.rar file extension

[porn0000]

What do you do with files with a .rar extension? Do you have to convert them? Do you use HJ Split?

[bathagis]

.rar is the extension used by WinRAR, a compression agent similar to WinZip. If you Google WinRar, you should be able to find a copy you can download and install. From there, you just need to decompress the files you're interested in with the utility and enjoy.

[franklynxxx]

If you don't have winzip here is a link for what I use, unzip it with native WinXP
ZIP function and install, the right click menu will show the additional options.
To use - right click an *.rar archive file and select from Iceows " extract here "
http://www.iceows.com
Also at _
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/iceows.html

Another very highly rated and even more so than Iceows, is IZArc
http://www.izarc.org
Also at _
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/izarc.html

WARNING - if you want to avoid nightmarish configuration issues you must
FIRST uninstall any similar zip utiliy you may already have before installing any
other you may want to try.