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Windows Management Instrumentation - WinMgmt could not initialize the core parts

Go to Start/Run/CMD and then run each of these hitting enter after each:

winmgmt /clearadap
winmgmt /kill
winmgmt /unregserver
winmgmt /regserver
winmgmt /resyncperf

This may or may not repair the repository but will re-install wmi into the registry.

For this error: "Help and Support" Does Not Collect All Hardware Information

Go to Start/Run/CMD and type in: net stop winmgmt. Then delete
the %windir&\system32\wbem\repository directory. Once done go back to Start/Run/CMD and type in: net start winmgmt

Windows Media Player - Digital Playback

Your digital playback setting in Windows XP Device Manager is inconsistent with Windows Media Player?

Windows Media Player in Windows XP sets the CD audio properties for digital playback as the default. Device Manager indicates that digital playback is NOT enabled on your CD-ROM? The Windows Media Player settings override the Device Manager settings.

To enable or disable digital playback in Windows Media Player:

1. Press Options on the Tools menu.
2. Select the Devices tab.
3. Select your CD-ROM drive and press Properties.
4. Make the selections you want for playback.
5. Press OK and OK.

Troubleshooting Playback in Media Player for Windows XP MS-KB Article
Troubleshooting with Windows Media Player Error Code Page
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_resources.htm

Checkpoint: Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/File Types/Audio CD/Advanced/Edit/Application used:
"C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetch:3 /device:AudioCD "%L"

Windows Media Player - Change/Remove 3rd Party Branding

Close Media Player. Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsMediaPlayer

Right click in the right pane and select New, String value. Name the value TitleBar. Double click the value you just created and enter the text you want to appear on the Title Bar. Value Name: TitleBar, Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value). Create a new string value called "TitleBar" and set it to the text you would like display in the title. Restart Media Player for the change the take effect. If you want to get rid of the branding entirely, right click on the TitleBar value and select Delete.

Windows Media Player - Clear Recent Files List

To clear the Recent Files list in Windows Media Player, close Media Player and click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT. Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentFileList

Right click on the RecentFileList sub-key and select Delete. A small VB Script which will do this for you is available here. Download the VBS file and save it. Double click the file you just saved. This Registry key will be recreated the next time you open a file in Media Player.

Windows Media Player - Disable Recent File List

Clear Recent File Lists (Media Player and Prevent List)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/ClearRecent.Exe

Disable and/or Clear Media Players Play List (Line 11)
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To change it manually - Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentFileList
Delete RecentFileList, or manually remove them in the right pane.

NOTE: This registry key is re-created the next time you open a file in Media Player.

To Keep Media Player from maintaining the Recent Files List.

Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences
Create a new Binary value, or modify the existing value, called "AddToMRU". Double click this item and set the value to 00 (two zeros)

Disable Media Player Play List - VBS Script
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Clear MRU and Disable
http://www.nwlink.com/~zachd/pss/pss.html#mru

Added Tips and Workarounds:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_USERS\Default\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentFileList]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\RecentFileList]

In the reg key noted above, replace (Default) with the user name you use to log into Windows.
Save the file as "noplay.reg". Note the path where you saved the file (for example, C:\My Documents\Registry Fixes\noplay.reg).

You then add the noplay.reg file to your Startup folder. Whenever you start Windows, the Windows Media Player history will clear. Here's how you add the
file to the Startup folder:

Click on the Start menu, point to Settings, and select Taskbar.
Click on the Start Menu Programs tab.
Click on the Add button.
In the Command line box, type, "regedit /s" and then the path to the
noplay.reg file (for example, regedit /s C:\My Documents\Registry
Hacks\noplay.reg).
Click on Next.
Find the Startup folder and double-click it.
Click Finish.

Remember, if you put it in your StartUp, it will clear only when your machine boots. That means if you use WMP and don't reboot, it will not clear the
history. In that case, just run the batch file manually.

