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OFF: Extract Command Copies Cabinet File Structure
This article was previously published under Q139024
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.
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
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:
120006Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=120006/EN-US/
)
How to Copy Files from Cabinets on DMF-Formatted Disks.
135657Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=135657/EN-US/
)
Microsoft Office 7.0 Disks 1-8 .CAB Contents (DMF)
135658Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=135658/EN-US/
)
Microsoft Office 7.0 Disks 9-16 .CAB Contents (DMF)
135659Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=135659/EN-US/
)
Microsoft Office 7.0 Disks 17-24 .CAB Contents (DMF)
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
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