zipflder.dll

[Val Jay]

I sent an .exe file attachment (stationery) to my elderly uncle but it told
him that he didn't have winzip. Last week I went out with him and bought a
new, but cheap, computer. It was a London Drugs, Certified Data with XP.
It was only $500 (no monitor) but for what he is using it for, it seems to
be fine. It did come bare bones though, except for the XP.

I told him to try putting in "regsvr32 %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll" in
"start", "run" and it came back with "load library
c:\windows\system\32\zipfldr.dll specified module could not be found"

I have XP and I didn't download Winzip at all. It just did it on its own.
XP comes that way I believe (according to my books). It puzzles me though
that when I open or save the .exe stationery files winzip-extractor does
come up.

I checked on my system and I see that zipfldr.dll lives in c:\I386. I am not
sure what that means. I guess what I am asking is would I be able to copy my
zipfldr.dll to my uncles folder, if it isn't on his system. He is quite a
ways away from me (have to take a ferry etc) so I am trying to collect all
the help I can get before I go there. Is it the only file that I am
concerned with or are other files that go with it.

I don't want to have to download Winzip for him if I don't have to. He does
very well but gets confused easily. It would be nice for him if it was like
my XP.

Boy what a garbled mess. I hope someone can make sense of this. Thanks.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

You may have ro register the dll into the register.

 

[S.Sengupta]

There may be a few way outs:-
Download and install WinZip, and allow it to associate itself with *.zip
file extension. Then when you find the fix you can uninstall WinZip, and
re-register the zipflder.dll as you did.
or,
Try a Repair Installation.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

He needs to expand his own copy of zipfldr.dll from the I386 folder on the
hard driver to the system32 folder. This is not Winzip, but rather a native
zip utility. The I386b folder is a cache of the original system files. Tell
him to start/run msconfig, click on "expand file" (general tab)

File to expand: zipfldr.dll
From: C:\I386
To: C:\Windows\system32

The C:\I386 may instead be C:\Windows\I386, depends on the installation. If
so, change the "from" line accordingly. This assumes a default installation
to C:\Windows. If your installation is in a different folder, such as
C:\Winnt, change the "To" path accordingly. Reboot when finished, then rerun
the regsvr32 registering command.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Val Jay]

Thanks Rick,

I like that answer much better. I was just sitting and staring at the other
one. Mind you, I can still screw it up but it makes more sense. Thanks.

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

XP does not come with WinZip. For native zip:

Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 zipfldr.dll

Or:

Restore Zip Folders to Default in XP (Line 139)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Added info:

HOW TO: Use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306531

Hotfix 329048 Causes a Zipped File Not to Be Shown If the Name Contains a
Comma
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q813942

Zip Files Downloaded with Internet Explorer Are Not Saved to Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308090&Product=winxp

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com