Miscellaneous Tweaks - Turn Off ZIP Folders

Microsoft Windows XP will standard display your ZIP-files as folders.

If you don't want to use this, because you want to use for example WinZip or you don't want to use this functionality follow the next steps:

Click the Start button and select Run and type cmd (see picture 1).

Picture 1

When the command box appear, then type REGSVR32 /U ZIPFLDR.DLL in to the box and press Return (see picture 2).

Picture 2

After executing this command the zip functionality has been disabled.

You can reverse the command by typing: REGSVR32 ZIPFLDR.DLL.

 


Author:

Lex van der Horst

Date Added:

06-11-2004

Last Reviewed:

06-11-2004