When you attempt to view the contents of a cabinet (.cab) file using the CabView tool included with Windows Me, Windows 98 and the Windows 95 version of Microsoft PowerToys, you may experience the following symptoms:

•	When you right click a .cab file, the View command is missing from the menu.
•	When you double-click a .cab file, WinZip starts.

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This behavior can occur if WinZip 7.0 is installed on your computer.

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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To resolve this behavior change the default string value to "CLSID\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}" (without quotation marks) in the following registry key: If the behavior persists, change the default string value to "explorer /root,{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262},%1" (without quotation marks) in the following registry key:

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Changing one or both of the registry keys enables you to use both CabView and WinZip to view the contents of .cab files.

After you modify the registry, you can view the contents of .cab files in the following ways:

•	Double-click a .cab file to view its contents using CabView.
•	Right-click a .cab file, and then click View. CabView is used to display the contents of the file.
•	Right-click a .cab file, and then click Extract To. WinZip is used to display the contents of the file.

Uninstalling WinZip does not re-associate .cab files with CabView.

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