>
>I made the mistake of installing a zip utility when I got a new PC several months
>ago, not realizing that XP includes Zip support. I had some problems with the zip
>utility that I installed (Filzip), so I uninstalled it, and tried (not entirely successfully)
>to reassociate .zip files with the XP "compressed folders" application. Filzip also
>claimed a lot of other file extensions (.gz, .z, etc.), but I don't generally run
>into those, and it hasn't caused problems so far; the real problem is with .zip files.
>
>XP opens .zip files without a problem, but when I want to zip a folder by right-clicking
>and selecting Send To Compressed (zipped) Folder, I get an error message claiming
>that the "Compressed (zipped) Folders" application is not currently associated with
>zip files. I click "Yes" to the question "Do you want to associate Compressed (zipped)
>Folders with zip files," and it goes ahead and zips the folder in question. However,
>the same thing happens the next time, and the next, and the next. I get this same
>annoying error every time I try to send a folder to a .zip file. (I also tried clicking
>"No" to the "do you want to associate" question; it behaves the same as clicking
>"Yes.")
>
>I did try the fix in this article,
>
><< Type regsvr32 %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll at the [Run] prompt, and click Ok.>>
>
>This did not solve the problem; I continue to get the same error message every time
>I try to zip a folder.
>
>Any suggestions? I'm willing to edit my registry if I have to, but I don't know where
>to look for this.
>
>
>

Written in response to: Question about 'How do I turn off Windows XP's built-in support for ZIP files?' (Helen: Monday, July 8, 2002 at 6:39 pm) There are presently no replies to this message.

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