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Re: Exclusion filter in Windows Explorer Search to exclude zip files

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TripleEight

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May 18, 2005, 10:21:01 AM5/18/05
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"Philip Tory" <Phili...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a Windows Explorer Search filter so I can exclude file types from
> the search? (Windows XP Pro)
> I sometimes need to search my C: drive for certain file(s), but it always
> searches through ZIP files as well. Is there any way to exclude Zip files
> from the search? Any way to filter the search so that it ignores files of a
> certain file extension?
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Have you heard of Google's Desktop Search tool? Give it a try.

http://desktop.google.com/

Rock

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May 18, 2005, 12:33:13 PM5/18/05
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Philip Tory wrote:
> Is there a Windows Explorer Search filter so I can exclude file types from
> the search? (Windows XP Pro)
> I sometimes need to search my C: drive for certain file(s), but it always
> searches through ZIP files as well. Is there any way to exclude Zip files
> from the search? Any way to filter the search so that it ignores files of a
> certain file extension?

You need to disable the built in integration with zip files. This can
be done by entereing the following command at Start | Run, then click Ok:

regsrv32 /u %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll

To turn it back on do the following in Start | Run:

regsrv32 %windir%\system32\zipfldr.dll

To avoid having to toggle back and forth disable the in built
integration and then use a 3rd party zip program.

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User

Philip Tory

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May 23, 2005, 10:58:12 AM5/23/05
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I tried Google search and (a) it's scary; makes me wonder what they are
beaming back to Google Inc(b) It didn't tell me where to find the required
file. So (c) I uninstalled it...

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Philip Tory

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May 23, 2005, 11:00:07 AM5/23/05
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Ouch! OK, it does it, but you have to dismantle Windows to do it. Thanks Rock.

OK Microsoft, there's an enhancement request here!


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"Rock" wrote:

> Philip Tory wrote:
> > Is there a Windows Explorer Search filter so I can exclude file types from
> > the search? (Windows XP Pro)
> > I sometimes need to search my C: drive for certain file(s), but it always
> > searches through ZIP files as well. Is there any way to exclude Zip files
> > from the search? Any way to filter the search so that it ignores files of a
> > certain file extension?
>
> You need to disable the built in integration with zip files. This can

> be done by entering the following command at Start | Run, then click Ok:

Rock

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May 24, 2005, 2:27:50 AM5/24/05
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Philip Tory wrote:

> Ouch! OK, it does it, but you have to dismantle Windows to do it. Thanks Rock.
>
> OK Microsoft, there's an enhancement request here!

You're welcome.

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