InstallShield CAB

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'''InstallShield CAB''' is a compressed archive format used by some versions (at least versions 5 and 6) of the InstallShield installation software. It is the successor to [[InstallShield Z]] format. It reportedly uses [[zlib]] compression. It is not the same as Microsoft's [[Cabinet]] format.
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'''InstallShield CAB''' is a compressed archive format used by some versions (at least versions 5 and 6) of the [[InstallShield]] installation software. It is the successor to [[InstallShield Z]] format. It reportedly uses [[zlib]] compression. It is not the same as Microsoft's [[Cabinet]] format.
  
 
== Identification ==
 
== Identification ==
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[InstallShield Z]]
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* [[InstallShield installer archive]]
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* [[InstallShield Z]] (predecessor)
* [[Cabinet]]
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* [[Cabinet]] (for comparison)
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==

Revision as of 17:18, 11 June 2022

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Name InstallShield CAB
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Extension(s) .cab, .hdr
Wikidata ID Q28758102

InstallShield CAB is a compressed archive format used by some versions (at least versions 5 and 6) of the InstallShield installation software. It is the successor to InstallShield Z format. It reportedly uses zlib compression. It is not the same as Microsoft's Cabinet format.

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