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JIM B
August 30th 06, 04:12 AM
Would some kind , generous person :please: explain to me how to download and
view RAR media...
I have winrar but don't know what to do with it...
I have punched buttons till i am blue in the face...
Any help would be greatly appreciated....
TNANKS !!!!!!!!!!!
Stephen Burnett
August 30th 06, 02:49 PM
Jim,
RAR files are compressed archives not Media files. RAR archives decrease
the size of files so that they download quicker. If this is supposed to be
a video file, the video file will be inside.
To extract the video file from the archive, you need to use a utility such
as WinRAR or WinACE
www.rarlabs.com
www.winace.com
"JIM B" > wrote in message
...
> Would some kind , generous person :please: explain to me how to download
> and view RAR media...
> I have winrar but don't know what to do with it...
> I have punched buttons till i am blue in the face...
> Any help would be greatly appreciated....
> TNANKS !!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
JIM B
August 31st 06, 02:10 AM
THANKS FOR THE HELP... REALY APPRECIATE !!!!!
"Stephen Burnett" > wrote in message
...
> Jim,
>
> RAR files are compressed archives not Media files. RAR archives decrease
> the size of files so that they download quicker. If this is supposed to
> be a video file, the video file will be inside.
>
> To extract the video file from the archive, you need to use a utility such
> as WinRAR or WinACE
>
> www.rarlabs.com
> www.winace.com
>
>
> "JIM B" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Would some kind , generous person :please: explain to me how to download
>> and view RAR media...
>> I have winrar but don't know what to do with it...
>> I have punched buttons till i am blue in the face...
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated....
>> TNANKS !!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>>
>
>
wolfmanjack81
September 1st 06, 01:33 PM
"JIM B" wrote:
> THANKS FOR THE HELP... REALY APPRECIATE !!!!!
>
>
> "Stephen Burnett" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Jim,
> >
> > RAR files are compressed archives not Media files. RAR archives decrease
> > the size of files so that they download quicker. If this is supposed to
> > be a video file, the video file will be inside.
> >
> > To extract the video file from the archive, you need to use a utility such
> > as WinRAR or WinACE
> >
> > www.rarlabs.com
> > www.winace.com
> >
> >
> > "JIM B" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Would some kind , generous person :please: explain to me how to download
> >> and view RAR media...
> >> I have winrar but don't know what to do with it...
> >> I have punched buttons till i am blue in the face...
> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated....
> >> TNANKS !!!!!!!!!!!
the best program I have found for rar files and also zip files is Zip Genius
free utility programyou have the option of extracting anywhere you wish .
what I have found to be easiest is to extract all compressed files using this
.. I have removed winace and winzip from computer this is all one needs. link
is http://downloads.zipgenius.it/zipgenius/index.htm hope you enjoy
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