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re: Question about 'Using .CAB Files'
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 5:57 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by David Opie
(1 messages posted)
Ok this is how to extract files from cab files, but how do you replace damaged files
in the cab file. You don't seem to be able to just drop a file into the cab as you
can with zip files? Your advice would be gratefully appreciated.
On Friday, May 21, 2004 at 2:05 pm, David Taylor wrote:
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>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
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>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).
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>Expand /? from the cmd or command prompt should give you the options and is available
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>.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.
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