The Recent Files list in Windows Media Player 8 can be disabled. Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT. Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Preferences

Right click in the right pane and select New, Binary value and add a new value called AddToMRU. Double click the entry you just created and set the value to 00. For your convenience, you can download a REG file or a VB Script file that will make this change for you. Download the REG or VBS file and double click it. For REG files, answer yes to the import prompt. Either file can be viewed in Notepad by right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

Delete/Repair the Windows Media Player Library

If you have moved your music around on your hard drives, Windows Media Player continues to add new entries into it's library instead of modifying the existing ones. This means that you will now have multiple entries for the same song, half of which will not work now because you have moved the files to their new location. To delete the current library and build a new one, do the following:

1. Close Windows Media Player, wait about 3 seconds for the database to close.

2. Using "My Computer", navigate to the following folder:
Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Media Index

3. Delete the "wmplibrary....db" file here. This is not your actual music, only the database which Windows Media Player uses as a listing.

4. Start Windows Media Player

5. Hit "F3" and enter the location where you have moved your music to. If it is on muliple drives, check "All Drives". Let it finish.

Windows Media Player - Disable Update Message

Error Message: Windows Media Player Is Not Configured for the Internet

When you first run Windows Media Player and use the Media Guide feature, you may receive the following error message:

Windows Media Player is not configured for the Internet. Before you can use the Media Guide or Radio Tuner features, you must be connected to the internet. To connect to the Internet, run the Internet Connection Wizard and try again.

This may occur even if your computer is connected to, or is preconfigured to connect to the Internet. To resolve this behavior, quit Windows Media Player and then run the Internet Connection Wizard.

Windows Messenger

Messenger: Disable, Remove and Troubleshooting

Windows XP Pro - Install

Troubleshooting the Install of Windows Pro

Setup and Conflict Issues
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Windows Product Activation - Troubleshooting

Blank Activate Windows Page in the WPA Wizard

Windows Product Activation - Explained

Windows XP will typically remind you to activate the product (most users will have 30 days to activate XP after installation).

To activate XP manually, you can use the Start menu shortcut in the System Tools Accessories folder. At the command prompt, type: oobe/msoobe /a or Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Activate Windows.

Tip: msoobe stands for "Microsoft Out of Box Experience."

Windows Product Activation Explained - by MVP Alex Nichol

Windows Update

Registry Edits and Workarounds listed here: Why can't I download updates?

Access Denied: Error Message

Network policy settings prevent you from using Windows Update to download and install updates on your computer. If you believe you have received this message in error, please check with your system administrator.

For Windows XP Pro:

Start/Run/gpedit.msc. User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Update. In the right pane, double click, Remove access to all Windows Update Features and set it to disabled.

For Windows XP Home Edition:

Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate

Locate the value in the right pane called DisableWindowsUpdateAccess. Double click this entry and change the value to 0 (zero) or right click it and select Delete.

If editing the Registry manually isn't to your liking click here for a small Visual Basic Script that will make the change for you.

Access Denied: Error Message

Network policy settings prevent you from using Windows Update to download and install updates on your computer. If you believe you have received this message in error, please check with your system administrator.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Dword value: NoWindowsUpdate

Gives the same error as

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate\
DisableWindowsUpdateAccess

Double click this entry and change the value to 0 (zero) or right click it and select Delete.

If editing the Registry manually isn't to your liking click here for a small Visual Basic Script that will make the change for you.

Windows Update - Administrators Only

Administrators Only -To install items from Windows Update, you must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.

"Administrators Only" Error Message When You Attempt to Use the Windows Update Site (Q316524)

Windows Update - Cannot Display Page

Delete your Temporary Internet Files and History, then delete the configuration files from the WindowsUpdate folder. Then add Windows Update to the Trusted Zones Site. Steps for each of these tasks are listed below.

Click Tools, click Internet Options, and then click the General Tab. In the Temporary Internet Files section, click Delete Files. Also in the Temporary Internet Files section, click Settings and then click View Objects. Right-click the Update Class file, click Remove, and then click Yes to confirm.

