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GullyFoyle
06-01-2003, 04:10 PM
I think its a compressed file (like a zip), but Winzip won't open it. Is it "WinRar" that I should use? If so, the last five I d/l from Kazaa all had viruses (virii?) - is there a virus-free version available somewhere?

Thanks.

Tyke
06-01-2003, 04:15 PM
Nope, winzip won't do.

WinRAR is what you need. Easy to use, just right click on the compressed file (winRAR archive) or in the case of multi-part files, hold down ctrl and highlight all parts of the file, then right-click and choose "extract files". WinRAR will then create a new folder and extract all the compressed files there. Easy as that :D

get winRAR from http://www.rarlab.com/ (get the trial version, it's free and will suffice for your needs - and it should be virus-free from the official source :D )

Rocktron
06-01-2003, 04:18 PM
Or use WinAce! That one opens them all!

Tyke
06-01-2003, 04:23 PM
^^that too :lol: