manoman81 Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 This may seem like a noob question but I'm having some trouble. I'm trying to combine 2 pk.3 files (for my own use). I'm using Winzip 8.1 but I can't seem to remove the .zip extension. How can I change .zip to .pk3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coraith Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 I may be way off but you can change file names by right clicking on a file and changing what program the file is run with.......a guess not a fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuahtemoc Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 i've heard of a proggie called WinPK i dont have it but i know that that's the type of thing it does. find it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manoman81 Posted November 24, 2003 Author Share Posted November 24, 2003 Thanks guys. Now if anyone knows where I can find the program.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuahtemoc Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Originally posted by Chuahtemoc find it online. lol. i'd give you a link, but i know that that link also contains links to porno and hacked/cracked/etc programs, and that's against the rules (SEE? I READ THEM, JED lol) and it'd be rude to everyone to post a link to that kind of site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanaki Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 or get another prgm called packscape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manoman81 Posted November 24, 2003 Author Share Posted November 24, 2003 packsacpe worked! thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuahtemoc Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 so there i've never heard of packscape, but whatever works! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amidala from Chop Shop Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Originally posted by manoman81 This may seem like a noob question but I'm having some trouble. I'm trying to combine 2 pk.3 files (for my own use). I'm using Winzip 8.1 but I can't seem to remove the .zip extension. How can I change .zip to .pk3? 1. Right-click on the .zip file 2. Select Rename 3. Rename myfile.zip to myfile.pk3 4. Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coraith Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 see what I'm talking about?...this chick rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterSidious Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Sure knows her way around I didn't know that you could use pakscape for this. So you really can just combine two mods using this? Say what now?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 i think y'all are confusing this guy. Rather than telling him how to use other programs, he can do this in windows quite easily. As Amidala indicates above you can rename the file, but if windows is automatically assigning filetypes you wont be successful in changing the filetype to what you want.... To rename a file to *.zip and have it stay .zip you need to do THIS FIRST(Otherwise, windows will by default assign it a known extension. so you'd end up *zip.pk3) 1. Open a folder, any folder 2. Go to Tools. Go to Folder Options 3. Click the "VIEW" tab. A little way down, there is a check box that says "Hide extensions for known file types" It is usually checked, uncheck it ! Press Apply 4. Now all your files will appear with their extension in the name. eg darthmaul.zip You are now free to rename it and hence change its extension type ie. darthmaul.zip to darthmaul.pk3 (ie just delete the zip and type in pk3) !!! EASY Feel free to re-check the box once you are done, and having file extensions appear annoys you(as it does me!!) MTFWBYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeskywalker1 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Well, whenever i make a .pk3 i just drag and drop the files i want in the .pk3 and then i when i save it, i just select all files at the bottom then, put .pk3 at the end... works for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amidala from Chop Shop Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Astrotoy7, I don't need to do any of that. I just make a .zip, rename it to .pk3, and I'm done. I'm using Windoze 2000, maybe XP is different. You can easily assign which program opens a .pk3 file by right-clicking a .pk3 file, selecting Open With->Choose Program... Scroll down the list and select WinZip Executable, then check the box that says "Always use this program to open these files", then click OK. Double-clicking a .pk3 file will launch WinZip. There are usually 3 or 4 or 10 different ways to do the same thing in Windoze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Originally posted by Amidala from Chop Shop Astrotoy7, I don't need to do any of that. I just make a .zip, rename it to .pk3, and I'm done. I'm using Windoze 2000, maybe XP is different. You can easily assign which program opens a .pk3 file by right-clicking a .pk3 file, selecting Open With->Choose Program... Scroll down the list and select WinZip Executable, then check the box that says "Always use this program to open these files", then click OK. Double-clicking a .pk3 file will launch WinZip. There are usually 3 or 4 or 10 different ways to do the same thing in Windoze. Granted. That's assigning the file association from the get go. I was assuming manoman hasn't/ doesn't know how to do this. In fact if he did, he probably wouldnt be posting the question... But yes, I am specifically referring to XP. "Hiding extensions for known file types" is usually ON by default. It is on so as to prevent ppl from incorrectly renaming files that will no longer open, eg leaving the .doc out when you rename a Word document So, as in your example. You could try rename : darthmaul.zip to darthmaul.pk3 and what you'd actually end up with is darthmaul.pk3.zip (ie. the zip is the hidden extension) **and this wont work in JO/JA of course, as it wont recognise the .zip file I think we've given him/her plenty of answers to fix his problem though, so GOOD WORK TO ALL ! MTFBWYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lathain Valtiel Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Erm.. You could ALSO simply set any file with the pk3 extension to open in your favorote zip prog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurgan Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Myfile.zip (right click, rename) Myfile.pk3 Works for me! Or you can extract the files, then put them into the directory structure you want, then right click on them and create new archive, preserve directory structure and woi la! Then rename to pk3 extension. http://www.winzip.com If you're looking for "cracks" or "hacks" you're out of luck, against the rules and all.... But honestly all you need for pk3 editing is winzip. You can rename it to zip to open, or hold shift and right click on the file then "open with" and choose winzip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Originally posted by Kurgan Myfile.zip (right click, rename) Myfile.pk3 Works for me! CMon K, we know you dont use XP ! It clearly sounds like manoman is using XP, as that happens in XP, even WinME, actually..... MTFBWYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amidala from Chop Shop Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 Hmmm, sounds like Windoze XP is to Windows 2000 as Jedi Academy is to Jedi Outcast: prettier, but kinda dumbed down and less straightforward to make it more "newb friendly". I purchased one copy of XP Pro and one copy of XP Home, but I haven't installed either one of them. I guess I'm waiting until until Micro$oft releases Service Pack 9 so I'll be sure most of the bugs and security flaws have been fixed. Long live Win2000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master William Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 The rename thing doesn't work, atleast not for me. Use WinZip on this one. First, take whatever file you want to put in a pk3, and drag it to an empty .zip file. It will ask you to ''transfer'' or whatever. In the window somewhere, you should see the filename, and it ends with .zip, of course. Remove the zip part, and add pk3 instead. Then click transfer/add/whatever, and a new file will be created, and that file will be a pk3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Kaan Posted November 26, 2003 Share Posted November 26, 2003 XP has it's own compression utility built into the OS, it's the same thing as Winzip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manoman81 Posted November 28, 2003 Author Share Posted November 28, 2003 um...wow...Didn't realize this would cause such a fuss. Astrotoy7's way is the easiest. I did try to rename the file but what I ended up with was something like myfile.pk3.zip. So, I did what Astrotoy7 suggested and it works. Yes, I'm running XP and no, I'm not exactly a noob with it either (although this may look otherwise ) But, thanks to everyone who answered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Originally posted by manoman81 um...wow...Didn't realize this would cause such a fuss. Astrotoy7's way is the easiest. I did try to rename the file but what I ended up with was something like myfile.pk3.zip. So, I did what Astrotoy7 suggested and it works. Yes, I'm running XP and no, I'm not exactly a noob with it either (although this may look otherwise ) But, thanks to everyone who answered! *Astrotoy7 rides off into the sunset, not unlike Zorro* MTFBWYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lathain Valtiel Posted November 28, 2003 Share Posted November 28, 2003 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 *Astrotoy7 rides off into the sunset, not unlike Zorro* MTFBWYA *BANG!* *Astroboy falls off horse. Cue funeral.* *Cue rejoicing of the strange order of geeks* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 Originally posted by Lathain Valtiel *BANG!* *Astroboy falls off horse. Cue funeral.* *Cue rejoicing of the strange order of geeks* LMAO You got that last bit right.... MTFBWYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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