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    Need Help with RAR Archive.

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by BuyingLappy, Mar 6, 2009.

  1. BuyingLappy

    BuyingLappy Notebook Enthusiast

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    So i downloaded TC Hawx demo from file front. I went to go retrieve it in my documents folder and i couldnt look at it because it said is was a RAR archive file. So i did a lilttle research and downloaded WinAce so i could exract the files.

    Needless to say i extracted the files. I installed the game. However everytime i go to open the app it trys to unistall.

    Can anyone help me please??
     
    BuyingLappy, Mar 6, 2009
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  2. KevInSweden

    KevInSweden Notebook Enthusiast

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    http://www.rarlabs.com > use Winrar rather than Winace which is pretty archaic by todays standards :)

    30 days no nag trial, then you get nagged (very little)^

    http://www.7-zip.org/ 7 Zip also opens Winrar files.

    There are a multitude of apps out there, so find the one right for you.
     
    KevInSweden, Mar 6, 2009
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  3. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    WinRar all the way. good write up HERE
    been using the free 30 day trial for the last year and wont go back to zip
     
    MrDJ, Mar 6, 2009
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  4. Jlbrightbill

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    Winrar is multi-threaded unlike some other archivers.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Mar 6, 2009
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  5. Primes

    Primes Notebook Deity

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    7zip can use multiple cores/threads and can handle multivolume RAR archives. I used winrar for years and switched to 7zip.
     
    Primes, Mar 7, 2009
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