How to open a .rar file?

[OneGrassRoot]

Never even heard of this before. I see I need to download something to open it before I can access it, but would appreciate recommendations.

Any suggestions?

Thanks. :)

[canetoad]

1. Win Rar

available here http://www.rarlab.com/

If the rar file consists of several icons, you just double click on the first one and follow the wizard to extract files.

On edit: There are some older versions, free I presume at Old Version. http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=winrar

[Gore1FL]

2. i think 7zip might do it too.

It is my favorite free compression/decompression software.

[canetoad]

3. Damn right it does!

I've just tried it. Used 7zip for years and have never thought to open a .rar file with it.

[OneGrassRoot]

4. Thanks, canetoad and Gore1Florida! Much appreciated! :) n/t

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

5. There is a great program out there.

It's free and handles all sorts of archiving formats automagically. It's called IZarc. I put it on every machine I build. It kicks WinZip's butt without getting out of bed.

[OneGrassRoot]

6. Thank you! Much appreciated. :) n/t