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winrar, winzip etc

boltonangel
boltonangel Posts: 1,018 Forumite
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hi

I know this it is stupid that i don't know this but i've just downloaded a file and when i go to open it it says it needs unzipping and a pop up comes up saying that i need to pay for a program to unzip it.

From what I remember I downloaded something for free on my last computer for unzipping files but I don't know if that#s right and where I would find it.

Sorry for being so thick!
Lead me not into temptation, I can find the way myself.

wins - peroni bottle opener, peroni bowl, peroni coastersx2 and a vodkat cocktail kit,
would love to win something 'proper'!!
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  • Lokolo
    Lokolo Posts: 20,861 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    Winrar

    http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

    The actual download: http://www.rarlab.com/rar/wrar393.exe

    HTH
  • The_Grandmaster
    The_Grandmaster Posts: 1,424 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Think this is it: http://www.rarlab.com/

    P.S. Lokolo got there first!
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 12 September 2010 at 8:47PM
    Is it a zip or a rar? What have you downloaded?

    What says you need to pay for a program? Winzip? If so, uninstall it, xp onwards can unzip without 3rd party software.

    If it's a rar, try 7zip
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • boltonangel
    boltonangel Posts: 1,018 Forumite
    thanks for those.

    I've just downloaded it but i still keep getting a pop up the same as before saying i need to purchase :/
    Lead me not into temptation, I can find the way myself.

    wins - peroni bottle opener, peroni bowl, peroni coastersx2 and a vodkat cocktail kit,
    would love to win something 'proper'!!
  • Lokolo
    Lokolo Posts: 20,861 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    boltonangel wrote: »
    thanks for those.

    I've just downloaded it but i still keep getting a pop up the same as before saying i need to purchase :/

    Whats the file you've just downloaded called?


    If you right click it, and click "Extract Here". That might work. Or you might have downloaded something else which is trying to get you to buy their software.
  • HO87
    HO87 Posts: 4,296 Forumite
    edited 12 September 2010 at 8:47PM
    Winrar provides you with a 30-day free trial and then will require you to click through the reminder every time you use it after that period. You could try the open source (free) tool 7zip and download it from here (clean download) which doesn't have the same reminder and will cope just as well as Winrar with zipped files.
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  • boltonangel
    boltonangel Posts: 1,018 Forumite
    thanks, I've just right clicked and clicked extract here and that worked. I hate all this zip and unzip file stuff :)
    Lead me not into temptation, I can find the way myself.

    wins - peroni bottle opener, peroni bowl, peroni coastersx2 and a vodkat cocktail kit,
    would love to win something 'proper'!!
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    closed wrote: »

    If it's a rar, try 7zip

    7zips fine for singular files, if its a hugh file split into sections then 7zip is cr*p ~ only winrar will do
    :idea:
  • Linbox
    Linbox Posts: 383 Forumite
    Izarc ( the best IMHO) and 7zip are Freeware where as winrar is trialware
  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Linbox wrote: »
    where as winrar is trialware

    But people can continue to use it regardless
    :idea:
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