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

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Download and install activex (.cab) programmatically

We're migrating to Windows 7 (UAC enabled) and this is stopping standard users from installing ActiveX controls for an internal web app. I have access to a local admin account which I can run elevated, and I can easily grab the required .cab files.…
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How do I install an app onto Win Mobile 6.5 device so it appears on the desktop/start menu?

I created a CAB project and the installer runs fine on my mobile device, but I have to go to the explorer and open "Program Files/My APP" to find the exe and launch it. Is there some action I have to take in the config of the setup project or during…
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CAB file installation within MSI

I have a CAB file which will do some registration within the IE,I need to make an MSI file that will be downloaded first then while installing it it should install the CAB file I also have some actions while installing so I do override to install…
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Install CAB file from FireFox or command line

I have a CAB file that contains a few DLLs, and an OCX ActiveX control, an OSD describing the contents, and an INF for installing the DLLs and ActiveX control. These are coming from a 3rd party, so I can't control anything except how they are…
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How to change TARGET DIRECTORY/path of installation for EXE file during SILENT installation

I am trying to silent install exe softwares while changing the target directory during installation. I am not able to change the path/directoy during installment. I am aware of switches available for exe files, i have attached the same for the exe i…
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How to read content of _setup.xml file from .CAB file

Platform are wince5.0 and 6.0. As you know that we can add some information in to *.inf file such as write some data into registry when installing .cab before generating .CAB. Now, my program is running on wince5.0 and 6.0. I want to retrieve…
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.NET Compact Framework - CAB auto update on Windows Mobile 6.5

I'm developing an auto update feature for my Windows Mobile 6.5 .NET CF 3.5 application. I haev ended up with following solution. I use SOAP WebService to check whether a new version of application is available. If there is a newer version, I get…
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Reboot after installation from CAB using NET Compact Framework

We need to reboot a Windows CE device after installation of our CAB file. We basically created a smart device CAB project in Visual Studio 2008. We are developing in C#. I have seen examples of modifying MSI properties in Stack Overflow question How…
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windows mobile 6.5 CAB signing and wceload /silent problem

I generated a personal certificate file *.cer, signed my CAB file with it, installed this certificate on Windows Mobile 6.5. I want to silently install this CAB on the device. I call "wceload.exe /silent MyCab.CAB". The problem is that the /silent…
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Upgrade CAB and Prism 2 to Prism 4

We have several CAB and prism 2 applications which we plan to migrate to Prism 4. Has anyone any experiance with migration of CAB and/or Prism 2 applications to Prism 4? Are there any "gotchas" that we should be aware off? How would you estimate…
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WinCE CabWiz error: "inf contains DirIDs, which are not supported"

When building the windows mobile cab for our product, the windows CE CAB Wizard (CabWiz.exe) sometimes returns the error: Error: File c:\docume~1\build\locals~1\temp\wiz3340.inf contains DirIDs, which are not supported This error can occur…
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Can I host an ASP.NET application in a CAB WinForms application?

I have a .NET 2.0 WinForms application that was developed using the Composite Application Block and Smart Client Software Factory. I'm considering the development of a module that would contain a browser control that would access the ASP.NET website…
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Digital signature information in a cab file?

I've been trying to check for digital signatures on .cab (Windows cabinet) files programmatically. This will likely be deployed on a linux box so I can't use WinVerifyTrust. I've been using Sigcheck to get the actual value (it will show you whether…
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Contextual Action Bar not working with AppCompatActivity and Toolbar

I tried to use the following code for my app which uses AppCompatActivity and a custom ListView. Enabling batch contextual actions in a ListView or GridView ListView listView =…
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Signing a cab file

Disclaimer: I have no experience in signing the files and this is my first time. We have a wildcard SSL certificate for our websites. Now we are going to host an ActiveX control on one of our sites. When I try to sign my cab file using that…
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