*.ZIP files no longer associated with WinZIP - defaults to WinXP's built-in option

[MrBond]

I installed Power Archiver on my computer, only to decide later to uninstall it because I didn't really like it. It had associated itself with Zip files, something normally WinZip handled.

Now, they always open as "compressed folders" in Explorer. I don't like this interface and prefer WinZip. The problem is, I can't seem to re-associate them with WinZip. If I right click/properties on a Zip file, it says it opens with WinZip Executable, but when I double click the file, it opens it up in Explorer.

Is there any way to get this functionality back? I've tried reinstalling WinZip with no luck.

 

[stars]

You could try disabling the zip support in Windows.

Go to the run dialog and type:

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

To get it back you can always type:

regsvr32 %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll

 

[Genx87]

Go into your folder options. There is a tab for "file types", find the .zip extension and tell it to use whatever you want.

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: Genx87
Go into your folder options. There is a tab for "file types", find the .zip extension and tell it to use whatever you want.

I tried this before, ZIP files are already handled by WinZip, but it's still opening them in Explorer.

Originally posted by: stars
You could try disabling the zip support in Windows.

I tried this and it might have worked. I actually fixed it, but I'm not sure what worked. When I disabled the Zip support, it wouldn't open the file and told me to create an association for it. I did an "Open With->Choose Program" and it opened up in Explorer like it had been doing. I closed that window and did it again, this time it let me associate it with WinZip.

When I tested it again, WinZip opened and told me it wasn't associated with ZIP files. Perhaps during the reinstall it didn't change the file associations like I told it to.

Either way, it's working now. Thanks guys!