Help with .cat files

[coucou]

Hi,

I'm trying to integrate my PC drivers in my Windows XP to be unattended.

To do that i'm using Driver Genius Professional Edition. It working quiet good.

Unfortunately this time it collect the following .cat files with a 0K size (empty)

blueletaudio.cat

blueletfaxmdm.cat

blueletmdm.cat

btcusb.cat

bthidmgr.cat

btnulmdm.cat

cmudax.cat

netbt.cat

vbtenum.cat

vcomm.cat

vcommmgr.cat

wbscrxp.cat

I do a search on my c: disk and on the my original CD drivers... nada!

Infact i found folder drivers with a data1.cab and data1.hdr files, perhaps they contain my needed .cat files.

I had no suucess to open those files with any compressor (winzip, winrar, 7zip) and they are not recognized by expand or extract commands.

Is there anywhere to download cat files???

What tool to open those .cab and .hdr files???

TNX for any help

coucou

[coucou]

Hi,

Finally, I could open the (Installshield) .cab files with ZipScan.

I could found only Smart Card Reader ->wbscrxp.cat

All Other .cat files here bellow are from Blue Soleil 1.4.95 release 050124.

blueletaudio.cat

blueletfaxmdm.cat

blueletmdm.cat

btcusb.cat

bthidmgr.cat

btnulmdm.cat

netbt.cat

vbtenum.cat

vcomm.cat

vcommmgr.cat

As I have all the .cab files opened, Is there any how to build the .cat files???

Does anyone have those .cat files???

As I'm integrating the drivers with nLite 0.99 Does nLite need these .cat files???

Regards

coucou

[htc]

The theme "InstallShield packed cabs" has been discussed thousend times in this forum. Use the search button to get more.

All the .cat files are digitally signed by M$ to ensure the driver files(*.inf, *.sys, *.dll etc.)

1) authentical: the original files by the manufacturer and not infected by virus etc.

2) hardware compatible with MS Windows

You cannot create those files by yourself - but without those file works your driver as good as you have them - only not signed (by M$).

[coucou]

TNX for this info

coucou

[coucou]

Hi,

I just realize that for each Bluetooth (BlueSoleil) driver there is an .inf file which call it's .cat file (see blueletaudio.inf example here bellow)

------------------------------------------------------------------------
; blueletaudio.inf
; IVT Bluelet Virtual Audio Adapter Installation Script
; For Windows98SE/ME/2000/XP
;
; Copyright (c) 2000-2004, IVT Corporation.
; http://www.ivtcorporation.com
; http://www.bluesoleil.com
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Version]
Signature="$CHICAGO$"
Class=MEDIA
ClassGUID={4d36e96c-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Provider=%ProviderName%
CatalogFile=BlueletAudio.cat
DriverVer = 13/10/2004, 1.1.2
;LayoutFile=layout.inf, layout1.inf, layout2.inf

Do I have to delete this call from the .inf files like in this example "CatalogFile=BlueletAudio.cat" line ???

Regards

coucou

[htc]

No, you can leave it unchanged.

Many years ago when we had to use Windows 9x, you'd better comment out that line - otherwise windows would ask you for the file. Win2k/XP do not have such problem.