Unzipping a Windows executable archive (solved)

[gerald.feldman at hp.com (Jerry Feldman)]

On Saturday 08 April 2006 4:36 pm, Jerry Feldman wrote:
> I downloaded a Windows archive that I needed to unpack. In this
> specific case it does not expand under dosbox or wine.
> I simply went over to my wife's windows box, unpacked it then copied
> the directory.
>
> Anyone suggest a way to do this under Linux. (I didn't want to spend
> more than a couple of minutes on it).
I found that the file I had (SP32158.exe) is essentially a cabinet file and 
extracts using cabextract(1). 
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