   *** Installation for Windows Commander + MultiArc ***

IMPORTANT: Use MultiArc 1.0.0.9 -- MsCab 0.63 doesn't work
                                   with MultiArc 1.0.0.8!

First of all you should decide, if your primary use of MsCab is to
make standard CAB archives or backup your private data. If you want
to make standard CAB archives, please use NoDirs\MsCab063.addon
(you can enter '-dirs' option for packing empty dirs).
If you want to use MsCab for backup private data, please use MsCab063.addon
(you can enter '-dirs-' option for creating standard CAB archives).

To install MsCab - copy MsCab.exe to hard drive, copy contents
of MsCab063.addon to your MultiArc.ini file, edit "Archiver" key to adjust
it to real placement of your MsCab.exe (default 'c:\Utils\MsCab.exe')
and associate CAB extension with MultiArc.wcx (in Windows Commander:
Configuration/Options/Packer/Configure packer extension DLLs
type cab in 'All files with extension (ending with)', press 'New type...'
button and choose MultiArc.wcx).

If you have external SFX modules for MsCab, put them in the same directory
as the MsCab.exe. If you want to replace default (included in MsCab.exe)
en_i.MsCabSFX module with another, simply copy that module
to Default.MsCabSFX file (in the same directory as the MsCab.exe).

If you don't have external SFX modules, you can visit http://www.mscab.prv.pl
and download them.

WARNING: You must use MultiArc 1.0.0.9 or above.


   *** Installation for FAR File and Archive Manager ***

IMPORTANT: MsCab 0.63 needs new string for packing -- @%%LNMA
           (instead of old @%%LNA), so please use new 'Cab.fmt'

1. Delete (if exist) Software\Far\Plugins\MultiArc\CAB key from registry
   (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER -- depends on FAR version)
   -- you can use 'FAR - CAB-.reg' (double-click it).
2. Copy 'Cab.fmt' to "\Program Files\Far\Plugins\MultiArc\Formats\Cab.fmt"
   (replace original/old 'Cab.fmt' file with file from MsCab063.zip package;
   you can use 'NoDirs\Cab.fmt' -- see description in the next paragraph).
3. Copy MsCab.exe to directory pointed by PATH (and copy external SFX modules
   to the same directory, if you have any).

'Cab.fmt' or 'NoDirs\Cab.fmt'?
You should decide, if your primary use of MsCab is to make standard
CAB archives or backup your private data. If you want to make standard
CAB archives, please use NoDirs\Cab.fmt (you can enter '-dirs' option
for packing empty dirs).
If you want to use MsCab for backup private data, please use Cab.fmt
(you can enter '-dirs-' option for creating standard CAB archives).


http://www.mscab.prv.pl