Reason:

The error: “Compressed file a:\(FILE2.CAB)” occurs if the file is corrupted.

Solution:

The solution to the problem

Follow the instructions to fix the error: “Compressed file a:\(FILE2.CAB)”:

Step 1-Edit c:\autoexec.bat:

1. Click on the ‘File’ menu and click on ‘Run’ in Program Manager. This will open ‘Run’ dialog box
2. Now,  in the ‘Command Line’ box , type ‘sysedit’.
3. Click on ‘OK’.
4. From the menu, select ‘c:\autoexec.bat’.
5. Scroll to the line that reads:

“netroom\xload.exe -sd001 -m31488 c: \mmclk\chaceclk.exe /k=3072/wk=3072 /h=2048 /wb=1”

1. Type ‘REM’ before the command line.
2. Click on ‘File’ menu and click on ‘Save’.
3. Click on the ‘File’ menu and click on ‘Exit’.

Step 2-Restart your computer.

Step 3-Now, install the desired application.

Step 4-Once the installation completes, repeat step 1), remove the REM text, and save autoexec.bat.

Footnotes:

When you extract a compressed file that has a .zip file name extension on a Windows Vista-based computer: ‘This file was compressed using an unknown compression method’.