windows/option/cabs HELP

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whenever I am trying to install anything.......dont matter what it is ( I always get cant find file and its looking towards windows/option/cabs) I try to point it to look where it is supposed to like d: for instance......but it wont... it says something like file not found....then gets stuck. I looked to view all files in c:/windows/options/cabs and theres only about 9 in there ? Any ideas its driving me nuts.

Dell Dimension bios A02. Windows Me (could it be it's not installing all the files off of the cdrom) Computer worked fine until I had to do a clean install.....(yes I called dell) They already made me install about 6 times... replaced hard drive and modem. Which still dont work right. Would going back to windows 2000 or going up to windows xp help?

Denny Denham · Answer

Autumnfire, Installing 'anything' should not require accessing your Windows .cab files, which contain system files. Applications may use versions of system files but they should be included with the installation. The only time you should see the .cab files required would be if you were adding a Windows component (such as you might from Start|Settings|Control Panel|Add/Remove Programs, Windows Setup tab). A clean install would have removed the entries in C:\Windows\Options\Cabs but it also should have removed the entry in the Registry that points to that location. If you would like Windows to look to your CD for those files you may have to edit the Registry. Go to Start|Run, type regedit and click OK. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup and change the value in SourcePath to D:\Win98. Are you a new computer owner, or simply new to Delltalk? You may find some helpful information on how best to use this forum here.Want to make a hyperlink in your post, want to add a graphic or sound file, need to troubleshoot a non-working Java applet, want to build an attractive signature? These capabilities can be yours if you visit Denny's DellT@lk Tutorials. For help in deciding what can be eliminated from your Startup list, take a look here.Want to get rid of Network Neighborhood, change your Registered Owner name? Check out the little utilities at Delltalk Tweekz.Ready to sign up for Web server space? Want to learn FTP? Visit Web Presence for Beginners.For new users (or veterans who would like to help a new user), a number of basic Windows tasks are illustrated in Denny's Tutorial Viewlets.Note: I do not answer Instant Messages but I do answer email.

fix-it · Answer

Denny, If he is trying to install something like a Network card, it will ask for the cab files. Also AOL will ask for the cab files sometiomes too. Just FYI Jerry

Denny Denham · Answer

Jerry,

Thanks for the information. Was not aware of that (as I have never installed a Network card). Of course, if someone chooses to install AOL they deserve whatever they get.

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Are you a new computer owner, or simply new to Delltalk? You may find some helpful information on how best to use this forum here.
Want to make a hyperlink in your post, want to add a graphic or sound file, need to troubleshoot a non-working Java applet, want to build an attractive signature? These capabilities can be yours if you visit Denny's DellT@lk Tutorials.
For help in deciding what can be eliminated from your Startup list, take a look here.
Want to get rid of Network Neighborhood, change your Registered Owner name? Check out the little utilities at Delltalk Tweekz.
Ready to sign up for Web server space? Want to learn FTP? Visit Web Presence for Beginners.
For new users (or veterans who would like to help a new user), a number of basic Windows tasks are illustrated in Denny's Tutorial Viewlets.

Note: I do not answer Instant Messages but I do answer email.

fix-it · Answer

I totally agree with you on AOL.

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