RAR is similar to WinZIP, just works differently to
produce the same sort of thing.
You must have used WinZip to open a .zip file at
some time, surely?
In Windows XP it is built in and XP handles the
files like a directory - you will see the files in
Windows Explorer like a directory but with a
different icon.
It compresses (shrinks in size) any number of
files and packs then in to one file, for ease of
transmission/uploading/downloading.
It means I don't have to upload each episode
separately to YouSendIt or sendspace and then
have to post a separate link in the group for each
episode. Sorry, but I am not going to do that,
life is too short.
Step-by-step Guide to WinRAR
installation
===============================
Click 'Save' on the download Window that opens
up
For ease of use - save to your 'Desktop' - the
background of your screen
Go to the wrar370.exe icon on the
desktop
If you are nervous, Right-click the icon and select
your Anti-Virus scanner.
(You do have anti-virus installed don't
you?)
When the scan is complete, Rt-Click the icon and
select 'Open'
The installer does not have a Digital Signature
so click 'Run' if a Security
Warning window opens up.
Select 'Install' in the installer
Window.
WinRAR now installs.
Select 'Add WinRAR to desktop' - the other
default options are good enough.
Click OK in the WinRAR Setup
window
Click 'Done'
That's WinRAR installed.
Step-by-step guide to running WinRAR
============================
Having downloaded the .rar file from the Group and
saved it to your desktop, open it
Note there will be two icons on your desktop now, a
shortcut to the WinRAR program
you have just installed and the RAR archive you
have just downloaded.
Either
Double-click the WinRAR program
icon to start it
then
File menu
-> Open archive...
browse to
your desktop and select the archive <filename>.rar
or
Rt-click the .rar file you
down-loaded and select Open
Click 'Extract To'
Select the destination folder
Click OK to extract
It takes a fraction of the time it takes to read
this first time to actually do it.
Trust me.
Cheers
Don
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