Hi

I want to Disable Windows XP's builtin zip support.

There are a few websites that recommend "regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll" to
unregister the dll that does this. However, whilst this appears to work
temporarily, it doesn't persist. I'm running XP / SP2. I've tried rebooting
immediately after and renaming zipfldr.dll (but XP then forcibly recreates
it from the backup copy).

Anyone know how to make zip support go away permanently?

Cheers

Brian Abbott

To Disable:
1) Start Menu > Run
2) Type: regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll

To Enable:
1) Start Menu > Run
2) Type: regsvr32 %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll


"Brian Abbott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
>
> I want to Disable Windows XP's builtin zip support.
>
> There are a few websites that recommend "regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll" to unregister the
> dll that does this. However, whilst this appears to work temporarily, it doesn't
> persist. I'm running XP / SP2. I've tried rebooting immediately after and renaming
> zipfldr.dll (but XP then forcibly recreates it from the backup copy).
>
> Anyone know how to make zip support go away permanently?
>
> Cheers
>
> Brian Abbott
>

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:08:09 -0000, "Brian Abbott"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi
>
>I want to Disable Windows XP's builtin zip support.
>
>There are a few websites that recommend "regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll" to
>unregister the dll that does this. However, whilst this appears to work
>temporarily, it doesn't persist. I'm running XP / SP2. I've tried rebooting
>immediately after and renaming zipfldr.dll (but XP then forcibly recreates
>it from the backup copy).
>
>Anyone know how to make zip support go away permanently?
>
>Cheers
>
>Brian Abbott

It's easy.
1. Do that command to unregister the dll.
2. Then do a search for zipfldr.dll in the registry. After unregistering
it, there is usually just one instance of it. Delete that key.
3. Reboot so it's not loaded anymore.
4. Delete that file from your Windows\System32\dllcache folder.
5. Delete that file from your Windows\System32 folder. Answer No to the
prompt that WFP will pop up at you.
6. Use your favorite Zip program and associate it with zip files.

--
Michael Cecil
http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/

I already tried that, as my original post said ...


"Taurarian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> To Disable:
> 1) Start Menu > Run
> 2) Type: regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll
>
> To Enable:
> 1) Start Menu > Run
> 2) Type: regsvr32 %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll
>
>
> "Brian Abbott" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi
>>
>> I want to Disable Windows XP's builtin zip support.
>>
>> There are a few websites that recommend "regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll" to
>> unregister the dll that does this. However, whilst this appears to work
>> temporarily, it doesn't persist. I'm running XP / SP2. I've tried
>> rebooting immediately after and renaming zipfldr.dll (but XP then
>> forcibly recreates it from the backup copy).
>>
>> Anyone know how to make zip support go away permanently?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Brian Abbott
>>
>

Thanks Michael, that sounds like it will do the job. I'll try it later - if
I'm not back here it worked!

"Michael Cecil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:08:09 -0000, "Brian Abbott"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Hi
>>
>>I want to Disable Windows XP's builtin zip support.
>>
>>There are a few websites that recommend "regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll" to
>>unregister the dll that does this. However, whilst this appears to work
>>temporarily, it doesn't persist. I'm running XP / SP2. I've tried
>>rebooting
>>immediately after and renaming zipfldr.dll (but XP then forcibly recreates
>>it from the backup copy).
>>
>>Anyone know how to make zip support go away permanently?
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Brian Abbott
>
> It's easy.
> 1. Do that command to unregister the dll.
> 2. Then do a search for zipfldr.dll in the registry. After unregistering
> it, there is usually just one instance of it. Delete that key.
> 3. Reboot so it's not loaded anymore.
> 4. Delete that file from your Windows\System32\dllcache folder.
> 5. Delete that file from your Windows\System32 folder. Answer No to the
> prompt that WFP will pop up at you.
> 6. Use your favorite Zip program and associate it with zip files.
>
> --
> Michael Cecil
> http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/