If the .zip file is located on the internet: Download the .zip file onto your H: drive. To do this, click the hyperlink to the file, and, when prompted, select the location for the file to be saved to. Or, you can right click the hyperlink, and select the option “Save to Location.” This, again, will let you save the file, without the potential for accidentally opening it, which is sometimes a risk when simply clicking the hyperlink.
If the .zip file was emailed to you: Click on the little yellow paperclip icon. This will give you the option to either save the file to a location, or open it. Save it to your H: drive. Or, you can double click the email so that the message opens in it’s own window, which should display an icon of the file in the bottom right corner of the new window. You can then drag and drop the .zip file to whatever location you want to save it to. Again, use your H: drive.
Once the file is located on the H: drive, there are a number of ways to unzip it. The easiest way, is to right-click the .zip file. This will present you with a menu of choices. If you choose the “Extract to” option, you will be presented with a WinZip window, listing the files that will be unzipped, and another window will prompt you for a location to extract the files to. Another option on the menu is to choose “Extract to folder…” This will create a folder that is located in the same place as the .zip file, and will automatically extract all the .zip files into the folder that it creates. The third option, “Create Self-Extractor,” have very little utility, in my opinion, but if someone does send you a zipped file in this format, the way to unzip it is to double click the file, select the location for the files to be extracted to, and then clicking the ‘Unzip’ button. The default location is the Temp folder located in your local profile, so I suggest that you change the location, again, to your H: drive.
If, when you attempt to extract the file, you get a wizard for setting up WinZip, you can attempt to muddle your way through (I suggest that you choose to negate most of the options that Microsoft wants you to choose), or come grab some computer support.