Right click the WinZip shortcut and click Run as administrator.

Open to or change to the Desktop screen.

Your typing displays in the Search box press Enter on the keyboard.

Type the following (you do not need to click in any box before doing this):.

Open to or change to the Start menu screen.

When WinZip opens, enter your registration information.

Click Yes in the User Account Control dialog that opens.

Right click the WinZip shortcut on the Desktop and click Run as administrator.

In the future, if you upgrade again on the same computer, you will encounter the error message again. Run WinZip as administrator Note: This solution will allow you to register, but will not remove the cause of the issue. If these steps do not work for you, please continue to the alternate instructions below. Open WinZip and enter your registration information.Click Continue in the warning dialog that displays.In the ProgramData folder, click the WinZip folder to select it then press Delete on the keyboard.On the keyboard, press (the Windows key)+R to open Run.Otherwise, please follow the steps given to open this folder.īest solution: Delete the existing WinZip registration file If you would rather browse to this in a folder window, you would need to configure windows to show hidden files and folders. Note: The steps below refer to the ProgramData folder which is usually hidden by Windows. For this solution and to see other work around solutions, please click the link for your Windows version below and follow the detailed Error code 5 steps. If this error is encountered, the best solution is to delete the particular folder and its files, and then let WinZip recreate them with the correct permissions.

The Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 operating systems have security rules and User Account Control (UAC) settings that restrict writing data to certain protected files and folders.Įrror code 5 when registering indicates that a registration file from a previous version exists, that this file and probably the folder in which it resides have permissions restricted to an administrator, and that the user who is installing does not have the required permissions to save or edit the registration file.

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