help opening RAR files

Author: Windexed
Date: 2-Oct-2006, 10:43 PM

Author: Windexed
Time: 2-Oct-2006 10:43 PM
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Author: Windexed
Time: 2-Oct-2006 10:43 PM
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I was just wondering if someone could give me some general help (I'm a dummy suffice to say). I'm trying to open some RAR files, but when I click on them, it says something like windows doesn't recognize the file type. I know I need some sort of archiver, so I downloaded wrar361.exe - I also have "hjsplit" which I apparently need. Basically if someone could give a walkthrough of what to do that would be incredibly nice.

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Author: ADigitalMan
Time: 2-Oct-2006 11:23 PM
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Download and install WinRar from www.download.com. Once it's installed, you can right-click any .RAR file to get a list of options. Plus you can right click ANY file to make a RAR archive out of it. Dirt simple program.

I am fluent in over six million forms of procrastination.

Author: Windexed
Time: 2-Oct-2006 11:35 PM
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Well I have WinRAR, but it was a trial version and has expired. Will it still work? The RAR files are video files, but I don't know what player to use. So say I download the files again, do I...

a) drag them into WinRAR?

b) right click on the RAR file? If so, what do I choose?

c) where am I extracting them to?

what about the hjsplit thing? The guy seemed to indicate it was necessary.

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Author: Moth3r
Time: 3-Oct-2006 4:35 AM
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Originally posted by: Windexed
Well I have WinRAR, but it was a trial version and has expired. Will it still work? Maybe. Older versions used to display a nag screen but continue to function. Regardless, you should either register the software or use a free alternative - e.g. UnRAR (command line).

Originally posted by: Windexed
The RAR files are video files, but I don't know what player to use. RAR files are not video files, they are archive files.

However, if the archive contains a video, and no compression was applied when the archive was created, then the files may play in a media player. VLC is your best bet.

Originally posted by: Windexed
So say I download the files again, do I...

a) drag them into WinRAR?

b) right click on the RAR file? If so, what do I choose?

c) where am I extracting them to?

Try right-click, extract to, then extract to anywhere on your hard drive.

Originally posted by: Windexed
what about the hjsplit thing? The guy seemed to indicate it was necessary.

Not necessary; hjsplit is a different program and will not work on RAR files.

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