Cabinet Files Not Recognized as Data Source
Article ID: 139426
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
This article was previously published under Q139426
SYMPTOMS
Windows 95 may be unable to access files stored in cabinet (.cab) files.
For example, when you are trying to install a Windows 95 component using
the Add/Remove Programs tool, the component may not be installed and you
may not receive any error message.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if Windows 95 Setup does not create a Layout.inf
file when you originally install Windows 95 from a flat folder of
expanded files.
RESOLUTION
Extract the Layout.inf file from the Precopy2.cab cabinet file on the
Windows 95 CD-ROM or on Setup Disk 2 to the Windows\Inf folder, and then
try to install the component again.
For information about the Extract tool, type "extract" (without
quotation marks) at a command prompt, or see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
MORE INFORMATION
Information about cabinet files is stored in the Layout.inf file.
Cabinet files are compressed distribution files containing Windows 95
installation files.
Keywords: KB139426