WM IE opens cab files as text! WHY?

[Guest sleewok]

Whenever I try to download a cab file directly to my WM5 smartphone it opens to another page showing text for the cab file. Why won't it download the friggin thing?

THanks for any help.

Lee

[Guest gpcarreon (MVP)]

I can't download CAB file from my own site directly to phone but can do so when CABs are from another site (for example airfagev.com)

http://www.gpcarreon.com/MobileChat_SP_QVGA.CAB

http://www.airfagev.com/myapps/MobileChat_SP_QVGA.CAB

So maybe it could be server-side issue? :)

[Guest m@...]

I can't download CAB file from my own site directly to phone but can do so when CABs are from another site (for example airfagev.com)

http://www.gpcarreon.com/MobileChat_SP_QVGA.CAB

http://www.airfagev.com/myapps/MobileChat_SP_QVGA.CAB

So maybe it could be server-side issue? :)

Yes its a server side issue. Its to do with the MINE types being displayed in the browser. You need a .htaccess file in the same folder as the *.cab files...

Create a .txt file with below as its contents, move to your folder with the cab files in it and rename to .htaccess - Now reload the web page and you should be able to download cabs direct in PIE.

AddType application/octet-stream .cab 

AddType application/cab .cab

AddType application/x-compress .cab

AddType application/x-compressed .cab

AddType zz-application/zz-winassoc-cab .cab

AddType application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed .cab

Check these links out

http://www.sprintpcsinfo.com/content/view/27/

http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess.shtml

http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess9.shtml

[Guest morgan3000]

Maybe,there is a virus in your mobile. :)