What is the software with cab as the suffix? How does it work?

cab file Archive Archive file. A single archive file that stores multiple compressed files. These files are typically used for software installation, but also to reduce file size and shorten the time associated with web content.

CAB is a compression format for Windows, which can be opened with WinRAR. But some are encrypted. It can't be opened with a general compression program.

Extract Extract is an MS-DOS program, so there is no windowed graphical interface, and if you have been a user of the DOS operating system before, you should be familiar with the syntax of this type of program. Let's take a look at the instructions for extract. extract a < cabinet> l < destination> cabinet is the name of the cab file ·filename is the name of the file you want to take out of the cab ·destination is the location of the file after it is extracted ·"It is only used to mark the description, not part of the command, note:

Let's take a look at the instructions for extract. Since I don't have a detailed list of cabs for Windows 95 98, I don't know which file is in which cab file, and the only way is to try to find it slowly in one cab after another. A practical example would make it easier to understand, let's say, I'm going to solve c:

Windows system (in ), let's say my optical drive code is F, you can change it to your optical drive code name. (that's where the cab file is located) extract a f: win98 l c:

Windows System Extract can also accept the Wildcard * symbol.

It's a compressed file format.,You can use winrar.,Your file already has this kind of icon.,You can open the content contained in it by double-clicking the mouse directly.。

The compressed package format formulated by Microsoft is commonly used in the installer of software, and it can be decompressed using the utilities that come with Windows, and WinZip, Winrar, etc. It is mainly used on Windows software installers. Because it takes up a lot of hard disk space, it is rarely used.

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