Security settings in Internet Explorer must be set to Medium or lower for ActiveX files to correctly pass to your computer. Only the Web sites listed in Internet Explorer's Trusted Sites Zone will be affected by the lowering of Security settings. Your current security settings for all other Web sites will remain as they are currently configured.

From the main toolbar in Internet Explorer, click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
Click Security.
Click Trusted Sites Zone.
Click Sites.
Click "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone" to clear the selection.
In the "Add this Web site to the zone:" field, type http://*.microsoft.com and then click Add.
Click OK.
Click Custom Level and select Enable for the following items:
Download signed ActiveX controls.
Download unsigned ActiveX controls.
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe.
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins.
Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting.
Click OK, and then click OK again to exit Internet Properties.

If you continue to receive the Cannot Display Page error, disable any antivirus software or Internet filter software which may interfere with the download of the Windows Update control. For additional troubleshooting steps, see:

241783 WINUP-Errors Using Windows Update Through a Proxy Server or Firewall
241234 WINUP-Third Party Products That Conflict with Windows Update

Windows Update - Issues

There are various solutions being put forth for the failed update result.

Option 1) Click Start, Run and enter SERVICES.MSC Go to Cryptographic Services and double click it. It should be set to Automatic and should be Started. If you were required to change this, try the Windows Update site again.

Option 2) Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate

If the key WindowsUpdate does not exist, create it by right clicking on the Policies sub-key and selecting New, Key and giving the new key the name WindowsUpdate.

Within this key, you may see one or both of the following DWORD entries:

NoWindowsUpdate and/or DisableWindowsUpdateAccess

If either of these entries appear, change their values to zero by double clicking on them and setting the value to 0 (zero). If they do not appear, add them as DWORD entries with their values at zero. To create a new value, right click in the right pane and select New, DWord value and name it as indicated.

Next, go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

you may see the entry NoWindowsUpdate. If it exists, it may be set to 1. To change this, double click the NoWindowsUpdate value and set it to 0 (zero). If it does not exist, right click in the right pane and select New, DWord value. Give it the name NoWindowsUpdate and leave the value at 0.

Next, go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate

Right-click on the WindowsUpdate folder, click on Permissions. Give Admin (and/or System) Full Control and Read permissions by checking the allow boxes. Close Regedit and reboot. Try the Windows Update site again.

To get the updates to re-appear and/or to be listed as available again. Go to Start/Run/CMD and type in:
del /q "%SystemRoot%\System32\Catroot2\Edb.log. Then try again.

Can't download any updates and/or you receive an error message:

Go to Start/Run and type in: regsvr32 wintrust.dll. If that doesn't help: Go to Start/Run and type in CMD. At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each line:

net stop cryptsvc
ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 oldcatroot2
net start cryptsvc

Then try the install again.

Another issue: When you use the Windows Update scan feature, the scan quickly reaches 100%, and then displays the "There are no updates available at this time" message. To correct this:

Verify that your computer's date and time are accurate and that the Internet Explorer language option is not empty.

To check the language setting in Internet Explorer:

1. Click "Tools" and then choose "Internet Options"
2. Click the "Languages" button
3. Make sure at least one language is listed in the "Language Options" dialog.

Windows Update Site Lists Updates That You Already Installed
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q319109

Troubleshooting Windows Update Issues
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/

Errors Occur When You Try to Install Updates from the Windows Update Web Site
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=817753

Troubleshooting Windows Update Issues:
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Windows Update Restriction Error (Network) Line 28
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Windows Update Greyed Out - Restore (Line 179)
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Windows Update - Run Windows Update Manually

Select Start, All Programs, Windows Update and if you aren't online already, you'll be prompted to make a connection. At the Welcome to Windows Update screen, click Scan for Updates. When the scan is finished, available updates appear by category on the left side of the screen. One at a time, select a category and click the Add or Remove button next to each update, depending on whether you want to add it to the list of updates to be installed. When you're finished, click Review and install updates, then click the Install Now button.

