7-Zip / Bugs / #311 v4.13 beta BUG in .cab association

Nobody/Anonymous - 2005-01-01

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I have had this problem now for 1 week..I associated the .cab
files with 7-zip then changed my mind & unchecked the tab.
Result....unopenable .cab files....no way of making a new
'Type'..not having any knowledge of the menu command
program or verbs...can't memorize them ALL.
Deeply dissatisfied with the genius above who 'tested' a .zip
then assumers that .cab's were OK.
That's an evasion worthy of the .cabfiles' creator Corp.
O yeah....bye bye....7-zip.

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Nobody/Anonymous - 2005-01-02

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Sorry for sounding off this morning....(below)...here....(for any
who may be interested) is the not very satisfactory workround
that does at least give control back to the user.

System=64MRam Pentuim11 200mhz W98_SE+Unofficial Update
Sp1 & Sp2.

Open <Start Settings Folder Options File Types>
Click <New Type> name it 'Cabinet' put '.cab' as the extension
Click<New> in the 'command' area and enter 'View' as the
program verb..(or whatever suits you best).
Then click the <Browse> button & go to the...
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ folder...and click the 'Extract.exe'
program...
NOT THE EXTRAC32.EXE..NOR THE EXTRACT.EXE IN WINDOWS
FOLDER....(this does the job but CLOSES immediately).
In the bottom part of the dialog box there should now be....
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\Extract.exe. To this add...'/d' like so
C:\WINDOWS|COMMAND|Extract.exe /d...click <OK> & close.
Your .cabfiles now have the <View> menu command & when
you click it...a DOSBOX window wil appear with your .cab
file directory listed the same as in MS DOS.
To extract files or do any other operation you have to open
the DOS Prompt. The WINDOWS DOSPrompt is OK..no need to
Exitor ReBoot. If you're not sure how to use 'Extract.exe just
type...'Extract.exe /? & the help/command/param text will
appear..it ain't too difficult...took me 'bout 2hrs to figure this
out once I'd found the right DOS Command.
As I mentioned...it's by no means a perfect solution but you
DO get control..and...more importantly...your SYSTEM gets
control of yer .cabfiles back.
If your FileTypes still has an (unusable)'Cabinet' association
you'll just have to work that bit out for yourself...I didn't have
any Cabinet in FileTypes. Hope this is of some use...Orrr...
has anybody got the REAL solution...??

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Nobody/Anonymous - 2005-01-04

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Ok...Further to my last 2 comments recorded here I've got
the REAL resolution..IF anyone needs to find out how to do
the re-association of .cab files to their former 'glory' in
Windows.
My version...W98_SE plus Unnofficial Update SP's 1&2.
Open<Start Settings Folder Options File Types>
Check that there are no current faulty CabfileTypes...if so...
<Delete> & click New Type.
In the Name field enter Cabinet and .cab in the Extension field
In the type field I put 'lib' which brought up the .cab in the
ttype ext box.
Now go to the Command/Actions box & click <New>
In the Actions box at the top of the Command Dialog type
View.....and then click <Browse> to get the Explorer from
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe & click open & it should appear
in the 'Program to perform action box.
Now...click in this box to place the text cursor there...Copy &
Paste the following into the box ONE SPACE after the .exe...
/root,{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262},%1
and click Ok.
Now click the <Change Icon> button and again click Browse
in the window that appears & go to....
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ShellExt\..folder and click 'Cabview.dll'
choose your Cabinet Icon from the 2 that should be there...
click ok...and 'Robert'...(as the saying goes)...should be your
Fathers' brother.
A bit of flexibility will probably be needed for other versions/
systems etc. But this restored everything to 'normal' on my
system....noted at the start of this message.
So...I wish I could say..It's been fun...
Thank you and Goodnight.
Mr. Zippy.

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Nobody/Anonymous - 2005-01-06

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From Lilla, the one who posted this bug report

Here's what I did to restore .cab handling to Windows
native .cab handling. I believe this will work for all operating
systems that WinZip can be installed on. I am running
Windows XP Home with SP2.

I installed WinZip v9.0 although I suspect any version will do
for this purpose. There is a trial verison, good for 21 days.
You can download it from: www.winzip.com

Step 1. Run WinZip.
- check .cab association to make WinZip the default handler
- Exit WinZip to finalize the association

Step 2. Run WinZip.
- uncheck .cab association to restore Windows native .cab
handling
- Exit WinZip to finalize the association

Open a .cab file and verify that the archive now opens using
Windows native .cab handling.

Hopefully this little tip can help someone else.

Lilla

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Nobody/Anonymous - 2005-01-09

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From Lilla, the one who posted this bug report...

to restore associations (.cab, .zip, other) in XP, go here...

