Questions tagged [cab]

cab is the file extension for the Cabinet archive format used in Microsoft Windows.

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How to display a navigation drawer in front of CAB?

I have an activity with an app bar and a navigation drawer. The app bar implemented using the new Toolabr class from AppCompat v21 library and the navigation drawer is displayed in front of it. Also the activity contains a list view with items which…
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How to know the size of .cab file content without expanding it using PowerShell?

For example, I have file demo.cab. I want to know size of all files(extracted!) inside demo.cab. I don't want to extract files from it. How can I do this using Windows PowerShell? Thanks for help!
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What do I have to do to install the missing error messages cab file on a Windows CE Device?

I got this err msg while running my WindowsCE app: ...and so I copied NETCFv35.Messages.EN.wm.cab from my PC to my handheld, and tried to run/install that cab file on the handheld. I got: So then I tried the same with NETCFv35.Messages.EN.cab.…
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Generate cab files on Linux

I'm looking for a stanadlone application, script or library (better Java) to generate cab files on Linux.
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CAB project targetting only Windows Mobile 6.1 or 6.5.3 devices - Way to restrict the install?

I was looking to create a CAB project in Visual Studio 2008 in order to deploy an application to several Windows Mobile devices. Among those devices, some of them are running Windows Mobile 6.1, others Windows Mobile 6.5 and the last ones Windows…
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How to make IE to install updated CAB File

HI My web page is hoting an ActiveX Contol packed in a CAB File. IE is automatically installing the CAB file, if the ActiveX is not present on the client machine. waht are steps i need to make sure. So that the client should always have the updated…
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Extracting cab file with 32 bit CabExtract library in 64bit C# application

Recently, I am working in extracting cab file with CabExtract(written in C) in 64 bit C# application. The library works fine when it is run in 32 bit application but when same library used in 64 bit application, it throws following exception: The…
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How do I create a CAB file in Visual Studio 2012

I have an active-x control that I want to run on a web page in ie. I have written the code for the a-x, and have an msi, using InstallShield. However when I google, I can find references to using CabWiz.exe (not installed on this pc). or the…
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Contextual ActionBar hides when I click on hardware backbutton and the keyboard is out

I am using the Contextual ActionBar for editing and when I have the keyboard shown and I want to hide it by pressing the hardware back button, it hides the keyboard but it also cancels the contextual actionbar and I really can´t find a way how to…
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Windows 8/RT App Crash Report - How to analyze it?

Can anyone tell me what is going wrong in my Windows Store App? I have this crash dump file. One of the problems is that the error never occurs on my PC, but only on some user PCs/tablets. Another problem is, that I really don't know the error. I…
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Migration Composite Application Block (CAB) .NET 2.0 to 4.5

The company I am working in has a ClickOnce application built using .NET 2.0 CAB framework. As part of the technology refresh cycle the hardware and softwares are being upgraded. The decision is to migrate the ClickOnce application from .NET 2.0 to…
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Creating a CAB file on WinCE

I want to make a CAB file on a WinCE 5/6 device. The idea is that someone would run a backup script that creates the CAB file, which can then be loaded back onto the device at any point restoring settings to a previously known point. The settings…
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Update a file inside existing MSI

I am following these steps to extract a file from MSI and edit it and keeping it back. But when I install the new MSI, its not able to find the files inside the cabinet (.cab). Extract the cab file from MSI msidb -d "Setup.msi" -x…
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ActiveX not working properly with default security settings

I have written an ActiveX control in C# and have made it working using regasm command, and it works fine as long as the security level is set to low.. Then as a next step I have made a .cab installer (ICD - Internet component downloader), and have…
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How to change default install dir in smart device cab project?

I have created smart device CAB project and its installed successfully in \Program Files by default BUT I want to make default install directory \Application folder instead of \Program Files in Windows CE device 6.0 (MC3190 Motorola…