Cannot Use CabView Tool to View Contents of Cabinet Files

ID: Q197144

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to view the contents of a cabinet (.cab) file using the CabView tool included with Windows 98 and the Windows 95 version of Microsoft PowerToys, you may experience the following symptoms:

When you right click a .cab file, the View command is missing from the menu.

When you double-click a .cab file, WinZip starts.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if WinZip 7.0 is installed on your computer.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To resolve this behavior change the default string value to "CLSID\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}" (without quotation marks) in the following registry key:


   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cab

If the behavior persists, change the default string value to "explorer /root,{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262},%1" (without quotation marks) in the following registry key:


   HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}\ 
      shell\open\command

MORE INFORMATION

Changing one or both of the registry keys enables you to use both CabView and WinZip to view the contents of .cab files.

After you modify the registry, you can view the contents of .cab files in the following ways:

Double-click a .cab file to view its contents using CabView.

Right-click a .cab file, and then click View. CabView is used to display the contents of the file.

Right-click a .cab file, and then click Extract To. WinZip is used to display the contents of the file.

Uninstalling WinZip does not re-associate .cab files with CabView.

The third-party product discussed in this article is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.


Keywords          : kbtool win95 win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 2, 1999