G
Guest
I have downloaded a compressed file and saved it to my computer, but when I
click to open it nothing happens.
click to open it nothing happens.
Y
Yves Alarie
A .rar file is similar to a compressed .zip file.
So you need to deompress this file to the original file format used to
create it. For example, if this was a photo file, the original format may be
..jpg, .tif, .bmp, etc. Somebody compressed the file with the rar software
and now it is a .rar file. So you need to decompress it.
You can go to this site to get the software to do this:
http://www.download-zone-free.com/winrar/
So you need to deompress this file to the original file format used to
create it. For example, if this was a photo file, the original format may be
..jpg, .tif, .bmp, etc. Somebody compressed the file with the rar software
and now it is a .rar file. So you need to decompress it.
You can go to this site to get the software to do this:
http://www.download-zone-free.com/winrar/
G
Guest
This is supposed to be an expert zone :-((
Please go to the general Duscussion newsgroups.
Subgroup= Newbies.
Please go to the general Duscussion newsgroups.
Subgroup= Newbies.
Y
Yves Alarie
You have something to offer on how to open a .rar file?
If so post it.
Let us see your expert advice.
If so post it.
Let us see your expert advice.
S
Steve Cohen
Yves,
Comments as dumb as the one from NL12143 are best ignored. He's one of those
people that is never wrong.
Comments as dumb as the one from NL12143 are best ignored. He's one of those
people that is never wrong.
G
Guest
Right or wrong is not the issue.
I just want this expert zone to be an expert zone. Nothing worong with that.
Or are you drinking beer in the kindergarten instead of a bar.
Please post your question in the general groups and i'm convined they'll
answer you to look for a tool called WinRAR. I use TotalCommander instead of
MS File Explorer and unRAR is an option already included
,
What file do you need to unRAR ? Is the extension .rar or .exe ?
I just want this expert zone to be an expert zone. Nothing worong with that.
Or are you drinking beer in the kindergarten instead of a bar.
Please post your question in the general groups and i'm convined they'll
answer you to look for a tool called WinRAR. I use TotalCommander instead of
MS File Explorer and unRAR is an option already included
,What file do you need to unRAR ? Is the extension .rar or .exe ?
Y
Yves Alarie
I know you are correct. Best to ignore.
However, this newsgroup has always been a very friendly place. We don't send
abrupt "you stupid newbie" comments. Quite the contrary, answers here are
provided in a slow but sure "click on this....." and we try to get the
person asking the question to be comfortable about solving a particular
problem with our answers. This has been the style of the many volunteers
here, save a few.
So, I always resent somebody who suddenly comes in and tries to impress a
grandmother with some computer jargon.
You can see his response. Suddenly this newsgroup must be an expert
newsgroup and a question about a .rar file should be asked somewhere else.
Nonsense. A question about a .rar file can be asked anywhere.
So yes, I think you are correct about ignoring him since he contributed
absolutely nothing to solving the problem about the .rar file, but if we do
ignore him he will take over the newsgroup. My answer is no. Don't ignore
him. Tell him to contribute answers, not diatribes.
Well, it is Friday night. I need a little glass of cognac before I go to
bed. Have a nice picnic over this weekend and thanks for your comments.
However, this newsgroup has always been a very friendly place. We don't send
abrupt "you stupid newbie" comments. Quite the contrary, answers here are
provided in a slow but sure "click on this....." and we try to get the
person asking the question to be comfortable about solving a particular
problem with our answers. This has been the style of the many volunteers
here, save a few.
So, I always resent somebody who suddenly comes in and tries to impress a
grandmother with some computer jargon.
You can see his response. Suddenly this newsgroup must be an expert
newsgroup and a question about a .rar file should be asked somewhere else.
Nonsense. A question about a .rar file can be asked anywhere.
So yes, I think you are correct about ignoring him since he contributed
absolutely nothing to solving the problem about the .rar file, but if we do
ignore him he will take over the newsgroup. My answer is no. Don't ignore
him. Tell him to contribute answers, not diatribes.
Well, it is Friday night. I need a little glass of cognac before I go to
bed. Have a nice picnic over this weekend and thanks for your comments.