Winhelp32

After installing SP1 for some users the correct version of win32hlp.exe is not properly placed in the System32 folder. If this is the case replace the older version with the version found in windows\ServicePackFiles\i386. Or you can download it here:

Restore winhelp32.exe for XP or XPSP1 (Line 57)
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Manual Edit:

1. Insert the Windows XP installation CD into your CD-ROM.
2. Browse to your CD-ROM and change the folder to \I386
3. Copy the following files into a temporary folder on your hard disk:

Winhlp32.cn_
Winhlp32.ex_
Winhlp32.hl_

4. Click Start->Run, type "CMD" without the quotation marks and then press Enter.
5. Change to the temporary folder where you stored the Winhlp32 files.
6. Type the following commands:

EXPAND WINHLP32.CN_ WINHLP32.CNT
EXPAND WINHLP32.EX_ WINHLP32.EXE
EXPAND WINHLP32.HL_ WINHLP32.HLP

7. Copy Winhlp32.exe to your \%SYSTEMROOT%\ folder.
8. Copy the Winhlp32.cnt, and Winhlp32.hlp to the \%SYSTEMROOT%\Help\folder.
9. Typically this folder is C:\Windows.
10. Delete the contents of your temporary folder.

Winipconfig - What happened to WINIPCFG.EXE?

WINIPCFG.EXE is a GUI application in Windows 9x/Me that lets you check the status of your network connections. Because Windows XP was designed for networking from the ground up, however, and supports far more network connections, something a little more elegant was required.

So Windows XP has two replacements for WINIPCFG.EXE. The first is ipconfig.exe, a command line application that supplies the same information, via text interface. The second is a much more elegant (GUI) interface that is individual to each network connection: Just right-click (or double-click) each network connectoid to make configuration changes and check their status.

For XP: Open a Command Prompt window and enter IPCONFIG /ALL

The Windows 2000 version of WINIPCFG (WNTIPCFG.EXE) can be downloaded here.

Or...

Lists the IP Address(es) for your computer

This VB Script will determine the IP Address(es) available on your computer and display them, along with the hostname associated with that IP Address. Download the Find IP.vbs file and save it to your hard drive (you may want to right click and use Save Target As). Double-click the Find IP.vbs file. A dialog will open listing the available IP Address(es) and the corresponding hostname. http://www.dougknox.com/dbknox/utility/scripts_desc/find_ip.vbs

Wink

Is a part of WinKlez -- the random name beginning with Wink. See:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.e@mm.html and similar.

WinK32

The behavior may occur if the win32k.sys is corrupted. Go to
C:\WINDOWS\System32 and rename the Win32k.sys file to Win32k.old and then close the window. Now go back to the system32 folder and you will have a new and non-corrupt Win32k.sys file.

The behavior also may be caused by that the virtual memory of the Windows XP is corrupted. Disable and then enable the Virtual Memory to see whether it solved the problem.

To disable Virtual memory:

1. Right click My Computer and choose properties
2. Click the Advanced tab
3. Under Performance click settings.
4. Click the Advanced tab.
5. Under Virtual memory click change
6. Click no paging file
7. Click OK
8. Restart the computer

To enable Virtual memory:

1. Right click My Computer and choose properties
2. Click the Advanced tab
3. Under Performance click settings.
4. Click the Advanced tab.
5. Under Virtual memory click change
6. Click System Managed Size
7. Click OK
8. Restart the computer

WinMgmt - Could not initialize the core parts

Run winmgmt/? for some info.
You could try these commands from the command line. (in the correct order-pressing enter after each)

Go to Start/Run and type in: CMD, then Winmgmt/? for information.
Go to Start/Run/CMD and then run each of these hitting enter after each:

winmgmt /clearadap
winmgmt /kill
winmgmt /unregserver
winmgmt /regserver
winmgmt /resyncperf

This may or may not repair the repository but will re-install wmi into the registry.

