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re: Question about 'Using .CAB Files'
Friday, May 21, 2004 at 2:05 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by David Taylor
(2 messages posted)
There is a lot of good advice here, however I do not see mention of the built in
command line tool for extracting cab files: expand.exe
Expand has been around, as a part of EVERY Microsoft OS since MS-DOS 6.0 and works
on every version of Windows (ok, I have not tried it on my Windows 2003 server....ok..
strike that.... I just did and it does too).
Expand /? from the cmd or command prompt should give you the options and is available
.CAB files are like ZIP files... they are just a compressed container full of files.
Sometimes troubleshooters need to replace a file do to damage or deletion. The
file can be replaced IF the right version of the file can be identified. Most system
vendors try to ship the CAB files for the operating systems (which are on the CD)
on the hard drive in a location where the systems can automatically find them --
to install new componets when needed/requested.
David Taylor, geek.
On Monday, January 6, 2003 at 10:01 am, andy wrote:
>i have a question about .cab files,I would be grateful if anyone could explain how
>you extract them and then when you have,how you use them to troubleshoot a problem.
>
>thanks
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