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Winzip, Winrar, And Others...

#1   Izar 

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    Posted 23 March 2005 - 08:00 PM

    Which extracting program do you prefer? I use both WinZip and WinRar, haven't heard of any others... They both extract things of the same file typres, but WinRar extracts .rar files and some RPG Maker Stuff that is "specialized" to some extent.

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      Posted 23 March 2005 - 08:17 PM

      WinRAR > Winzip with the exception of a FEW files that I don't use.

      I prefer WinRAR.

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        Posted 23 March 2005 - 09:18 PM

        PowerArchiver, hands-down. 'Nuff said.

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          Posted 23 March 2005 - 10:03 PM

          WinRAR isn't free, right? Yeah, my RM2K3 resources sometimes come in .rar and all those Breath of fire chipsets are useless to me.

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            Posted 23 March 2005 - 11:05 PM

            They all compress and extract, so I'm really not fussed.

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              Posted 24 March 2005 - 12:46 AM

              I rather winzip becuase most of my files come in it, but winrar does have it's various uses.

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                Posted 24 March 2005 - 01:32 AM

                I use Winzip, all the way.

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                  Posted 24 March 2005 - 03:00 AM

                  Actually, Windows XP has a self-extracting mechanism for stuff like that, but sometimes it can be encrypted beyond extraction, so that's where WinRAR comes in.

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                    Posted 24 March 2005 - 10:24 PM

                    That's one reason I don't use it.

                    WinRar is not free. You can, however, download a trial. I got Winrar from a friend, so...yeah...

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                      Posted 24 March 2005 - 10:31 PM

                      So basically, there's some files WinXP can't extract - for everything else there's WinRAR.

                      ...I had the trial, but it expired on me. Since then, I just use the self-extraction thing built into Windows XP.

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                        Posted 24 March 2005 - 10:34 PM

                        Heh, WinZip is better than the Windows extracter... by far... and WinRar beats that, and then... dunno... Lol...

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                          Posted 24 March 2005 - 11:20 PM

                          The advantage of WinRAR is that it extracts blazingly fast, for anyone that is wondering.

                          I use WinRAR most of the time.

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                            Posted 25 March 2005 - 12:14 PM

                            I use a program called PKZIP which has many features like winrar and winzip, but the only problem is it isn't cheap. :D

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