Go to Start/Run/CMD and type in: net stop winmgmt. Then delete
the %windir&\system32\wbem\repository directory. Once done go back to Start/Run/CMD and type in: net start winmgmt

"Help and Support " Does Not Collect All Hardware Information
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q307/7/33.asp

If that doesn't help, try this:

Open a Command Prompt and type "winmgmt /clearadap" to clear prior WMI/resyncperf information from the registry.
Then type "winmgmt /resyncperf" to register the system performance libraries with WMI again.

If this doesn't help, try posting to this group: microsoft.public.windowsxp.wmi

Winsta.dll fix

Boot into Safe Mode
Go to Start/Run and type in: inf
Scroll down to sr.inf, right click and choose install.
Reboot.

Wish: Make a wish post to Microsoft

How to Contact the Microsoft Wish Program
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;114491

Wjview

"WJView error Could not execute main" error message when you start your Windows XP-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=831427

Wjview: Remove the runkey from here: To do so, go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run

To verify your version, go to Start/Run and type in: wjview

MS JVM Version 3809: http://tinyurl.com/fwvu
MS JVM Version 3810: http://tinyurl.com/fwty

Once 3809 is installed you can get the Update 3810 - 816093: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816093

WMI

WMIPRVSE hosts the provider that sends your events on WinXP. On WinXP providers are out of process from the actual WMI service. You can specify the wbemConnectFlagUseMaxWait which will cause the timeout to be 2 minutes instead of the default DCOM one which is up to 20 minutes. What may help is to ping the remote machine first before attempting a ConnectServer.

WMI relies on DCOM for remoting which in turn uses RPC which then uses TCP/IP, so there could be several reasons why it isn't connecting initially. This is a known issue. Basically, when the provider calls MSI, it doesn't necessarily cancel the initial request and attempts to finish it so wmiprvse.exe will still show cpu usage.

To correct permission issues:

1 - In the Management Console\Services STOP WMI and set to manual.
2 - Go to the WMI repository %Windows%system32%wbem and delete the repository.
3 -Set the WMI service back to Automatic
4 - From %Windows%system32%wbem run "wbemtest" and connect to your namespace.
5 - Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to: Locate current HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class. Open the class key and right click on the sub key 0000 and select permissions and make sure that the permissions for you [administrator] are "Full".

Word 2000-2002

MouseTrax File Cataloger v1.0 [156k]
http://www.mousetrax.com/Downloads.html

Word - Misc.

The "...document is already open, do you want to make a copy message" only occurs in this case when a document is opened via association (i.e., through Explorer, or Recently Opened Documents) and doesn't happen if Word is
already open (for example, if you open a document through Word, File - Open; or by association with Word already running).

For Word: Go to Start/Run and type in: windword /r
For Excel: Go to Start/Run and type in: excel /regserver
For PowerPoint: Start/Run and type in: powerpnt /regserver
For Access:Go to Start/Run and type in: msaccess /regserver

Word - MRU

When you open MS Word and click save; Save as window open, and on the file name field, if you click arrow down, you will see history of saved
documents, how do you clear that? Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key and delete accordingly:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\Open Find\Microsoft
Word\Settings\Save As\File Name MRU

Wordpad as HTML Editor

Add a new action via the Windows Explorer View menu's Folder Options. This puts an Edit with WordPad option on the Context menu for any .htm (or .html) file. Start/Run/Regedit and go to:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithList\NOTEPAD.EXE

Rename the NOTEPAD.EXE subkey as WORDPAD.EXE. Or if you want to retain the Notepad option, add a new WORDPAD.EXE subkey beneath the OpenWithList key.

