got the drivers--how do I UNrar something? ... Well, winxp can do all of the compressed formats except a few that winrar can handle, which is why I have it.

Investorguy · 12-12-2002, 03:15 PM

What is this .rar? Is this better than winzip? I there a free/demo .rar program out there that you know about?

Those new drivers for the 8886 are .rar'ed in case you were wondering.

iNetJunkie · 12-12-2002, 03:22 PM

.rar is another kind of compression algorithm.
You can use WinRAR to extract the files.
Also check towards the end of this thread.
HTH
-iNJ

Dragon57 · 12-12-2002, 03:25 PM

Rar is yet another compressed file type. The main program peoplel use is WinRAR. You can get it at http://www.rarlab.com. It is not free, but you can download an eval version. There are also freeware 'do it all' archivers that will handle most rar files. Just do a google search for freeware rar archive programs.

*mxyzptlk · 12-12-2002, 05:07 PM

winrar can also handle .zip files as well as a plethora of other compressed formats. Thats why its my archiving program of choice

Zachquiel · 12-12-2002, 07:52 PM

I prefer winace (www.winace.com) since it handles the most popular compressing formats (includes ace, zip, rar, etc).

denkc · 12-22-2002, 04:17 AM

Regarding compressors...I'm not sure if RAR compresses to a smaller size, but one of the pluses is that even if the file is not completely downloaded, you'll receive most of the files in the .rar file.

beebster83 · 12-22-2002, 11:18 PM

Well, winxp can do all of the compressed formats except a few that winrar can handle, which is why I have it.

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12-12-2002, 03:22 PM	#2
iNetJunkie Addicted Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: MN Posts: 121 Credits: -317	.rar is another kind of compression algorithm. You can use WinRAR to extract the files. Also check towards the end of this thread. HTH -iNJ

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Dragon57 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Texas - USA Posts: 103 Credits: -98	Rar is yet another compressed file type. The main program peoplel use is WinRAR. You can get it at http://www.rarlab.com. It is not free, but you can download an eval version. There are also freeware 'do it all' archivers that will handle most rar files. Just do a google search for freeware rar archive programs.

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