ICC profiles

on computer A windows stopped opening ICC profiles saying it couldn't find the proper program to unzip the file, this included files that it had previously opened. thinking it was just an old computer breaking down i just used winrar to unzip and put the profiles in the proper places.

now with computer B, the same thing is happening, so any thoughts? And please don't tell me to get a MAC ( i have already reviewed that option). i can of course load winrar and continue to unzip them from there, etc. but i would rather not have to go all those steps.

to say i don't understand computers is an understatement! :confused:

The profiles would always need to be unzipped, if it was working without unzipping them that is odd.

Also to install profiles on a Windows machine, right click on the profile and then choose install from the menu. This does more than just copy the profile to the correct place.

no, what i meant to say was at one time windows was unzipping them , then it stopped.

i will check out your other suggestion as well.

thanks

ann said:

no, what i meant to say was at one time windows was unzipping them , then it stopped.

i will check out your other suggestion as well.

thanks

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Ann,

I assume that your question is "Why isn't Windows unzipping ZIP files." If that is the case you may wish to google that question.

I assume you are aware that printer ICC profiles should be unzipped and placed in the \WINDOWS\system32\spool\driver\color\, subdirectory.

Don

yep, i am aware, what i don't understand is why windows stopped unzipping them.

I will try to google again,but didn't have much success the last time and was very surprised when the new computer wouldn't do them either.

thanks for the tip.

Actually it is more involved than just placing the .icc/.icm files in that directory. Some applications will not find the profiles if they are not installed. The right click method works with any correctly manufactured profile, there are a few that do not fullly conform to the icc standards and may not install. Those still show up in Photoshop, but not all other applications.

ann said:

yep, i am aware, what i don't understand is why windows stopped unzipping them.

I will try to google again,but didn't have much success the last time and was very surprised when the new computer wouldn't do them either.

thanks for the tip.

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Ann,

My second hunch is that something has changed the Windows file association for zip files. Check to see what application is currently assigned to operate on files with a '.zip' extension.

Don

thanks to all with your suggestions. i just want to bring the question up todate as i figured out what was happening and thought i would mention it for anyone else who might be interested.

if i save the file, it works fine, if i run it that is when the message comes up that windows does not recognize the file type. Saving to the proper driver location seems to "fix" the "problem".

The .icc and .icm extensions are used for things other than profiles, and Windows gets confused about them. In their proper place (Windows/System32/spool/Drivers/color) it seems to handle the properly. You may have to go into the control panel and change how the system addresses these file extensions to get them to work elsewhere.

nworth said:

The .icc and .icm extensions are used for things other than profiles, and Windows gets confused about them. In their proper place (Windows/System32/spool/Drivers/color) it seems to handle the properly. You may have to go into the control panel and change how the system addresses these file extensions to get them to work elsewhere.

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By default Windows XP and Windows Vista will copy ICC and ICM files into the correct system folder by right clicking on the file name through Windows Explorer. If it doesn't then one may have to do as you suggest.

Cheers,

Don Bryant