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Sat 11/05/02 at 22:58
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How do you open RAR archives... I've just downloaded winrar but I'm still none the wiser as to how to use the thing...

I just have one .RAR file, and all I need to know is how to get the thing to work. Novice-stylee :-)

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Sun 12/05/02 at 02:50
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i would help but i dont know
Sun 12/05/02 at 02:42
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Sun 12/05/02 at 02:08
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Just to clarify: I was being sarcastic. Not sure how that's done in l33t.
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Sun 12/05/02 at 00:23
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Sun 12/05/02 at 00:14
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Turbonutter wrote:
> I think .zip/.tar.gz is better than rar. The best is .tar.bz2, not
> sure how you generate them on Windows though. They take ages too!

Gzip or GNU Tar can do this stuff in Windows: not very user friendly as I remember. Rar or zip are probably for compatability and ease of use. Or there's .ace files, which I find to be a complete pain in the bum.
Sun 12/05/02 at 00:10
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Isn't aladin expander used for RAR files? I'm sure it is.
Sun 12/05/02 at 00:08
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I think .zip/.tar.gz is better than rar. The best is .tar.bz2, not sure how you generate them on Windows though. They take ages too!
Sat 11/05/02 at 23:14
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:D i'm not sure but I think rar files are better, I think they compact more or something, nice to see you sussed your problem out though ;)
Sat 11/05/02 at 23:04
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gah... ignore me I'm being monumentally dumb...

Did I opt to click on the winrar.exe icon with the nice professional icon, that led to an easy to use windows interface?

Nope, I was dragged RAR files on to RAR.exe, mucking around in the registry.

A little education is a dangerous thing :-)

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