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Author Topic: winrar and or winzip will not open files  (Read 11975 times)

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crlpancake

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    winrar and or winzip will not open files
    « on: January 24, 2013, 12:57:13 PM »
    I have windows 8 pro on a 64 bit Hp pavilion . I installed WinRAR, and tried 7zip can,not open files with either program. what would be my problem ?

    DaveLembke



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    Re: winrar and or winzip will not open files
    « Reply #1 on: January 25, 2013, 04:58:52 PM »
    Are these zip files password protected, or do you get any error messages to help further in diagnosing the issue?

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      Re: winrar and or winzip will not open files
      « Reply #2 on: January 26, 2013, 01:22:28 PM »
      I am getting a pop up (the archive is either in unkown  format or damaged) and no archives found 

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      Re: winrar and or winzip will not open files
      « Reply #3 on: January 26, 2013, 01:44:36 PM »
      More info...
      Such as where are these zip files from ? ?...what are they? ?...etc.
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