Re: XP Unzip Wizard question

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To disable XP's built-in ZIP support.

Select Run from the Start Menu:

Type or Paste: regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll at the prompt and click OK.
and
Type or Paste: regsvr32 /u cabview.dll at the prompt and click OK.

The change will take effect immediately, but you may have to restart Windows
for all traces of the built-in ZIP support to disappear.

If, at any time, you wish to re-enable Windows XP's built-in ZIP support:

Select Run from the Start Menu:

Type or Paste: regsvr32 cabview.dll at the prompt and click OK.
and
Type or Paste: regsvr32 zipfldr.dll at the prompt and click OK.

The change will take effect immediately, but you may have to restart Windows
for all features of the built-in ZIP support to be available.


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:E1EFD8AB-2EC4-4527-B7AB-13045C1845E1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Lexus <Lexus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> Running WinXP ProSP2. Family likes the built in zip folder decompression
> wizard for ease of use, but it is a real pain if you have mulitple files
> (folders) to unzip.
>
> 1. Is there any way to make the Wizard extract more than 1 file/folder at
> once?
> 2. Is there a way to edit the registry to:
> a) make the wizard retain a permanent file folder to unzip in?
> b) make the wizard leave the "view folder now" check block on the last
> step un-checked (mine comes up as checked by default every time).
>
> Related - If Winzip 10 is installed, what happens to the built in Wizard?
> Does it go away or stay as an option? If it goes away, does it return if
> Winzip is uninstalled?
>
> Thanks

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