re: corrupt cab files ?
Friday, March 17, 2006 at 4:19 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by greg
(6 messages posted)
I just wanted to follow up on this subject to close it out
I just got my dvd rom today that I got on ebay and I swapped it with the cd rom I
had in there and seems to be working now.
No more corrupt files messages.I was able to load windows 98 without the restore
cd but I will get it
just to get the sound working and the display a better
resolution.
I was also able to load linux without any errors
I noticed that the dvd rom is playing the cd much quieter
and smoother not like the cd rom that had a vibration noise even though I think they
both play at 24x.
This is just speculation on my part but I think because
the cd was vibrating during access, it may not read the data correctly so I would
get corrupt files.
What fooled me was that I was able to copy from the cd
without any errors but when I went to ectract the cab files from the hard drive then
I would get a corrupt error message.
I guess the copy program does not provide error messages so even though the copy
was successfull
the data may have already been corrupted
I want to thank Bob Wells for the link to the restore cd
They have restore cd for other computer brands too not just Toshiba so that's a good
place to buy them from
I also want to thank everyone for sharing their ideas
It was a good learning experience for me
Thanks.
Bye
On Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 11:36 pm, Lee wrote:
>I disagree with hardware problem diagnosis totally. Bob Wells has the only good
>advice because your Toshiba laptop is expecting to process proprietary Toshiba constructed
>cab files you are getting corrupt cab file errors at every turn. Only a Toshiba
>Restore CD for your laptop will reinstall Windows for you. So don't waste money
>on a motherboard until you have the CD and have tried it first.
>
>Most laptops along with Dell, Compaq and few other desktop computers have a hidden
>partition on their hard drive that perform some BIOS functions and also is a safe
>(secure) place for proprietary drivers especially for CDROM and DVD drives and the
>like. This is why only the proper Restore CD can be used to reinstall Windows on
>your Laptop. The Restore CD is also the only way to rebuild that hidden partition.
> It's been that way since the first laptop - so believe it.
>
>
>
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- re: corrupt cab files ? (Lee: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 11:36 pm)
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