How to Create Cabinet Files in Windows XP

First, you must create a .DDF file., Load Notepad and type in the contents of the file., Save the file as anything with the extension DDF. ,Open a command prompt (Start/Run/cmd) , Type "makecab /f" (without quotes) and a space,and press= but don't...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: you must create a .DDF file.

    This is a plain text (ASCII) file.

    It stands for Diamond Directive File.

    An example one can be found here.
  2. Step 2: Load Notepad and type in the contents of the file.

    (See the example mentioned above for the syntax, replacing the example filename with your file name after CabinetNameTemplate and change "off" after Compress to "on" without quotes if you want compression.) ,,,,,,,,
  3. Step 3: Save the file as anything with the extension DDF.

  4. Step 4: Open a command prompt (Start/Run/cmd)

  5. Step 5: Type "makecab /f" (without quotes) and a space

  6. Step 6: and press= but don't press Enter yet.

  7. Step 7: Type in the filename of the DDF file

  8. Step 8: with the full path if it is not in the current directory.

  9. Step 9: Press Enter.

  10. Step 10: Delete all the files that were created except for the Disk1 folder.

  11. Step 11: Move the CAB file out of the Disk1 folder and delete the empty folder.

  12. Step 12: You're done!

Detailed Guide

This is a plain text (ASCII) file.

It stands for Diamond Directive File.

An example one can be found here.

(See the example mentioned above for the syntax, replacing the example filename with your file name after CabinetNameTemplate and change "off" after Compress to "on" without quotes if you want compression.) ,,,,,,,,

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