XP provides built-in zip support so that you can open compressed files as if they were folders. However, if you use a third-party program, such as WinZip, XP’s built-in zip handling might get in the way. I tried this on my computer and it worked great.
To DISABLE XP’s zip support, perform the following steps:
Select Run from the Start menu.
At the open prompt type:
regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll
Click OK.
Restart the computer.
To ENABLE XP’s zip support, perform the following steps:
Select Run from the Start menu.
At the open prompt type:
Regsvr32 %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll
Click OK.
Restart the computer
Regards, Jared Blake
Filed under Tech Tips by on Jan 4th, 2010. Comment. 
Tech Tips:
Problem: Windows Explorer does not display the left folder pane (all grayed out).
Solution: Login to your computer with admin rights and from the run command or dos prompt, run the following command:
regsvr32 /i shdocvw
After command successfully runs, restart your computer.
Windows Explorer should now display the left folder pane properly again.
Regards, Jared Blake
Filed under Tech Tips by on Dec 31st, 2009. Comment.
