rar archives and .cab files!!! - Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General

Guys, I'm stupid.
When i download a .cab file it appears as a Rar archive - with 1 .xml file and loads of other files - how do I extract it to a .cab file to install on my pda?
Sorry.
fanger

i suspect that your winrar just associated cab files to itself
the fact that they apear with a winrar icon and open in winrar when you click on them
dont mean they are .rar
just get them to the pda and run them

Thanks.
Have just tried exactly that and - Hey presto -
Thankyou for not taking the mick as well

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Unpack ROM

Hi all
I have a problem with unpacking the ROM file.
I've downloaded the file NL_11300_131_11200.exe and in the tutorial it says right click and unpack. Now I allready have Winrar but all I can choose is Add and Compress options no Unpack option.
Am I missing something?
thanks in advance
If you don't succeed with WinRar, try WinZip or just execute the exe-file & search in your temp folders for the .nbf files. Don't close the program before you copied those files to a save place.
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Yes i tried to search the file *.nbf and *.nb1 on my computer while the setup is still on but it can't find any files.
I have 2 hardisc and i've allso search on the other one but no results.
i haven't tried winzip yet i'll try it now
Right-mouse click on the exe file and then select extract here. Files will be automatically placed in the same place where the exe file is.

edit *.cab like *.zip or *.rar

Yall Know cab files Cant be edited on Win RaR but Found a Program That Lets You edit it take files add filed and modify _Setup.xml the Programs name is IZARc and i think its Free dats how i edit cab files anyWay i First Extract the Files Win Rar Then Modify them and Wen im done i open the cab file with IZArc And Drag All the files in the folder to IZarc and VoilA!! a edited cab file but for some reason cant install them via active sync but they install alrite on device
Nice find!
I've downloaded, and will definitely try it out.
WinCE Cab manager?
Just like 7-zip, correct?

howto convert from RAR file to .CAB

Hi, guys and gals. I have a question on how to install Ifonz and I contact to my wing.I download the WinRAR file,extract it to a folder and copy it to storage card,try to install it,it won't install.all I see is xml,but not .cab.how do I make it as .cab in order to run it on my wing.Thanks in advance.
The-Marsh said:
Hi, guys and gals. I have a question on how to install Ifonz and I contact to my wing.I download the WinRAR file,extract it to a folder and copy it to storage card,try to install it,it won't install.all I see is xml,but not .cab.how do I make it as .cab in order to run it on my wing.Thanks in advance.
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when you have winrar is shows cab files as archives
no it does not have anything say .cab i only see setup.xml that is it.when I click on that to install with my wing it open that folder all I see is words and symbols.
Lol, that's what is usually inside a cab. An xml and a few other files. Just run that "rar" on your device and you'll be fine and if you want, you can just rename the file to xxxxxx.cab instead of rar.
my device does not have Winrar to extract the files.I only can extract with my desktop.after extract it,it replace as a folder.I have tried rename that folder as xxxxx.cab and copy it to my storage card via Activesync.when I open that file to run,it does not install as like other file such as google map from google site.am I dumb or what
If the IFonz cab is compressed as a rar file, use winrar on your computer to open the rar file. You can download winrar for free - just google it. Once you have opened the rar file with winrar you will see what looks like another rar file inside. This is the cab. Do not open this. Simply drag and drop this to your desktop *or wherever you want on your computer* and then place that on your device. then use your device and navigate to where you placed the cab and simply click on it to install.
HotRod you are the genesis.I have been trying to figure it out for days.you make it so clear even a dummy like me can learn Thank Bro.
The-Marsh said:
HotRod you are the genesis.I have been trying to figure it out for days.you make it so clear even a dummy like me can learn Thank Bro.
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Glad I could help.
windows see cab file as zip or rar (whatever u have anyway).......u just have to copy that "zip" file (which is a cab actually) to your card on the pda and from the pda (file manager etc etc) click it to install. DO NOT extraxt the "zip" file just copy it ....
Thanks Coolis, I got it installed.now I know some Winrar files, I have to extract in order to see the cab. files.some are just cab. files which is ready to install.what I did was,I extract every files even cab. files.that was my problem.I got it figured out.thanks guys.I have another queston.I have to post it under new thread.
i have similar problem,when i open .rar with winrar, i cant find any cab or rar file. pls help me...the first first file is meta-inf.

Q how can i play or install .rar gaemes

hey ive faund age of empires for ppc but i cant play it its a .rar date how can i install or play it?
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Unrar it.
goto http://www.rarlab.com
What is there download and right click on youre rar and extract the files the you need.
thx
yee somin like that ive searchd but icant go to inet whit my pc is there somin like that 4 pda or online unrar or so
thx
http://www.rarlab.com/rar/pocketrar39b1.exe
hehe thx but 44 this i most go 2 at my pc but i cant is there a posebilite
.rar files are archived files (compressed files)
you can unpack them with winrar, on the pc, or with winrar for ppc (for unpacking with the device itself)
the best way to unpack these .rar files is on your pc, and then copy the .cab file to your ppc, to start installing the game.
or use the instalation program included in the .rar file if it is an .exe file
a program will be installed to your pc, and the program will install and copy everything to your ppc.
if the game has no installation, only an .exe file and some data files, copy al the files to a new map on your ppc and click on the .exe (with an file explorer)
grtz.
download it on your phone, then connect your phone to a pc transfer the file to the pc and install it that way?
larsjeee said:
.rar files are archived files (compressed files)
you can unpack them with winrar, on the pc, or with winrar for ppc (for unpacking with the device itself)
the best way to unpack these .rar files is on your pc, and then copy the .cab file to your ppc, to start installing the game.
or use the instalation program included in the .rar file if it is an .exe file
a program will be installed to your pc, and the program will install and copy everything to your ppc.
if the game has no installation, only an .exe file and some data files, copy al the files to a new map on your ppc and click on the .exe (with an file explorer)
grtz.
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I've never felt so stupid. I've got Unrar on my computer and it seems to be unacking things, but it does it in a heartbeat and then I don't know where it's sending the unpacked files; i can't find them anywhere. where the heck do I look. The program doesn't seem to have a screen or any functions; it's doing something in the background AND making me feel like an idiot. Anyone got a "Well duh!" to help me blush?
right click the rar file and click extract here.
It will extract it to the same location you have the rar file.

WinRAr unpacks CAB files as XML docs??

Hi,
Can anyone help please. I have tried using both winzip & winrar to unpack CAB files, but they seem to be unpacked as HTML docs. If I click to run, takes me to html code page on the web.
you dont need to unzip the .cab files on your computer.
You just put the .cab file on your phone then "open" it on your phone. Thats how the .cab file runs.
It's kind of like an .exe file on your phone
Yeah - a cab file is an installer, similar to msi files on your PC. There's XML files in there that define what to do with the rest of the files in there.
if you want to see whats inside a cab file on your pc then use msceinf .. its free and very effective.
that way you can see what folders a cab sets up. extract what files it has, and tue registry too.
Thank you guys - downloaded a small cab and opened on device. Works fine.
Feel a bit naff for tearing my hair out over such a simple thing.
Now I'm going to try and find that msceinf as mentioned by fards.
thanks again.

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