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Turn off delay when Windows Explorer browse zip files in WinZP
In my logical letter D on HDD have about 100 directories and about 150 zip files in main directory (D:\)
So when I open Windows Explorer letter D I wait about 8-10 second to see my files and folders with CPU 2.66 1 GHZ RAM and 160 GB SATA 2 7200 HDD.
I can't reorganize dir - but I thing than significant delay is because Windows read structure and files in Zip files.
So question is - how to command WinXp so he will not open .zip files when I bourse with Windows Explorer ??? I have WinZip 8.1 when I need (but already prefer RAR)
So when I open Windows Explorer letter D I wait about 8-10 second to see my files and folders with CPU 2.66 1 GHZ RAM and 160 GB SATA 2 7200 HDD.
I can't reorganize dir - but I thing than significant delay is because Windows read structure and files in Zip files.
So question is - how to command WinXp so he will not open .zip files when I bourse with Windows Explorer ??? I have WinZip 8.1 when I need (but already prefer RAR)
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Windows XP comes with built in support for uncompressing zip'd files. If you prefer to continue using a dedicated utility like pkzip or winzip which has more functionality, you probably need to disable the limited capability of XP to prevent interactions and problems, run the following command:
regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.
Want to re-enable the built in zip capability, run the following command:
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\zipfldr.
Additionally Windows XP by default, opens EVERY compressed file to search through because it treats them as directories. This can extend the time taken for a drive-level search for up hours and sometimes hangs (the search windows) before it can complete. Another reason to disable the builtin zip server - if you keep lots of zip files on your HD and you use XP search capabilities.
Chris comments: found that the way windowsXP treats zips like folders was the stupidest thing ever, so of course I wanted it gone right away. I ran regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.
- Rename zipfldr.dll and say OK when Windows complains.
- Don't worry about the scary message that says stability will be affected.
- Then double-click on a zip file and reassociate when WinZip asks you to. Then your WinZip functionality will be back and Windows Search won't search within zip files.
Thanks to James Wiebe for the clarification.
Windows XP comes with built in support for uncompressing zip'd files. If you prefer to continue using a dedicated utility like pkzip or winzip which has more functionality, you probably need to disable the limited capability of XP to prevent interactions and problems, run the following command:
regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.
Want to re-enable the built in zip capability, run the following command:
regsvr32 %windir%\system32\zipfldr.
Additionally Windows XP by default, opens EVERY compressed file to search through because it treats them as directories. This can extend the time taken for a drive-level search for up hours and sometimes hangs (the search windows) before it can complete. Another reason to disable the builtin zip server - if you keep lots of zip files on your HD and you use XP search capabilities.
Chris comments: found that the way windowsXP treats zips like folders was the stupidest thing ever, so of course I wanted it gone right away. I ran regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.
- Rename zipfldr.dll and say OK when Windows complains.
- Don't worry about the scary message that says stability will be affected.
- Then double-click on a zip file and reassociate when WinZip asks you to. Then your WinZip functionality will be back and Windows Search won't search within zip files.
Thanks to James Wiebe for the clarification.
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Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.