I was trying to download a free trial of windows xp64. I put the files on a cd?

Question

I put the files into winrar before I put onto the disk. Now I can't exract the files that are on the disk, what can I do to get the files extracted.

Answer 1

You are saying your CD has the .rar files on it now? I have an older version of WinRar (3.6 I believe) that absolutely goes crazy if I double click a .rar file on a CD. I think the reason for that, is it tries to create a temp file on the CD drive (which it can't). If the program was smart, it should automatically default to the C:\drive for temporary files.

But any hoo, the only way around that is a hassle. You have to copy the .rar files from the CD to your hard drive first and the open the .rar file on your hard drive.

I believe (but don't quote me) that if you instead of double clicking the .rar on the cd first, that you open Win Rar (from Start, Programs) and then Click File, Open (in Winrar) and then OPen the .rar on your CD, then it won't go crazy.

I know Winrar is suppose to a tad bit better compression than Winzip, but its not really that noticeable. If you stick with Winzip, it doesn't have that problem.

Answer 2

Do you have an Athalon 64 computer or other 64 bit computer?

Yes, you will have to extract the files onto your hard drive. Go back and read the instructions from the download page, and see how these files should be arranged on the CD. HEY, maybe these files were supposed to be burned onto a DVD?

Good luck and Happy Computing!