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Tobacco Dreams
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 Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:51 am Post subject: Free alternative to WinRAR? |
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| Anyone know of a good freeware alternative to WinRAR? I occasionally need to open RAR files that I've downloaded. WinRAR has been working well enough, but will expire on me in a few days. What to do? |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:54 am Post subject: |
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| Download the full version of Winrar. "A friend of mine", did just that and it works great. |
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:58 am Post subject: |
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Heres a free copy for you.
Details:
Version 3.51 Corporate Edition
Made with:
This very same version of WinRAR using an SFX script.
Instructions:
Double click the WinRAR Install file and wait a few seconds. That's all.
http://download.yousendit.com/B0E468EF58FACC2E |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:05 am Post subject: |
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| 7zip.org |
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Tobacco Dreams
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:37 am Post subject: |
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| wormholes101 wrote: |
Heres a free copy for you.
Details:
Version 3.51 Corporate Edition
Made with:
This very same version of WinRAR using an SFX script.
Instructions:
Double click the WinRAR Install file and wait a few seconds. That's all.
http://download.yousendit.com/B0E468EF58FACC2E |
Wow! Thanks!
What more can I say? You guys have been great! |
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:57 am Post subject: |
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You're welcome!  |
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mack the knife
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: standing right behind you...
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:12 am Post subject: |
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WinRaR never expires, by the way. It says it does, but it doesn't.
Whenever I open it a pop-up says it's "expired", blah blah blah, but I just close the pop-up and go on about my business. |
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| mack the knife wrote: |
WinRaR never expires, by the way. It says it does, but it doesn't.
Whenever I open it a pop-up says it's "expired", blah blah blah, but I just close the pop-up and go on about my business. |
If you are sick of the pop ups, feel free to help yourself to the corporate edition I posted. |
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Giant
Joined: 14 May 2003
Location: South Korea
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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| ooo... that's alzip the program most koreans use! |
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Giant
Joined: 14 May 2003
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, but its free and easy to use, like WinRAR. Not that I use it. I have a legit copy of WinRAR |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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| So is 7zip and it handles most of the other compression formats too,. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Wrench wrote: |
| So is 7zip and it handles most of the other compression formats too,. |
Yes. Alzip is advertising-sponsored software. I wouldn't use it personally, though many like it.
I use Winrar and 7Zip. 7Zip handles other languages better than Winrar, and let's you change filenames inside archives, without completely rebuilding it. |
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wormholes101
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Recently I've been moving from using pirated software to using freeware alternatives and been nicely surprised with how good they are. Foobar2000 (music player) for example is a fantastic piece of software. I should take a look at 7zip. |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I tried Foobar and I didn't like it very much at all. Infact I hate most mp3 players out there. I use Winamp 2.7 still. The sound quality is very good and I like the EQ. |
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