Opening .rar files Thread poster: Armorel Young
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I have been sent some files in .rar format. I haven't encountered this file extension before but Google tells me I need WinRAR to open them. Is this going to be simple to use and operate? I see that there is a free trial version of WinRAR, but how do I know whether I need the 32-bit or the 64-bit version?
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Jerzy Czopik 
Germany
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| One of the best (if not the best) archive programs available | Sep 6, 2010 |
You just install winRAR (to be purchased at www.rarlab.com), then save the file in a desired location of your hdd, right clik the file and say "Expand here". That's all.
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| 32 bit or 64 bit? | Sep 6, 2010 |
Sorry, Marilyne, hadn't seen your helpful posting!
[Edited at 2010-09-06 20:36 GMT]
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Jerzy Czopik
Germany
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| Start - Control Panel - System - Operating system type | Sep 6, 2010 |
it will tell you if you have 32 or 64 bit Windows.
However, the 32 bit version of RAR will work also on a 64 bit computer, AFAIR.
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John Fossey
Canada
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Anja Weggel
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My favourite program is Filzip (http://www.filzip.com), it is free, stable and supports .ace, .arc. arj, .cab, .gz, .lha, .jar, .rar, .tar and of course .zip, so you only need one program for all your needs.
Have fun
Anja
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| Thank you everyone | Sep 6, 2010 |
I've downloaded the trial version of WinRAR and it has opened the files perfectly, so for the time being the problem is solved!
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Nico Wagner
Portugal
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WinRAR will continue to work even after the 30 day trial-period expires, all that happens is a nag-screen that appears when you open the program...
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Eyob Fitwi
Ethiopia
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I see that your problem is solved, but just as a suggestion, try PeaZip from http://peazip.sourceforge.net/
It opens a lot more compressed files than just WinRAR ones, and it won't bother you with a nagging screen after a 30-day trial; its free.
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| Double byte file name and *.rar file | Sep 8, 2010 |
If your file to extract is a double-byte file name [e.g. Japanese, Chinese, Korean file names], you need the respective RAR program to unzip or you get a file handling failure message. Just rename to a single-byte file name before unzipping and it is OK.
Soonthon Lupkitaro
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