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02-14-2003, 12:10 AM

Noghri_ViR Pupil Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 48		How do you install cab files? I was wondering how you install cab files? Anyone know how to tell me?

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02-14-2003, 12:21 AM

Jason Dunn Executive Editor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23,595		Put them on the device (ActiveSync > Explore) then open up file explorer on the Pocket PC and tap on the CAB file.

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02-14-2003, 12:25 AM

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Put them on the device (ActiveSync > Explore) then open up file explorer on the Pocket PC and tap on the CAB file.

Cool.....thanks

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02-14-2003, 01:02 AM

spursdude Pontificator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,019		Also, if you want to be able to install your CAB files onto a storage card, you can pick up CabInstl for free...

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02-14-2003, 05:35 AM

Thefo Ponderer Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 65		It's worth pointing out that cab files delete themselves after installing. A way around this is to make the cab file read only on your PC before you copy it to the device. It would be a bummer if you moved the cab over, installed the app, and then found out that the only copy of the cab file you had for the app has deleted itself. Heath

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02-14-2003, 05:54 AM

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It's worth pointing out that cab files delete themselves after installing. A way around this is to make the cab file read only on your PC before you copy it to the device. It would be a bummer if you moved the cab over, installed the app, and then found out that the only copy of the cab file you had for the app has deleted itself.

Heath

Oh thanks for pointing that out. I was about to install it the same time I got the topic notification e-mail

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02-14-2003, 10:11 PM

R. DevilR Pupil Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 26		You can use cabInstl... you can choose to delete (or not) the *.cab file AND the installation folder ! __________________ Renaud PPC FaQ : french FAQ. Member of SorobanGeeks community

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