Recommendation for, um, silent WinXP RAR app
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Recommendation for, um, silent WinXP RAR app
Hi everyone,
I couldn't find a better place to put this question than here so anyway...
I hate WinRAR. It just pisses me off. Constant reminders about it not being shareware, what I consider to be UI clunkiness, etc. So I'd like a better app for unzipping RAR files. My ideal is the UnRarX built into Mac OSX on my Mac, but "UnRar for PC" or whatever it's called that I found is a 5-use trial version that you've gotta pay for. So any recommendations for a super-lightweight, very unobtrusive PC app that can unzip .rar's? Thanks!
I couldn't find a better place to put this question than here so anyway...
I hate WinRAR. It just pisses me off. Constant reminders about it not being shareware, what I consider to be UI clunkiness, etc. So I'd like a better app for unzipping RAR files. My ideal is the UnRarX built into Mac OSX on my Mac, but "UnRar for PC" or whatever it's called that I found is a 5-use trial version that you've gotta pay for. So any recommendations for a super-lightweight, very unobtrusive PC app that can unzip .rar's? Thanks!
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I second both points, and I'll add that WinRAR was giving away free keys to it's "not-must-current version" last year. You may be able to get a key from someone who never used theirs.mr. poopyhead wrote:try rarzilla or 7-zip...
personally, i have no problems with WinRAR's interface since the common functions are integrated into the right-click menu. so i never really have to deal with the actual program GUI.
Re: Recommendation for, um, silent WinXP RAR app
I'm curious: what about its UI do you consider to be clunky? I ask because often when I have Winrar windows open, I'll start navigating around in them thinking that they're normal Windows folders--i.e., it seems so non-clunky that I mistake it for explorer.Ryan Norton wrote:what I consider to be UI clunkiness
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I second the recommendation to use 7-Zip. It has the same shell integration as WinRAR does so you can decompress without the UI and it's freeware.mr. poopyhead wrote:try rarzilla or 7-zip...
personally, i have no problems with WinRAR's interface since the common functions are integrated into the right-click menu. so i never really have to deal with the actual program GUI.
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