Where can I find shell extensions to browse RAR compressed files?

Posted: 07-21-2003, 01:00 PM
Hi, all.

Windows XP comes with a shell extension that allows for browsing ZIP files as if
they were folders (compressed folders shell extension). Is there the same for
RAR archives? And where can I find such extensions? Or even C++ source files
like Shell Extension samples for Windows XP.

Thanks in advance,
Vince C.


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RE: Where can I find shell extensions to browse RAR compressed files?
Posted: 07-21-2003, 03:07 PM
Dear Vince,

Thank you for your posting.

In regards to add shell extensions in Windows XP to browse RAR files, you
can install the following programs.

NOTE: The third party product mentioned here manufactured by a company that
is independent of Microsoft; we just provide the information for your
reference.

Power Archiver:
http://www.powerarchiver.com/history/

Archivexpert:
http://www.c4fsoft.com/products/archivexpert/

RAR Shell Extension:
http://kairos.dsa.uqam.ca/software/rarshlex.html

If you want to develop such shell extensions using C++ yourself, it would
best be address in the Developer newsgroups. I have provided the link below:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp

Hope it helps.

Thanks and have a good day!

Regards,

Benny Fu
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Microsoft Corporation
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| Hi, all.
|
| Windows XP comes with a shell extension that allows for browsing ZIP
files as if
| they were folders (compressed folders shell extension). Is there the same
for
| RAR archives? And where can I find such extensions? Or even C++ source
files
| like Shell Extension samples for Windows XP.
|
| Thanks in advance,
| Vince C.
|
|
|

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Where can I find shell extensions to browse RAR compressed files?
Posted: 07-21-2003, 03:08 PM
no, u will need to install a third-party piece of software
such as WinRAR.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, all.
>
>Windows XP comes with a shell extension that allows for
browsing ZIP files as if
>they were folders (compressed folders shell extension).
Is there the same for
>RAR archives? And where can I find such extensions? Or
even C++ source files
>like Shell Extension samples for Windows XP.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Vince C.
>
>
>.
>
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RE: Where can I find shell extensions to browse RAR compressed files?
Posted: 07-21-2003, 04:34 PM
Dear Vince,

You can also install WinRAR program. WinRAR is a 32-bit Windows version of
RAR Archiver, an archiver and archive manager. RAR files can usually
compress content 8 percent to 15 percent more than ZIP files. WinRAR's main
features include strong general and multimedia compression, the ability to
process non-RAR archive formats, ZIP compression and decompression, long
filename support, programmable self-extracting archives (SFX), damaged
archive repair, authenticity verification, embedded file comments, and
encryption. Unicode is supported in archive filenames, allowing non-English
filenames to be handled painlessly.

http://download.com.com/3000-2250-10...ml?tag=lst-0-1

Thanks and have a good day!

Regards,

Benny Fu
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Microsoft Corporation
Get Secure! – www.microsoft.com/security

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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| Subject: Where can I find shell extensions to browse RAR compressed files?
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| Hi, all.
|
| Windows XP comes with a shell extension that allows for browsing ZIP
files as if
| they were folders (compressed folders shell extension). Is there the same
for
| RAR archives? And where can I find such extensions? Or even C++ source
files
| like Shell Extension samples for Windows XP.
|
| Thanks in advance,
| Vince C.
|
|
|

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