Check for the following key structure and add it as shown if it does not already exist: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\WORDPAD.EXE\shell\edit\command
(Default) "C:\Program Files\Accessories\WORDPAD.EXE" "%1"

On the IE Tools menu, select Internet Options, click on the Programs tab and then on the down-arrow in the HTML editor box. Select WordPad, click on the OK button. The browser's Edit button should now launch WordPad as your default HTML editor, with other edit options available via its own down-arrow.

Wordpad - Add to New Context Menu

Create a blank document in Wordpad and Save it. Run TweakUI for XP and go to the Templates tab. Select Create. Point the file dialog to the file you just saved. Click Apply. It will be listed as Rich Text Format in the Templates list.

To change the item Rich Text Format in the Templates list, open Regedit and go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Word.RTF.8. Change the default value to Wordpad Document (default is Rich Text Format). A REG (Registry) file that will make this change for you can be downloaded here. Save the file to your hard drive, then double click the file. Answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by right clicking on them and selecting Edit.

Worm Removal Scripts

W32.Blaster.Worm
W32.Randex.E Worm
W32.Sobig.F. Worm

Zip Drive - Write Cache Disabled - Possible Causes of the Error Message

Intel Application Accelerator
Zip Drive
Controller Cards

Check your settings here: Right click your C drive: Properties/Hardware/Properties/Policies- "write cache enabled"
Also in the BIOS.

XP Tech Downloads

NT/2000/XP Tech Downloads

Yahoo!

OLEXP: How to Configure Outlook Express for Use with a Yahoo! POP3 Account

Zip Files - Confirm after Download is Missing

Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/File Types/[File Type in Question]/Advanced. Put a check in the box that reads: Confirm open after download.

Enable Always Ask Before Opening... (Line 164)
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This problem may be caused by this registry settings. Start/Run/Regedit

When you first choose to download a file in Internet Explorer, you receive a Confirm File Open dialog box. The "Always ask before opening this type of file" check box in this dialog box is selected.

If you clear the "Always ask before opening this type of file" check box, the registry entry for this setting is changed and you do not see the Confirm File Open dialog box in subsequent download sessions. Instead, Internet Explorer automatically opens files instead of downloading them.

To resolve this problem, enable the "Always ask before opening this type of file" option. To do so, go to Start/Run/Regedit and modify the third octet for the EditFlags value in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile value from 01 to 00.

Zip Files and Extensions

Go to Window Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/File Types/Scroll down to Zip (If it doesn't exist, create it). Highlight it, click Edit, place a check mark in the box that reads confirm after download. Also Edit the Open Command to re-associate it with the program that you are using to extract Zip files.

Alternatively you can locate a zip file, hold down the shift key, open with and choose from the list.

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.zip

In the right pane, double click PerceivedType and change it to: compressed

If that still doesn't restore the function, use this edit:

Restore Compressed Zipped Folders Assoc./Functionality (Line 85)
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Zip Folders - Verify Settings

Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/File Types/.zip/Advanced/Edit

"Application used to perform action":
rundll32.exe zipfldr.dll,RouteTheCall %L

"Use DDE" is checked
"DDE Message:"
[ViewFolder("%l", %I, %S)]

"Application:"
Folders

"DDE Application Not running:"
[]

"Topic:"
AppProperties

Tip: To view contents of zip files, readme's, scripts, reg files without opening:

Download both executes on line 90
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Zip Folders - To disable ZIP files being shown as folders

Click Start/Run, enter the string below, and click OK: regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll

You should receive a dialog that says "DllUnregisterServer in zipfldr.dll succeeded." To restore the default behavior, simply do the same with this string: regsvr32 zipfldr.dll

Tip: Stop Search from Scanning ZIP files: Un-register the zip and cab file dlls, then reregister them after that.

Before Search:
regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll
regsvr32 /u cabview.dll

After Search:
regsvr32 cabview.dll
regsvr32 zipfldr.dll

Zone Settings

Privacy/cookie settings:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings\P3P\History

Restricted sites here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetSettings\ZoneMap\Domains