Can I tell Explorer not to search ZIPs?

[Guest]

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?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

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

 

[Guest]

Hi Ramesh:

I have the same problem where Search, in Windows Explorer, wants to search
through all the files in the Zip files located in a subdirectory of the
directory I am searching. For backing up my work files to a CD, I routinely
tell Explorer to search for *.xls, *.doc, *.pdf files but, then, the search
bogs down when I see it looking through all the zip files.

Is there someway to tell Explorer to ignore Zip files during it's search?

The instructions you gave in your response to Lincoln didn't make sense to
me. I have WinZip loaded on my PC but I looked through the configuration
options for WinZip and didn't see anything that had anything to do with my
Search problem. Perhaps a little more description would help.

THanks,

Paul

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Paul,

The easiest way to disable searching inside Zip archives, is to run this
command:

regsvr32 /u zipfldr

BTW, this turns off the zip integration (this is OK as you have WinZip
installed).

 

[Guest]

Hi Ramesh:

Thanks for the response to my posting!

Sorry for my ignorance but, before I screw-up my PC, do I just use the Start
and Run options and, then, run the command on my Windows?

Also, will WinZip's integration be reactivated the next time I boot-up
Windows?

Thanks for your help!

Paul

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Paul,

Yes, you type the command in Start, Run dialog. WinZip should automatically
register as the default .zip handler, if not it's changeable via WinZip File
association settings.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Correction:

WinZip should automatically register as the default .zip handler (when you
open WinZip once), if not it's changeable via WinZip File association
settings.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Ramesh! Very much appreciated!!

Paul

Correction:

WinZip should automatically register as the default .zip handler (when you
open WinZip once), if not it's changeable via WinZip File association
settings.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Paul.

FYI, there is another method to prevent XP from searching inside Zip files
*Without breaking the XP's native Zip integration*. But as you're no longer
using XP's default Zip support and you are using WinZip, that method is not
needed here