explorer slow with zips

[Mike]

Hi all,

When browsing with explorer to a dir with lots of zip files, explorer locks
up until it has fully opened every single zip file. I saw this happen with a
process monitor.

How do I stop this behavior?

TIA
Mike

 

[John Ski]

Subject: explorer slow with zips

From: "Mike" (e-mail address removed)
Date: 12/11/2003 1:23 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id: <[email protected]>

Hi all,

When browsing with explorer to a dir with lots of zip files, explorer locks
up until it has fully opened every single zip file. I saw this happen with a
process monitor.

How do I stop this behavior?

TIA
Mike

Start>Run>regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll Since this will stop the Windows Zip Utility
from running, you will need to acquire a 3rd party Zip Program, such as
WinZip(www.winzip.com) or some other free- or shareware package. Try Googling
for them.

HTH,
John
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
***Arthur C. Clarke***

 

[Mike]

Good answer! Thanks for the lead.

Mike

Start>Run>regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll Since this will stop the Windows Zip Utility
from running, you will need to acquire a 3rd party Zip Program, such as
WinZip(www.winzip.com) or some other free- or shareware package. Try Googling
for them.

HTH,
John
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
***Arthur C. Clarke***

 

[Jack]

Keep in mind that you can re-enable zipfile usage by
doing the same command without the /u "Start>Run>regsvr32
zipfldr.dll". If you want to turn on/off the zip option
constantly you can create two Icons that basically run
those commands whenever you click on them. Just some
suggestion. Thanks John for the original reply.