XP and ZIP Files

[club_ice]

What is the deal with XP and ZIP files. I use Winrar 2.9 and anytime when I am browsing my files in Windows Explorer, if I single click on a ZIP file, CPU usage jumps to 100 % or so for a brief moment. It really is bothersome, and only happens with ZIP files not RAR files or ACE files.

 

[Akash]

99% i would say its the zip file integration with XP
theres a awy to disable it but i acnt remember how
i saw an article at www.annoyances.com

 

[club_ice]

Thanks for the tip.

 

[Hilander]

Here's the link in case you want to save it:
How do I turn off Windows XP's built-in support for ZIP files?
Try it and see

 

[Lonman]

Great tip! Here's the article's instructions:

Select Run from the Start Menu.
Type regsvr32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll at the prompt, and click Ok.
You'll have to restart Windows for this change to take effect.