Cab-O-Matic: Usage
Written by Alex (nedge2k)   
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 20:28
Use of Cab-O-Matic is simple:
  • Zip up the files you want cabbed (including optional .reg file)
  • Upload the .zip
  • Click a few boxes
  • Download your .cab!

If you want your .cab to include registry settings,

include a .reg file in the .zip. The format for the entries is as follows:
HIVEROOT\PATH\TO\YOUR,KEY,DATATYPE,VALUE;

For example:

HKCR\Test\Test1,Test,STRING,test;
HKCU\Test\Test2,Test,DWORD,1;
HKLM\Test\Test3,Test,MSTRING,this is a test;
HKU\Test\Test4,Test,BINARY,00101110101;

You can now also use BINARY and MSTRING (multi-string) datatypes. Support for program menu shortcuts is now also available for .exe files in the .zips

Suggestions for use

Not sure what to .cab up? Why not start with something simple, like a few registry settings! As you can see above, the format of the .reg file is very simple so creating a .cab of your favourite reg tweaks couldn't be easier! Why not put the serial numbers of your favourite apps into a .cab, so you don't have to manually register them every time you hard reset? Why not even re-pack an existing .cab and tailor it to your liking? You can use the free tool MSCEInf to extract and existing .cab and then use Cab-O-Matic to re-pack it!

Last Updated on Sunday, 25 January 2009 00:41