When i download programs that are the .rar (for example photoshop.rar) how come my computer doeasnt know what to do with it?? And how can i get it to work??
2006-07-10 05:42:50 · 12 answers · asked by Monster 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Thanks so far...but now which winrar should i use??
2006-07-10 05:47:35 · update #1
.rar is a compressed file format, like a zip file.
go to www.winrar.com or other download site and download the decompression tool. It will then work fine!
2006-07-10 05:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by Chris M 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
RAR is a file compression format. It is used, like zip compression to transfer large files over the internet. It does not work on your PC because you do not have any RAR program (such as WinRAR) installed. In order for you to open the file, first download and install a RAR program. After that you will be able to open it. Visit http://www.win-rar.com/
2006-07-10 14:31:34 · answer #2 · answered by Beatmaster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HI RAR is an archiving program like winzip. If you dont have the rar or winzip programs on your pc then your pc cannot recognise these files. You can get a free trial RAR file from www.rar.com or even if you get a winzip for free it works with RAR files. just google either rar or winzip and download the free version which works. good luck
2006-07-16 09:26:47 · answer #3 · answered by one_faithful_mo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rar it's compressed file. it has an algorithm which makes files smaller. to view the file compressed with rar you need a program called winrar for example. (http://www.rarlab.com/)
the process in which you get the original file is called decompression.
beware as many viruses come in emails attached and compressed with rar. make sure you first scan every compressed file you download with an anti virus program.
2006-07-10 12:50:31 · answer #4 · answered by Peter K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can open .rar files and other compressed files like .zip easily with a free utility called TugZip
- http://www.filehippo.com/download_tugzip/
"TUGZip is a powerful award-winning freeware archiving utility for Windows that provides support for a wide range of compressed, encoded and disc-image files, as well as very powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration."
Once installed, right click on the.rar file and select Extract To: .\nameof file or Extract Here
2006-07-10 12:53:14 · answer #5 · answered by zoomjet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A .rar file is a compressed file, like a .zip file only using a different method.
Download QuickZip (or a number of other freeware utilities) and you will be able to read and unpack .rar files.
http://www.nonags.com/nonags/ziputil.html
2006-07-10 12:49:36 · answer #6 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's 'cause the file has compretion go to google.com and type .rar and download the program to descompress that file it's call winrar
2006-07-10 12:46:08 · answer #7 · answered by MaxTunk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an archiving program... search download.com for rar and find an extractor... although it sounds like you are using in for illegal use...
2006-07-10 12:45:11 · answer #8 · answered by Duds331 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
download winrar
2006-07-10 12:46:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
download.com download winrar
2006-07-10 12:45:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