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  1. 10-26-2003, 09:17 PM #1
    nickyh
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    Does anyone know what i have to do or download in order to watch a .tar file?
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  3. 10-26-2003, 09:24 PM Movies & TV   -   #2
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    winrar

    the movie is inside the tar
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  5. 10-26-2003, 09:25 PM Movies & TV   -   #3
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    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.
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  7. 10-26-2003, 11:56 PM Movies & TV   -   #4
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    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?
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  9. 10-27-2003, 12:25 AM Movies & TV   -   #5
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    why dont u try it out? it usually takes 1-2 min
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  11. 10-27-2003, 01:32 AM Movies & TV   -   #6
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    It probably doesn't even take that long.
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  13. 10-27-2003, 01:38 AM Movies & TV   -   #7
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    Ok, well ive downloaded the file and extracted it and its in lots of small file segaments. Where do i go from here?
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  15. 10-27-2003, 01:41 AM Movies & TV   -   #8
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    now you need to open it with WinRar
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  17. 10-27-2003, 01:46 AM Movies & TV   -   #9
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    Originally posted by muchspl2@27 October 2003 - 01:41
    now you need to open it with WinRar
    Thats what i was talking about. Winrar extracted it into small file segaments in one folder.
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  19. 10-27-2003, 01:53 AM Movies & TV   -   #10
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    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
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