Win98-EXTRACT Windows stores files in a
compressed format called CAB files (short for cabinet). In order to replace a
single corrupt or missing file you need to be able to extract it from the CAB
files folder. There is an EXTRACT
(EXPAND in WIN2000) program which will find and retrieve the file from the CD
for you. You need to know the name of
the file you are looking for and also where you want to place it when
you find it. So go to the command (DOS)
prompt and check all the CAB files for your ‘missingfile’ at one time with this command. EXTRACT
/Y /A WIN98_21.CAB MISSINGFILE.EXT
This will go through all
the CAB files starting at WIN98_21 until it finds the file. You can see the
switches for this by typing EXTRACT /?
at the command prompt. It’s important to start
the search at the first CAB file in the directory. Win 2000-EXPAND
EXPAND works equally well
but has a slightly different command structure.
To get to the command prompt in Win2000, you can select START, RUN, and
type CMD. To access a particular file, type in the proper location and name,
but use a -F switch.
For example, to search the CAB files in the I386 folder on the
CD rom for the MWWDM.SYS, type the following: EXPAND D:\I386\*.CAB –F:MWWDM.SYS
C:\ This will search all CAB
files in the D:I386
folder looking for the file. When it
locates the file, it expands it and places it in the C:\ folder.
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