Windows Zip Functionality

[just_laze]

Hello,

I'd like to disable Windows Zip Functionality as rumour suggest it 'speeds up' the copying/moving of zip-files within Windows.

During cmdlines.txt I remove the below keys:

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip\CompressedFolder]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CompressedFolder]

However, when Windows loads and I run regedit.exe the above keys still exist and Windows Zip Functionality works as expected. Even when I delete the above keys manually, Windows Zip Functionality is not effected.

Can anyone offer me a solution please?

I have 7-Zip Installed and no longer require Window's built-in functionality, I would like all references to it removed from my system without the use of nLite.

laze.

[tim]

You have to un-register the ZIPFLDR dll like this:

regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll

[just_laze]

Hi,

And with that done, is removing the registry entries no longer important?

laze.

[Camarade_Tux]

Exactly.

[just_laze]

Right,

And I will no longer see references to it, for example "right click > new > compressed zip folder"?

laze.

Edited December 30, 2006 by just_laze

[tim]

And I will no longer see references to it, for example "right click > new > compressed zip folder"?

Yup, the reg entries and the right click item will be gone.

[just_laze]

Hello,

It appears the registry tweak was working to begin with. The reason Zip Functionality returned was 7-Zip had no file assocation to *.zip files, If I created a dummy *.zip file the *.dll would re-register itself and Windows Zip Functionality would return.

laze.

[tim]

If I created a dummy *.zip file the *.dll would re-register itself and Windows Zip Functionality would return.

Yeah sorry should have mentioned that.

You need to immediately assign the .ZIP extention to 7ZIP (or alternate) to stop it re-registering that DLL.

[Camarade_Tux]

Use regsvr32 /u. Then delete or rename zipfldr.dll.

(don't bother renaming or deleting if you have SFC on)

[just_laze]

Hello,

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this thread.

I have SFC enabled, I don't want 'hacked files' as part of my installation, assigning *.zip to 7-Zip immediately (as tim suggested) has the same effect.

Cheers.

laze.