Need to install Cabinet Files and ZIP Folders - WITHOUT CD

Microdumb · External Since: Aug 09, 2007 Posts: 2

I am using Windows 98 on another computer.

I do not have the installation disks, but need to reinstall ZIP Folders and
Cabinet Files.

How can I do this?

Thank's in advance!
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Don Phillipson · External Since: Oct 10, 2006 Posts: 283

"Microdumb" <Microdumb.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:140456EF-22F5-42EC-991D-E6CF4DAAE0E9@microsoft.com...

> I do not have the installation disks, but need to reinstall ZIP Folders
and
> Cabinet Files. How can I do this?

Win98 has no ZIP folders. Its CAB files can be
copied but do not require "installatiion." Better
repost saying more precisely what you want to do.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Microdumb · External Since: Aug 09, 2007 Posts: 2

Short and simple:

I need to reinstall the system's 'Cabinet.exe' application. Cabinet Files
just don't work properly without them.

However, any ZIP or CAB files cannot be accessed due to this problem!

And there is also no CD's AT ALL.
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Microdumb - The REAL Microsoft!

"Don Phillipson" wrote:

> "Microdumb" <Microdumb DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:140456EF-22F5-42EC-991D-E6CF4DAAE0E9@microsoft.com...
>
> > I do not have the installation disks, but need to reinstall ZIP Folders
> and
> > Cabinet Files. How can I do this?
>
> Win98 has no ZIP folders. Its CAB files can be
> copied but do not require "installatiion." Better
> repost saying more precisely what you want to do.
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
>
>
>

Alan Edwards · External Since: Apr 25, 2004 Posts: 5109

To view cab files again, try this:

Make up a file from the lines below. Copy into a file called fix.reg
which should be created in Notepad. Do not retype, copy in case of
errors. The 1st line in the file is the line REGEDIT4
Make sure your mail or news reader does not add any spaces to the end
of a line.
The last line must be blank.
Right-click fix.reg and select Merge.

-----copy below this line fix.reg------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cab]
@="CLSID\\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}]
@="Cabinet"
"EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}\InProcServer32]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\ShellExt\\cabview.dll"
"ThreadingModel"="Apartment"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\ShellExt\\cabview.dll"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}\shell]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}\shell\open]
@="View"
"EditFlags"=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}\shell\open\command]
@="explorer /root,{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262},%1"

---- end file above here

There is no ZIP application installed with Win98.
Try a 3rd party program like Winzip
WinZip: http://www.winzip.com/winzip_h.htm

....Alan
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Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.htm

On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 02:02:03 -0700, in microsoft.public.win98.apps,
Microdumb <Microdumb.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I am using Windows 98 on another computer.
>
>I do not have the installation disks, but need to reinstall ZIP Folders and
>Cabinet Files.
>
>How can I do this?
>
>Thank's in advance!