How to restore Windows default Zip file functionality?

How to restore Windows default Zip file functionality? I recently lost the default file association for Zip files in Windows Vista (I think it happened when I uninstalled WinAce, but I can't be completely sure). How can I restore this association back to the Windows default?
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Guest [Entry]

"Try this article from MSDN: How to restore the native Zip file integration in Windows. You only have to do this from an elevated (run as administrator) command prompt:

cmd /c assoc .zip=CompressedFolder"

Guest [Entry]

"This works for me in Windows 7:

Remove

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.zip
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip

cmd /c assoc .zip=CompressedFolder

End Result:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip]
@=""CompressedFolder""

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.zip]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.zip\OpenWithList]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.zip\OpenWithProgids]
""CompressedFolder""=hex(0):"

Guest [Entry]

"Try binding the Windows Compressed Folders Module directly,

start regsvr32 zipfldr.dll

Or, you could just install 7-zip which is free and much more powerful."

Guest [Entry]

"The quickest way is to get any .zip file and right click on it, go down to ""Open with"" and choose ""Choose Default Program"" or ""other"" then on this box, you should see ""Windows Explorer"" or whatever you used to use listed.

Click the button ""Always use the selected program to open this kind of file"" at the bottom and then double click on the program you want to use.

This should then open up ZIP files in a new default program.

If this method does not work, I can give you the manual instructions for reassigning .zip with Explorer, but this is by far the quickest."