How to Enable and Disable Windows XP’s built-in ZIP Support

Jared Blake — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:18:38 +0000

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

Dog not included!

Regards,
Jared Blake

Windows Explorer does not display the left folder pane

Jared Blake — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:17:48 +0000

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.

Dog not included!

Regards,
Jared Blake

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How to Enable and Disable Windows XP’s built-in ZIP Support

Windows Explorer does not display the left folder pane