BigDaddy Share Posted July 29, 2006 just keep trying. Took me about 10 times before it went through. Yay! Finally got mine after 11 tries. The e-mail came pretty quick after that. :D Link to post Share on other sites
exotoxic Share Posted July 29, 2006 too many connections error then when i finally got through it said i already used both chances LOL Link to post Share on other sites
Sandy Share Posted July 29, 2006 5 tries and when I finally got through, got my email within 3 seconds :) thanks :D So once you get the email, you download the key, then I guess you have to Download Winrar 3.51 trial version of their website, input the key and ur ready to go? Link to post Share on other sites
nolimit05 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I keep getting an error page. :( Link to post Share on other sites
alpha_omega Share Posted July 29, 2006 So once you get the email, you download the key, then I guess you have to Download Winrar 3.51 trial version of their website, input the key and ur ready to go? :yes: Link to post Share on other sites
8nfinity Share Posted July 30, 2006 Sandy, you don't even need to input a key. I just dl'ed it, extracted the reg from the WinRAR Beta I was using earlier on (lol), then I just copied and replaced the one given in the trial version in program files and voila! 3.51 special version :) ... took less than 1 min, literally although the connection errors and using the link from the email did take FOREVER. Link to post Share on other sites
alpha_omega Share Posted July 30, 2006 Sandy, you don't even need to input a key. I just dl'ed it, extracted the reg from the WinRAR Beta I was using earlier on (lol), then I just copied and replaced the one given in the trial version in program files and voila! 3.51 special version :) You might as well double-click the RAR file ;) Edit: Oops, I misunderstood you... :blush: Edit (part2): Ok, I understood you correctly, Nova69 :D Link to post Share on other sites
8nfinity Share Posted July 30, 2006 Lols, just realized that it does the same thing alpha. Thanks... I guess :s haha :) Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma776 Share Posted July 30, 2006 i only see one problem with this, and thats if an archive is created with a newer version of winrar and you attempt to extract it with an older copy it fall on it's arse and complains the archive is currupt. so this free license aint worth the email it's posted in. and when people realise this they are gonna be so ****ed that htey have now have to buy it to get it to work. i think it's a cleaver way to get pepole to buy version 3.60 when it's released. Link to post Share on other sites
8nfinity Share Posted July 30, 2006 i only see one problem with this, and thats if an archive is created with a newer version of winrar and you attempt to extract it with an older copy it fall on it's arse and complains the archive is currupt. so this free license aint worth the email it's posted in. and when people realise this they are gonna be so ****ed that htey have now have to buy it to get it to work. i think it's a cleaver way to get pepole to buy version 3.60 when it's released. I see your point. However, how often are people going to update a program such as WinRAR? Don't get me wrong, it's an awesome program but a newer version won't really appeal to me (and probably as well as another large demographic), as I basically need it to simply use for extracting purposes. An update which could add a few new features won't really justify an update in the eyes of many. Link to post Share on other sites
seanbperiod Share Posted July 30, 2006 i'm confused, which of the following links do we go to to sign up for the free key? Link to post Share on other sites
alpha_omega Share Posted July 30, 2006 i only see one problem with this, and thats if an archive is created with a newer version of winrar and you attempt to extract it with an older copy it fall on it's arse and complains the archive is currupt. That's funny because I have here a spanned archive (8x700MB, ~41K files) compressed with the latest 3.60 Beta8 which opens and extracts just fine with 3.51... i'm confused, which of the following links do we go to to sign up for the free key? http://www.win-rar.com/bestoverallutility/ Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma776 Share Posted July 30, 2006 IT happends more times than you think, get large enough mods or demos or anything else that may come in a rar file and it's like playing russian roulette to see if it works with the current version. Link to post Share on other sites
Sandy Share Posted July 30, 2006 Sandy, you don't even need to input a key. I just dl'ed it, extracted the reg from the WinRAR Beta I was using earlier on (lol), then I just copied and replaced the one given in the trial version in program files and voila! 3.51 special version :) ... took less than 1 min, literally although the connection errors and using the link from the email did take FOREVER. Thanks (Y) and alpha_omega (Y) lol :p Link to post Share on other sites
amrinders87 Share Posted July 30, 2006 It only works with 3.51 which IMO is pretty stupid. ;) Link to post Share on other sites
Jim K Global Moderator Share Posted July 30, 2006 It only works with 3.51 which IMO is pretty stupid. ;) free don't like it...don't get it. simple enough. Link to post Share on other sites
amrinders87 Share Posted July 30, 2006 free don't like it...don't get it. simple enough. I didnt. I dont see a point since they update it frequently. Link to post Share on other sites
Denis W. Veteran Share Posted July 30, 2006 Finally this year WinZip didn't get the award. Link to post Share on other sites
Chode Share Posted July 30, 2006 I didnt. I dont see a point since they update it frequently. 3.51 is the last official release. Every release since has been a beta build, and potentially unstable. I remember when Opera did this, within a month they went free. I wonder if Rarlab's are thinking along this path... Link to post Share on other sites
[hxc] Share Posted July 30, 2006 thanks for the tip, i'll be sure to download my free copy as well Link to post Share on other sites
amrinders87 Share Posted July 30, 2006 3.51 is the last official release. Every release since has been a beta build, and potentially unstable. I remember when Opera did this, within a month they went free. I wonder if Rarlab's are thinking along this path... Either way, to use this freebie you have to stick with 3.51. I wont be just like many others because 3.6 has multithreading support. Link to post Share on other sites
MiamiGuy Share Posted July 30, 2006 For somebody that just needs simple unzipping and zipping and doesn't need other fancy features this is very good as updates wouldn't really matter. Link to post Share on other sites
Shof Share Posted July 30, 2006 45 mintues till 12am (Sunday) eastern time :) Link to post Share on other sites
manroweb Share Posted July 30, 2006 Funny! All I Get is: Welcome to win-rar.comDue to technical problems this site is offline untill 0:00h (CET) on July 30th, 2006. If you wish to purchase a full WinRAR license which gives you all updates and upgrades for free, please use the following link: Click here If you need further information on the product we recommend you to visit rarlab.com. Link to post Share on other sites
Neoforcer Share Posted July 30, 2006 Funny! All I Get is: this is the page you need to goto http://www.win-rar.com/bestoverallutility/ Link to post Share on other sites
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