how to prevent file search in zip files?

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Name: jp80
Date: August 19, 2002 at 23:18:36 Pacific
Subject: how to prevent file search in zip files?

Comment:

When I use the file searcher of Windows XP, I lose a lot of time because it is also decompressing temporarily all my zip files
to search into them, while I don't need thsi because I am sure the file I'm searching is not in a zip. So how could I deactivate this annoying feature of Windows XP file finder?

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Response Number 1

Name: jammy
Date: September 29, 2002 at 10:59:00 Pacific
Subject: how to prevent file search in zip files?

Reply: (edit)

you need to disable ZIP integration within XP. Then use Winzip or Winrar as your Zip program...
disable Zip integration by going to Start > Run
then type in the following:
regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll
then reboot your computer. Zip integration still comes back to haunt XP for me sometimes, just run the "Regsvr.." command above, and it will de-integrate ZIP.
i too hate it looking within Zip files - especially when you have loads throughout the computer.

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