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re: Question about 'Using .CAB Files'
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at 10:40 am
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Posted by mofaha (1 messages posted)


YES! This solution worked perfectly for me, solving a 2-year problem. THANK YOU! Only thing wrong with the instructions is there's a step missing after step 6... you need to expand "Current version". Thanks again for posting this solution, it's going to make life much easier for me.


On Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 11:55 pm, Luke wrote:
>Hi guys,
>I have this problem and I have found a fix on another forum that has worked for people
>so I thought I would post it here to help anyone else who has this problem.
>
>posted by "cloudair" at http://forum.xatrix.org/viewtopic.php?t=94
>
>"Hi there,
>
>yes I had found the problem and had fixed it..
>The problem is caused by a value within windows registry had been changed.
>
>My fix is:
>1) Goto start and run
>2) Type in regedit
>3) HKey_Local_Machine
>4) Goto Software
>5) Goto Microsoft
>6) Goto WinNT
>7) And goto Winlogon (click on winlogon)
> Go the right is a name called "allocatecdroms"
>9) If the value is "1", you will get the error message with cab files.
>10) Change the value to "0" and save.
>
>For me this fixes the problem.
>Hope this helps you.
>
>Cheers
>Winston"
>
>End of post from Winston


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re: Question about 'Using .CAB Files' (Luke: Sunday, December 28, 2003 at 11:55 pm)

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