ZipFolderEx

A Brief Intro

ZipFolderEx is a utility that extends the built-in ZIP compress functionality of Windows. With ZipFolderEx, you can easily to unzip files without third-party softwares.

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This project is base on the CppShellExtContextMenuHandler project on Microsoft Dev Center.

References:

1. Themed menu’s icons, a complete Vista and XP solution
2. How to zip/unzip files

Usage

(Run cmd as Administrator)

Registering and unregistering .DLL: (64bit version is recommended)

regsvr32 ZipFolderEx.dll (for Windows 32bit) regsvr32 ZipFolderEx64.dll (for Windows 64bit)

regsvr32 ZipFolderEx.dll /u (for Windows 32bit) regsvr32 ZipFolderEx64.dll /u (for Windows 64bit)

Note: After unregister the DLL, you might need to log off then log in to delete the DLL file, this is a windows behavior.

Version History

• v0.1 First working version
  1. Add "Extract Here" and "Extract to XXX" menu items in Shell Context Menu for Zip files.
  2. Use Zip file associated icon for these 2 menu items.
• v0.2 minor update
  1. Targeting Visual Studio 2017 xp framework.
  2. Add/Rmove "Extract All..." default menu item as required.