whats a rar file used for?

[vijaygunners]

whats a rar file used for because i find them in limewire searches when im looking for software but i dont know if it is dodgy or if i will even be able to open it

cheers

 

[per]

RAR is a compressed file like a zip file but rar will compress tighter than zip. Winrar is normally used to open it but winzip will also.

 

[per]

Just a note. When opening ANY file from Limewire, kazaa, etc. always do a virus scan before opening.

 

[Kage]

Yeah, always best to check for viruses.

Find Winrar at... well I'd check with google, but it isn't available at the moment... weird...

 

[mark thorpe]

http://www.rarlab.com/

is a link to winrar

 

[Kage]

Thats the one. Googles back up now You can't do without it. You just get used to it being there....

I tried all sorts of combinations and couldn't get the winrar site. thanks Mark

 

[mark thorpe]

thats okay, i used yahoo instead . google wouldnt work for me either... their server must have burped...

 

[Computergen1]

google was down!?!!?!?!!?!?!?

 

[mark thorpe]

for about 5 minuites, yes...

 

[per]

GMail is still down.