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Edited September 25, 201114 yr by PROBLEMCHYLD

I'd like to add ZIPFLDR.DLL to 98SE2ME, and I'll probably do it sometimes in the future, but right now I'm concerned with the file size [98SE2ME.EXE is currently 2.65 MB]. Dial-up/56k/analog users are already waiting over 6 minutes to d/l the file.

To add ZIP support to 98 SE I need to add these 3 files from Q329048:

* Microsoft Windows ME ZIP Decompression Unchecked Buffer + Recoverable
Compressed Folders Passwords ZIPFLDR.DLL Security Vulnerability Fix:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-054.mspx
Direct download [270 KB, English]:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3-19990518/CabPool/329048_3E84647A527E386B05A78DD79AF876BFCFC147E1.EXE
More info:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329048

to 98SE2ME:

DUNZIP32.DLL

DZIP32.DLL

ZIPFLDR.DLL

which would probably add another 1 MB to the 98SE2ME.EXE file size.

Hope this helps.

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Edited September 25, 201114 yr by PROBLEMCHYLD

You need something like this batch file

@echo off
set winsys=
if exist %windir%\system\regsvr32.exe set winsys=%windir%\system
if exist %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe set winsys=%windir%\system32
if %winsys%==""  goto :end
copy *.dll %winsys%
%winsys%\regsvr32.exe %winsys%\zipfldr.dll
set regfile=%temp%\zipfolder.reg
echo REGEDIT4 > %regfile%
echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Plus!98\Setup\ZipFldr]>>%regfile%
echo "Installed"="1">>%regfile%
echo. >> %regfile%
echo [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CompressedFolder\DefaultIcon]>>%regfile%
echo @="%winsys%\zipfldr.dll,0">>%regfile%
echo. >> %regfile%
regedit /s %regfile%
set regfile=
set winsys=
:end

This creates the file, and associates the correct icon with it, too.

Frankly, if you want my opinion zip folders is nor worth it. You'd rather install IzArc for example to handle archives. It will handle most of them, the list is long, and also you'll be able to create archives which you can't do with zip folders.

Frankly, if you want my opinion zip folders is nor worth it. You'd rather install IzArc for example to handle archives. It will handle most of them, the list is long, and also you'll be able to create archives which you can't do with zip folders.

well almost everybody has an individual preference for archivers (7-Zip's mine)

and btw you can create archives with zip folders it's in the 'Send To' menu if memory suffices

Edited February 28, 200620 yr by miko

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Edited September 25, 201114 yr by PROBLEMCHYLD

What about a simple DOS-type ZIP extractor? I have a no-name unzip.exe that's 50Kb. Should only add a few seconds of download time for the dial-up users.

Edit: my recommendation goes to LZH/LH7, it creates much smaller files than ZIP. In fact I repack downloaded zip files as LZHs to save space.

Edited May 24, 200620 yr by LLXX