WinXP + Zip AES = not supported?

[MaxX]

That's not possible, vhd must be untouched for some reasons.

[Dalai]

How do you intend to modify your TC installation to incorporate the changes necessary for a plugin instead, if you want to leave the VM as is? The only way this would be possible is to launch TC from a network share (e.g. the host machine). Anyway, maybe something like this will work (haven't tested it):

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[PackerPlugins]
zip=735,%COMMANDER_PATH%\Plugins\Total7zip\Total7zip.wcx

Regards
Dalai

[MaxX]

Yes, all necessary software lays on net share (incl. TC and some useful utils).

I have already tried this config line, but it does not work. Looks like TC has higher priority to read ZIP than any WCX.

[petermad]

2MaxX

Looks like TC has higher priority to read ZIP than any WCX.

Have you tried disabeling the "Always use internal unzipping (if possible)" option in the "Configuration" -> "Options..." -> "Zip packer" dialog?

[ghisler(Author)]

Have you tried disabeling the "Always use internal unzipping (if possible)" option in the "Configuration" -> "Options..." -> "Zip packer" dialog?

That's a bad idea, it would make Total Commander call external pkunzip.exe or unzip.exe.

[Horst.Epp]

Have you tried disabeling the "Always use internal unzipping (if possible)" option in the "Configuration" -> "Options..." -> "Zip packer" dialog?

That's a bad idea, it would make Total Commander call external pkunzip.exe or unzip.exe.

Its time to allow packer plugins to handle the zip format.
Why insists TC to handle it internal ?
All the available options don't allow to read and write zip with a plugin like Total7zip.

[Usher]

Its time to allow packer plugins to handle the zip format.
Why insists TC to handle it internal ?

Because TC should handle internally at least one compression format.
You should ask other questions:
Why does TC use separate dlls for zip and 7zip?
Why does TC use 7zxa.dll (extracting only) rather then 7za.dll which has the same license and can create zip and 7zip archives with AES encryption?

[Horst.Epp]

Its time to allow packer plugins to handle the zip format.
Why insists TC to handle it internal ?

Because TC should handle internally at least one compression format.
You should ask other questions:
Why does TC use separate dlls for zip and 7zip?
Why does TC use 7zxa.dll (extracting only) rather then 7za.dll which has the same license and can create zip and 7zip archives with AES encryption?

Its no problem that TC can handle Zip format internal
but this doesn't force TC to not support plugins which can handle this format.
I'm using Total7zip to have ALL formats supported by 7zip and also to have always the actual version.

[MaxX]

Why does TC use separate dlls for zip and 7zip?
Why does TC use 7zxa.dll (extracting only) rather then 7za.dll which has the same license and can create zip and 7zip archives with AES encryption?

Nice question with no answer.
Also TC can pack LZMA ZIP, but can't make any LZMA 7z. TC can read 7z, but cant pack it internally...
Too much questions, but that all is ancient legacy to change it now... Or not?

[ghisler(Author)]

Moderator message

Moved to "will not be changed"