re: Windows Explorer and Cabinet Files Monday, October 22, 2001 at 5:03 am Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Rich (3 messages posted) From WinZip help: The Associate WinZip with archives checkbox determines whether you will be able to double click on archives in My Computer or the Windows Explorer to open them. If this option is checked, the following extensions will be associated with WinZip: ZIP, LZH, ARJ, ARC, CAB, TAR, TGZ, TAZ, GZ, Z, UU, UUE, XXE, B64, HQX, BHX, and MIM. If this option is not checked, WinZip will ensure it is not associated with these extensions. See the section titled Windows Associations for more information on associations. Copyright ¸ 1991-1998 Nico Mak Computing, Inc. I believe that when associated as above, the WinZip C:\program files folder and the files within it are "locked" to explorer. After unchecking the "Associate WinZip with archives" checkbox, you may have to add .CAB to the list in explorer / view / folder options / file types, as a new file. I suppose the "starts with" command would be explorer.exe, but could be some oyher viewer in C:\windows or C:\windows\system. BTW, I use "ZTREE WIN", a windows version of the old but extremely powerful & versatile "XTREE" file management program to view cab files (among a zillion other uses). It can be configured so as to be included in explorer right hand mouse button functions. http://www.ztree.com/html/ztreewin.htm Good Luck! Written in response to: Windows Explorer and Cabinet Files (James F. Freiboth: Sunday, October 21, 2001 at 10:23 pm) Responses to this message: Windows Explorer and Cabinet Files associations (James F. Freiboth: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 at 2:44 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Windows Explorer and Cabinet Files (James F. Freiboth: Sun, Oct 21, 2001, 10:23 pm) re: Windows Explorer and Cabinet Files (Bobstur: Mon, Oct 22, 2001, 4:37 am) Windows Explorer and Cabinet Files associations (James F. Freiboth: Wed, Oct 24, 2001, 2:06 am) re: Windows Explorer and Cabinet Files associations (Bobstur: Wed, Oct 24, 2001, 11:52 am) re: Windows Explorer and Cabinet Files (Rich: Mon, Oct 22, 2001, 5:03 am) Windows Explorer and Cabinet Files associations (James F. Freiboth: Wed, Oct 24, 2001, 2:44 am) re: Windows Explorer and Cabinet Files (Dave357: Mon, Oct 22, 2001, 4:48 pm) re: Windows Explorer and Cabinet Files (James F. Freiboth: Wed, Oct 24, 2001, 2:48 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum