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A friend sent this to me and I found it to be pretty good.

When you initiate a file search in Windows XP, it searches for files inside ZIP and CAB archives. Most people don't want this feature, as search causes delay if you have many ZIP or CAB files in the system. Note that Windows XP does not provide an option to disable searching inside these archives.
Utility discussed in this page can prevent Windows XP from searching inside ZIP and CAB files, whilst still maintaining Windows XP's native ZIP / CAB support.

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/nofindinsidezip.htm