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nickyh
10-26-2003, 09:17 PM
Does anyone know what i have to do or download in order to watch a .tar file?
{I}{K}{E}
10-26-2003, 09:24 PM
winrar

the movie is inside the tar ;)
Darth Sushi
10-26-2003, 09:25 PM
Originally posted by nickyh@26 October 2003 - 22:17
Does anyone know what i have to do or download in order to watch a .tar file?
A tar file is another form of zip file. Find a copy of WinRAR and unzip it.
nickyh
10-26-2003, 11:56 PM
Ok cheers, just wondering also...How long does it usually take to unzip/get the movie file from the .tar file if say the movie is bout 750mb?
quiksilver_aus
10-27-2003, 12:25 AM
why dont u try it out? it usually takes 1-2 min
Gre1
10-27-2003, 01:32 AM
It probably doesn't even take that long.
nickyh
10-27-2003, 01:38 AM
Ok, well ive downloaded the file and extracted it and its in lots of small file segaments. Where do i go from here?
muchspl2
10-27-2003, 01:41 AM
now you need to open it with WinRar (http://www.rarlabs.com/download.htm)
nickyh
10-27-2003, 01:46 AM
Originally posted by muchspl2@27 October 2003 - 01:41
now you need to open it with WinRar (http://www.rarlabs.com/download.htm)
Thats what i was talking about. Winrar extracted it into small file segaments in one folder.
muchspl2
10-27-2003, 01:53 AM
try again, this time open the first small file the came from the .tar

.tar to .rar to movie

/dear god please let it not be a bin cue to confuse him more