CPBO - how to use properly?

[dmarkwick 261]

I'm trying to use Kegetys' CPBO tool but it doesn't seem to be acting in the way I'm expecting. On my old machine, I would double-click a PBO and it would extract to a folder at that location.

Now however, on my new machine, it flashes up a dialogue box for a miniscule amount of time then disappears, no extracted folder. At least, not at the same location.

Right-clicking a PBO file gives me the option to open with CPBO, with the same result.

Is there a way to set up CPBO?

[mrcash2009 0]

Have you made sure under file association your removing any other ref to .pbo?

I know Arma2 can associate with it causing CPBO to do nothing, and it seems similar to what you describe. I would remove all file associations to ".pbo" first of all, and then re install cpbo again to re-associate itself. Also depending on if you use Vista/7 maybe run admin for it just in case (that ones a guess though).

When file browsing all pbo's should then show as the CPBO grey icon. It should act as you explained, Ive never known it act any different with any updates.

Edited June 6, 2011 by mrcash2009

[celery 8]

I have had the same problem ever since I started using Win 7.

[dmarkwick 261]

Have you made sure under file association your removing any other ref to .pbo?

I know Arma2 can associate with it causing CPBO to do nothing, and it seems similar to what you describe. I would remove all file associations to ".pbo" first of all, and then re install cpbo again to re-associate itself. Also depending on if you use Vista/7 maybe run admin for it just in case (that ones a guess though).

When file browsing all pbo's should then show as the CPBO grey icon. It should act as you explained, Ive never known it act any different with any updates.

Done all that, the association looks to be OK, and I'm running as admin etc. Still no joy :(

---------- Post added at 12:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:35 PM ----------

I have had the same problem ever since I started using Win 7.

Me too. I wonder if anyone running Win 7 has gotten it to work? (64-bit BTW.)

[Tankbuster 1733]

Me too. I wonder if anyone running Win 7 has gotten it to work? (64-bit BTW.)

Yeah, me. I use it all the time....

I have a nifty util to fix the associations, I'll send it to you when I get home this evening.

[NeMeSiS 11]

Could you post a link here? I would also like to have it. (And i guess everyone else on win7 too)

[Tankbuster 1733]

Yes, I will. It's at home so you'll have to wait until this evening. :)

[Tankbuster 1733]

OK guys. Here's the goodness. :)

http://www.teamspaff.co.uk/unassoc_1_4.zip

[Gunter Severloh 3948]

CPBO gave me problems earlier this year, so I stopped using it, and now use extract.Pbo with out issues,

you can get it here if your interested:

ExtractPbo1.80.rar

http://www.dev-heaven.net/projects/mikero-pbodll/files

Eliteness2.87.rar

works too.

[dmarkwick 261]

Thanks for both links Tankbuster & Gunter :) Will try both, see which suits most.

[NeMeSiS 11]

Thanks, i will try to try it tonight. :)

[dmarkwick 261]

By way of an update, I now have my old double-click unpack on PBO files. Thanks for the suggestions guys.

[celery 8]

Still not working for me. Unassoc only removes extra associations and double clicking a pbo will start Arma 2. Trying to open a pbo with cpbo results in nothing.

[[aps]gnat 28]

Yeh, always been too problematic for me ..... work for a while, then a patch or something might kill it again

.... had to give up on CPBO

[dmarkwick 261]

Still not working for me. Unassoc only removes extra associations and double clicking a pbo will start Arma 2. Trying to open a pbo with cpbo results in nothing.

I now use ExtractPBO1.80, after installing it alter the registry by running OpenPboWithExtractPbo.reg (which is included in the download) and that sets up the new double-click functionality.

[Tankbuster 1733]

I'll give this a bash too. I like the ease of use of cPBO, but it's not opening some newer mission files.