KB139024 - OFF: Extract Command Copies Cabinet File Structure

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Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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SUMMARY

When you extract a file from a cabinet file on a source disk, the cabinet's directory structure may be appended to the destination path where the file is copied. This may place the file in an unexpected location on your hard disk.

WORKAROUND

To copy a file from a source disk without appending the cabinet's file directory structure do the following:

From the MS-DOS command prompt, switch to the root directory by typing the following and pressing ENTER:
CD C:
Insert Disk 1 for the product, and type the following and press ENTER:
Copy a:\extract.exe
Insert the disk that has the file you want to extract and use the following syntax at the command prompt and press ENTER:
Extract A:\<cabinet filename> /c C:\<path name>\<filename>

The following is an example of the syntax used in the steps listed above:

Extract A:\msoff2.cab /c C:\windows\system\mso95.dll

MORE INFORMATION

If you extract the file Mso95.dll to C:\Windows\System using the either of the following commands command

Extract A:\msoff2.cab /L C:\Windows\System Mso95.dll

-or-

Extract a:\msoff2.cab Mso95.dll

The file will be copied to C:\Windows\System\OS\System. This behavior occurs because in this example, most DLL files are stored in the cabinet file under the directory structure of OS\System. Files may be appended from append from 0 to 3 directories deep depending on cabinet file structure.

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120006 How to Copy Files from Cabinets on DMF-Formatted Disks.

135657 Microsoft Office 7.0 Disks 1-8 .CAB Contents (DMF)

135658 Microsoft Office 7.0 Disks 9-16 .CAB Contents (DMF)

135659 Microsoft Office 7.0 Disks 17-24 .CAB Contents (DMF)

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