Steps to Install .CAB file in windows 7 or 8
Question: How to install .cab file? It is just a compressed archive file containing files inside it. It cannot be executed directly. We can extract the contents from the .cab file but how to install it? Answer: We can use the build in pkgmgr.exe (Windows Package Manager) to install the .cab file. S teps: Open an elevated command prompt and run the following command to install the Cabinet file. Pkgmgr /ip /m:(path to.cab file) /quiet Example: start /w Pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\temp\Windows6.0-KB92xxx-x86.cab /quiet or Pkgmgr /ip /m:c:\test.cab /quiet Pkgmgr /? will show the complete list of commands that can be used. Screenshot below. You can also take log file for the Installation and Uninstallation using the /l parameter at the end of the ...