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Name: bkandbb
Date: July 26, 2003 at 00:02:14 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:

ok i just bought new software but it says i dont have a certain prog installed but i do have it installed i want to know how to veiw a cab file on the disk because when i use winzip or winrar it says cannot open how will i open this cab file?



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Name: -Bryan-
Date: July 26, 2003 at 02:19:34 Pacific
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Use the Expand command from the command prompt:

C:\EXPAND FILE.CAB

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Name: bkandbb
Date: July 26, 2003 at 12:00:18 Pacific
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Hey i did expand data1.cab then it said detination folder not specified then i typed expand data1.cab c:/data1

buit then it just copied it with no extention what else do i do



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Response Number 3
Name: -Bryan-
Date: July 26, 2003 at 15:01:00 Pacific
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Try this. Should work exactly the same:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/server/help/default.asp?url=/windows2000/en/server/help/bootcons_expand.htm


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