What th-? XP zip function disabled/deleted?

[beaky]

Old "Build #1" has had some issues lately, just with internet browsing, really, but just yesterday I discovered that I can no longer zip/unzip fles with the built-in XP utility.  >:(

I've looked for a fix online, but not quite sure if anyhting I've found pertains to this problem exactly.
I have tried searching the registry, but not sure exactly what to look for... anybody ever had this specific problem?

[Hagar]

Has another program associated itself with zipfiles?

This happened to me once. I found a little fix for it somewhere. I'll hunt round for it if this is your problem.

PS. Here you go. The file at the bottom of the list.* http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

*Read the note at the top of the page.

[sonic]

I ran this when mine did that 'regsvr32 zipfldr.dll' that worked for ME.
somehow it got turned off. Or you could always use 7zip.

[Mazza]

Use Peazip, cute fast and does all zip file types, doesn't add 10 things when you right click something

And it's free

[Hagar]

Use Peazip, cute fast and does all zip file types, doesn't add 10 things when you right click something

And it's free

There's a lot of free alternative extraction software, some better than others. However, it's handy to have the Windows utility up & working. The little reg tweak from my link should fix that.