Tag: CAB

Installing .cab file with .osd file

by scmgalaxy KGeneralLeave a Comment on Installing .cab file with .osd file

installanywhereExpert created the topic: installing .cab file with .osd file
I have an application which has just one cab file containing class files in it and along with cab file 1 .osd file is present.
I googled and found some information that its a kind of packagewhich has to be deployed through internet explorer through servlets.
Has someone tried this?

applicationPackaging replied the topic: Re: installing .cab file with .osd file
This looks like a situation where capture might be of help. If you don’t have a capture tool, then InCtrl5 can be downloaded from the net, and there are others such as WinInstall LE on the Win2K operating system install CD.
This will help identify where the files go and what registration operations take place.

applicationPackaging replied the topic: Re: installing .cab file with .osd file
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa740950%28VS.85%29.aspx
www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-OSD

I found the first sentence of the MS article to be of most use…LOL

If you have no choice but use this archaic format, you could try lashing up an HTML page as per the examples shown, start a capture and open the page in IE. However, I think there should also be an INF file to go with the CAB…

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Windows Installer fails to access CAB with non default locale characters

by scmgalaxy KGeneralLeave a Comment on Windows Installer fails to access CAB with non default locale characters

installanywhereExpert created the topic: Windows Installer fails to access CAB with non default locale characters
Symptoms

A Windows installer package that has external CAB files that is installed from a folder with characters not in the current operating system locale. The installation may fail with an error similar to this:

MSI (s) (9C:E0) [10:20:57:951]: Product: Sample Application — Error 1311. Source file not found(cabinet): C:\??????? ??????\Test\locale.cab. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.

Resolution

You must set the system locale for the operating system to match the path that you are installing the Windows Installer package from.\

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APPLIES TO

* Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1
* Microsoft Windows Installer 3.0
* Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5

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