XP search function

[David Ludwig]

When I search for files based on a minimum size, XP lists the files, but
also includes files that are inside of ZIP files. Is there a way to have it
just show the ZIP files, but not the files inside of them?

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Only by unregistering the DLL that handles ZIP files.

Start, Run and enter REGSVR32 -U ZIPFLDR.DLL

Leave out the -U to re-register it.

 

[Alex Nichol]

When I search for files based on a minimum size, XP lists the files, but
also includes files that are inside of ZIP files. Is there a way to have it
just show the ZIP files, but not the files inside of them?

To get that you have to turn off the 'zip folders' which allow a zip to
be double clicked and open just like a regular folder, and use a third
party program to handle zip files. If that is OK, then Start - Run and
run the line
regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll

(Same without the /u restores the facility)

 

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

When I search for files based on a minimum size, XP lists the files, but
also includes files that are inside of ZIP files. Is there a way to have it
just show the ZIP files, but not the files inside of them?

Hi

You can use the DLL trick that Doug and Alex gave you, or you could use the
free Agent Ransack instead to search for files...

http://www.agentransack.com/default.aspx

It's a much better search tool as well...