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Sickness Posts: 14/41 |
next time you install winrar, check off the zip checkbox at the file association(sp?) so you wont have to ask such "new user" questions |
FreeDOS + Posts: 206/1312 |
Funny... last time I tried WinRAR, it automatically stole my file extensions without asking (instant uninstall). 7-Zip was always cooperative. |
HyperHacker Posts: 909/5072 |
Last time I installed the GUI version of 7zip, it automatically stole my file extensions every time I opened it. The command line version works nice, though, and it's not too hard to add an 'extract' option to .7z files with it. |
MisterJones Posts: 21/125 |
Originally posted by FreeDOS You can actually select which files to associate with winrar both on install and in the options. |
Andy Posts: 442/517 |
Originally posted by FreeDOS If I had known this happened when I first happened I would of done that but unfortuneatly its been about 20 days now and I don't want to do a system restore to that far back. |
FreeDOS + Posts: 194/1312 |
Sometimes a System Restore point is made before you install something, can you check to see if one was made when you installed WinRAR, if so roll it back. |
Andy Posts: 441/517 |
Originally posted by FreeDOS I've tried that and it didn't go back to how it was. |
FreeDOS + Posts: 192/1312 |
Not just that, but 7-Zip doesn't associate any file extensions when it's installed. So if you uninstall WinRAR, Windows XP should be like it was before. Install 7-Zip and no associations are hijacked, go into the 7-Zip File Manager and associate it with everything except .zip |
Cornellius Posts: 47/108 |
No. 7 Zip or Izarc are better solutions. |
Andy Posts: 440/517 |
7-zip is the program that origionally comes with windows? |
FreeDOS + Posts: 191/1312 |
1. Yes it did
2. I never suggest anything that isn't free. |
Andy Posts: 439/517 |
1- That dosn't answer the question
2- Is that free? |
FreeDOS + Posts: 187/1312 |
Uninstall WinRAR and get 7-Zip which doesn't automatically steal your associations. 7-Zip works with all the file formats WinRAR does (including RAR!) and a few more. It also obtains higher compression than WinRAR both with its native 7z format and even Zip compression. |
Ailure Posts: 488/2602 |
I have no idea... and this goes into the hardware/software forum.
*moves* |
Andy Posts: 438/517 |
I downloaded winRAR and it got rid of the Extract Wizard that comes with windows. Is it possible to get it back?
(sorry if I can't explain very well) |