Re: TECH: .cab file extension

[George Bynum <gbynum@att.net>]

On 3 Dec 99, Kay Goss wrote:

> What is a .cab file?  Do I need them?

Microsoft uses them as a bulk storage (I think of cabinet) for larger
programs, before (and for) installation.  They are, in the case of
the operating system (Win9x, for example) used to get data when you
modify or add functions not part of your base installation without
needing to find the CD.

If you have sufficient hard disk space, I'd keep them.  If you don't,
I'd BE SURE you have the CD from which they came, and erase them.

If you have a good techy there, and a network, you can move the cab
files to your server, and do a registry modification to point
appropriately ... one copy for all the identical machines.


George Bynum
(the techy husband of a WONDERFUL media specialist)
member of LM_NET Technical Team, Hospitality Committee

Electrohydraulic Engineering
Greenville SC
gbynum@att.net

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