The Monster that is Windows

[KennyR]

Wayne wrote:
Zip and other compressed files weren't taken into consideration by the OS itself until Windows XP.

Not exactly true, I think. If I remember correctly Win98 has an optional component on the CD that allows you to browse the contents of zip files like they were normal drawers. WinZip is still better, however.

[KennyR]

Gotta love how these Windows threads always polarise into  unexperienced condemnation on one side and ill-deserved advocacy on the other.