What is makecab command?

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What is makecab command?

Makecab command-line tool is available in Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. Makecab command-line tool is used for packaging setup program and compression. This tool is used to compress files.

What does makecab exe do?

The makecab.exe program compresses the Component-Based Servicing log files (CBS log files) – and these could be huge! If not compressed, these files would utilize significant system space. Ideally, makecab.exe does not consume a high CPU for doing this.

How do I edit a .cab file?

To my surprise, there seems a software from ACD: ACDzip (now discontinued program) that CAN MODIFY the . CAB files. You can make cab file by using makecab.exe in cmd, if you have multiple files,then you can use makecab file directives to add files to . cab file.

How do I run a CAB file in Windows 10?

Install CAB file for driver update

  1. Open File Explorer.
  2. Navigate to the folder with the achieve-file.
  3. Double-click the CAB file to open it.
  4. Select all the contents (Ctrl + A).
  5. Right-click the selection and select the Extract option.
  6. Select the folder destination to extract the files.
  7. Click the Extract button.
  8. Open Start.

How do I read a CAB file?

Windows Explorer

  1. Click the Start button and select “Computer” from the menu to launch the native Windows 7 file manager.
  2. Select the drive and open the folder that contains the CAB file.
  3. Right-click the CAB file and select “Open” from the context menu to open it in Windows Explorer and view its contents.

How do I extract multiple cab files?

How to open CAB files

  1. Download and save the CAB file to your computer.
  2. Launch WinZip and open the compressed file by clicking File > Open.
  3. Select all of the files in the compressed folder or select only the files you want to extract by holding the CTRL key and left-clicking on them.

What is a cabinet file used for?

CAB file extension stands for Cabinet file which is an archive file format commonly used in Windows platform. The key purpose of this format is to contain and share software installation files.