Modifying the setup for win32

Antonio Torres antonio.torres "at" nspace.com.br
Thu, 23 Mar 2000 20:27:49 +0000


=C1s 01:56 PM 3/23/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Quoting john <jspencer "at" novacti.com>:
>> I downloaded InstallShield, but it seems to only provide functionality
>> for building installation projects.  The cabinet files are the output,
>> but it does not seem to be able to open them directly without the
>> original project files.
>> .....
>>=20
>   Microsoft quietly distributes something called "Windows 95
>PowerToys", which is a collection of enhancements for Windows 95 (most
>of which work just fine on 98 and NT, as well, though I'm not sure
>about 2000).  One of these is a shell extension which allows you to
>browse right into a CAB file as if it were a directory.  Assuming that
>InstallShield uses the same format for its CAB file as Microsoft does,
>that may just do the trick for you.
>   I don't recall the exact location for finding these, but I imagine
>you can probably find them, with enough searching, at their site.
>
>-Brandon :)
>

The Installshield's .cab is *different* from Microsoft's !!

The Microsoft's .cab can be read with WinZip 7.x or "Cab viewer"=20
The Installshield's *no* .


Antonio Torres
antonio.torres "at" nspace.com.br


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