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> The guy from nirvana did not know what he was talking about.
Amen to that...!!!
Cheers,
Ian
>
> A cab file is a compressed file contain the files that the Windows
> installer
> decompresses and then installs on your system.
>
> A lot of install .exe programs contain a file that the programer called
> data3.cab", it sounds like you have a faulty install disk from Nirvana.
> You
> cannot point at any data3.cab and have it contain the files that
> OmniTrader
> uses.
>
> Some .exe programs can be unzipped using WinAce. WinAce can also extract
> files contained in .cab files.
>
> If you dump your temp files, and then start the install and end task on it
> immediately after it decompress it self you may find the decompressed
> install files in your temp folder. Also if you look at the files on the
> install disk you may see the files and find data3.cab, it depends on if
> the
> exe is a single file like programs from Macromieda or if it is a multifile
> install like TS. They may have put data3.cab in the wrong folder on the
> install disk.
>
>
> Emptying your temp files may solve the problem as well.
>
> I have had major software that was assembled incorrectly on the Cd and
> have
> been able to rip the cd and reassemble it on my hard drive so that I could
> get it to install.
>
> The guy from nirvana did not know what he was talking about.
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> -------Original Message-------
> From: ianwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, December 21, 2001 07:25:00 PM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: ianwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Off Topic- OmniTrader/Win98 installation probs
> Nirvana tech support has been as much use as Bill Clinton in an
> anti-smoking
>
> campaign!
> There's a lot of clever folks here so I was wondering if anyone had any
> thoughts on the following problem.
> Running Windows 98 SE (v 4.10.222.A). I have had no probs installing
> OmniTrader 2000 and then 2001 but the 2002 update produces the following
> error:
> "Please insert the disk 0 that contains the file data3.cab"
> There is no data3.cab file on the installation CD.
> Nirvana support says: "I checked on this issue with my manager and this
> turns out to be a Windows system issue. This particular file is not
> associated with OT, so there is not much we will be able to assist you
> with."
> and then:
> "Windows Issue meas that this is in regards to a WINDOWS 98 issue. Not an
> OmniTrader issue. OT2002 is compatible with Win98."
> Hmm... Great support. They blame Win98. However, a scan through the
> original
>
> Win98 and the update CD does not reveal a data3.cab file...
> Anyone any ideas/suggestions...?
> Cheers,
> Ian
>
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