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Opening InstallScript .cab and .hdr Files
InstallShield 2015
Project: This information applies to the following project types:
Important: You can open data1.cab and data1.hdr files in the InstallShield Cabinet and Log File Viewer. Although InstallShield may create other .cab files such as data2.cab for your installation, the viewer can open only the data1.cab and data1.hdr files. Note that the data1.cab file, the data1.hdr file, and all other .cab files that are part of an InstallScript installation must be in the same folder when you are using the InstallShield Cabinet and Log File Viewer.
To open a data1.cab or data1.hdr file in the InstallShield Cabinet and Log File Viewer:
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On the File menu, click Open. The Open dialog box opens. |
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Browse to the location that contains the file that you want to open, and then select that file. |
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Click the Open button. |
The InstallShield Cabinet and Log File Viewer shows the following information for a data1.hdr or data1.cab file:
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Features—The viewer shows the settings that are configured for each feature in the installation. It also shows the components that are associated with each feature. |
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Components—The viewer shows the settings that are configured for each component in the installation. Expand a component to see the files that are included in that component. You can extract any of the files. |
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Setup Types—The viewer displays the settings that are configured for each setup type in the installation. This area of the viewer also shows the features that are associated with each setup type. |
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Explorer Shell—The viewer lists each of the shell objects that you added to your project in InstallShield. For example, if you included any shortcuts or program folders in your installation, they are displayed in this area of the viewer. |
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Registry Entries—The viewer lists all of the entries that are to be installed to the target system’s registry. |
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Media Settings—The viewer shows project settings that were configured in the General Information view. It also includes information about the version of InstallShield that created the file. |
To view any of that information for a data1.hdr or data1.cab file, expand that node in the left pane of the InstallShield Cabinet and Log File Viewer, and click any of the nodes or subnodes.
See Also
Overview of InstallScript .cab and .hdr Files