• LeveL
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Topic: Recompress DRIVER.CAB as a 3rd Party Driverpack?

I just recompressed DRIVER.CAB with 7-Zip on Ultra...

Original DRIVER.CAB file = 77.5Mb

7-Zipped DRIVER.CAB = 54.6Mb

I just extracted the files to: D\3\XP\[files]

So you can save a lot of space IF this works, I don't see why it won't?

I would use nLite and just strip out every single driver from XP.

BUT - what about the SCSI/RAID drivers in XP? Arn't those needed at the text mode stage?

This would be great if it works because it saves almost 23Mb but you lose... nothing!

  • LeveL
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Re: Recompress DRIVER.CAB as a 3rd Party Driverpack?

Hmmm, I tried this and it doesn't work, the sound drivers don't install.

How come its always sound drivers that seem to be the problem? Not with this
pack I just mean in general?! ALWAYS the sound drivers sad

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Re: Recompress DRIVER.CAB as a 3rd Party Driverpack?

How were you able to compress it using 7zip as a .CAB file?  I can't see any option for that.  I always use CabTool for CAB compression and 7zip for 7z compression.
I believe that the windows installer can only handle CAB files directly, any other compression type needs a 'helper' app loaded to handle other files.

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  • LeveL
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Re: Recompress DRIVER.CAB as a 3rd Party Driverpack?

I wasn't doing it as a CAB file, I was simply making a "3rd Party Driverpack"
out of DRIVER.CAB by extracting the files to this folder:

D\3\XP\*.* <-------- DRIVER.CAB files

Then compressing that D folder and calling it :

DP_ALLXP_wnt5_x86-32_01.7z

Then stripping all the drivers from Windows in nLite except SCSI/RAID

This takes DRIVER.CAB down toabout 12Mb, its still there with some drivers in it.

So DRIVER.CAB was originally 80Mb, if you extract it and 7-Zip it you save about 23Mb.

But it doesn't work, at least not for the sound drivers in XP anyway.