Re: Can I tell Explorer not to search ZIPs?

From: Ramesh, MS-MVP (ramesh_at_online.mvps.org)
Date: 03/01/05


Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 00:12:47 +0530

Lincoln,

Install a third-party Zip handler like WinZip. If you don't prefer that, use
the following command to prevent Windows XP from searching for files within
the .ZIP archives:

regsvr32 /u zipfldr

Once the search is done, re-register the file using this command:

regsv32 zipfldr

-- 
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"LincolnPT" <LincolnPT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:ABC31268-1EF3-4679-BD5F-A4CB1205B98E@microsoft.com...
> In Windows Explorer's Search Companion on XP, searching for a filename 
> also
> searches through every .ZIP file on my hard drive, slowing down the 
> search.
>
> Is there any way I can tell it not to search for the filename inside ZIP
> files?
> 


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