quick cab question

[speck]

I'm not sure exactly how to ask this question, so I'll give an example:

Say I create a cab file which does nothing but copy a set of manila files to the windows directory.

I install the cab

Later I 'uninstall' the cab by going to 'remove programs'.

Question - when I installed the cab originally, if a file in the cab already exists in /windows, will the original file be backed up so that when I uninstall it will restore the original files?

[silentjoker]

no it just overwrites the file and deletes the original

[speck]

OK, thanks.

I wonder if I can do file operations in the cab to backup the original files? But then I guess I'd need a way to restore them on the uninstall. Oh well. I was just trying to figure out a quick way to be able to swap out icon sets easily.

[silentjoker]

why not just make a cab with the original files so when u uninstall u just install the old one

[speck]

OK - that's a good idea - I was obviously over-thinking this!

Thanks! (and I hit that button )

[eenieMINI]

If you're overwriting stock manila you can just uninstall and the original files come back on reboot. If you're overwriting/overcabbing already changed files and you want to restore to the last change then yes, you'd need to back up before install or reinstall the first cab....