Windows XP File Assocation Fixes:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Batch File Association Fix (Restore the default associations
for BAT files)
CAB File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for
CAB files)
CPL File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for
CPL files)
COM File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for
COM files) - Thanks to John Hanney
Directory Extension Fix (Restores defaults to HKCR\Directory)
EML File Association Fix (Restores defaults for EML files)
EXE File Association Fix (Restore default association for EXE
files)
Folder Association Fix (Restore default associations for File
Folders)
HLP File Association Fix (Restore default associations for HLP
files)
HTM/HTML Associations (Restore the default associations for
htm/html files)
ICO File Association Fix (Restore the default association for
ico files)
INF File Association Fix (Restore the default assocation for
INF files)
Internet Explorer Desktop Icon Fix (Restore the default
behavior for the Desktop IE icon)
JPE/JPG/JPEG Association Fix (Restore the default
associations for jpe/jpg/jpeg files)
LNK (Shortcut) File Association Fix (Restores Default
Shortcut Behavior)
MPG/MPEG File Association Fix (Restores default associations
for MPG/MPEG files)
MSC File Association Fix (Restore default associations for
MSC files)
MSI File Association Fix (Restore default associations for MSI
files)
MSP File Association Fix (Restore default associations for MSP
files)
REG File Association Fix (Restore default associations for REG
files)
SCF File Association Fix (Restore default associations for SCF
files)
SCR File Association Fix (Restore default associations for SCR
files)
TXT File Association Fix (Restore default associations for TXT
files)
TIF/TIFF File Association Fix (Restores default associations
for TIF/TIFF files)
URL File Association Fix (Restores default associations for
URL - Internet shortcuts)
VBS File Association Fix (Restores default associations for
VBS files)
ZIP Folder Association Fix (Restores default associations for
ZIP Folders - REG File)

Lilla

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Nobody/Anonymous - 2005-01-09

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From Lilla, the one who posted this bug report...

to restore associations (.cab, .zip, other) in XP, go here...

Windows XP File Assocation Fixes:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Batch File Association Fix (Restore the default associations
for BAT files)
CAB File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for
CAB files)
CPL File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for
CPL files)
COM File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for
COM files) - Thanks to John Hanney
Directory Extension Fix (Restores defaults to HKCR\Directory)
EML File Association Fix (Restores defaults for EML files)
EXE File Association Fix (Restore default association for EXE
files)
Folder Association Fix (Restore default associations for File
Folders)
HLP File Association Fix (Restore default associations for HLP
files)
HTM/HTML Associations (Restore the default associations for
htm/html files)
ICO File Association Fix (Restore the default association for
ico files)
INF File Association Fix (Restore the default assocation for
INF files)
Internet Explorer Desktop Icon Fix (Restore the default
behavior for the Desktop IE icon)
JPE/JPG/JPEG Association Fix (Restore the default
associations for jpe/jpg/jpeg files)
LNK (Shortcut) File Association Fix (Restores Default
Shortcut Behavior)
MPG/MPEG File Association Fix (Restores default associations
for MPG/MPEG files)
MSC File Association Fix (Restore default associations for
MSC files)
MSI File Association Fix (Restore default associations for MSI
files)
MSP File Association Fix (Restore default associations for MSP
files)
REG File Association Fix (Restore default associations for REG
files)
SCF File Association Fix (Restore default associations for SCF
files)
SCR File Association Fix (Restore default associations for SCR
files)
TXT File Association Fix (Restore default associations for TXT
files)
TIF/TIFF File Association Fix (Restores default associations
for TIF/TIFF files)
URL File Association Fix (Restores default associations for
URL - Internet shortcuts)
VBS File Association Fix (Restores default associations for
VBS files)
ZIP Folder Association Fix (Restores default associations for
ZIP Folders - REG File)

Lilla

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Nobody/Anonymous - 2005-01-09

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From Lilla, the one who posted this bug report...

to restore associations (.cab, .zip, other) in XP, go here...

Windows XP File Assocation Fixes:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Batch File Association Fix (Restore the default associations
for BAT files)
CAB File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for
CAB files)
CPL File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for
CPL files)
COM File Association Fix (Restore the default associations for
COM files) - Thanks to John Hanney
Directory Extension Fix (Restores defaults to HKCR\Directory)
EML File Association Fix (Restores defaults for EML files)
EXE File Association Fix (Restore default association for EXE
files)
Folder Association Fix (Restore default associations for File
Folders)
HLP File Association Fix (Restore default associations for HLP
files)
HTM/HTML Associations (Restore the default associations for
htm/html files)
ICO File Association Fix (Restore the default association for
ico files)
INF File Association Fix (Restore the default assocation for
INF files)
Internet Explorer Desktop Icon Fix (Restore the default
behavior for the Desktop IE icon)
JPE/JPG/JPEG Association Fix (Restore the default
associations for jpe/jpg/jpeg files)
LNK (Shortcut) File Association Fix (Restores Default
Shortcut Behavior)
MPG/MPEG File Association Fix (Restores default associations
for MPG/MPEG files)
MSC File Association Fix (Restore default associations for
MSC files)
MSI File Association Fix (Restore default associations for MSI
files)
MSP File Association Fix (Restore default associations for MSP
files)
REG File Association Fix (Restore default associations for REG
files)
SCF File Association Fix (Restore default associations for SCF
files)
SCR File Association Fix (Restore default associations for SCR
files)
TXT File Association Fix (Restore default associations for TXT
files)
TIF/TIFF File Association Fix (Restores default associations
for TIF/TIFF files)
URL File Association Fix (Restores default associations for
URL - Internet shortcuts)
VBS File Association Fix (Restores default associations for
VBS files)
ZIP Folder Association Fix (Restores default associations for
ZIP Folders - REG File)

Lilla

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