1: Download the Dataplot Files In order to install the Dataplot, download the following file: