How to let Win XP stop searching for ZIP files?

Q: Windows XP search is very slow and takes a long time. I think this is because it has to find all the folders and even search the contents of the ZIP archives (Windows XP treats them as compressed folders as well). There are thousands of compressed files in my machine, and there are both single files and secondary or even third-level subfolders. But now I just want to find a file, usually I know it in a normal folder instead of a compressed file, so if I only want to search for a folder and don't want to search the contents of the compressed file, what should I do? A:

A: The only way to stop Windows XP from searching the contents of a compressed file is to stop it from treating the compressed file as a folder mode. This is not difficult to do, and you can reverse the operation at will.

From the Start menu, select the Run dialog and enter the following command: regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll and regsvr32 /u cabview.dll. Each time you enter, you will get a message saying that DllUnregister is successful (see figure). You have to restart the machine for the changed settings to take effect.

Now, when you search, the operating system ignores the inside of the compressed folder. If you don't like this feature, you can turn it off. The reverse operation method is very simple, just re-enter the two regsvr32 commands just now, the only difference is that the parameter /u is removed.