Rar question

SawLo · 10-06-2008, 05:17 AM

I have a pw protected movie that I want to unzip, but my winrar wont prompt me to enter the pw. It just simply unzips and errors on like the 3rd part where it gives me a wrong pw error. I'm stuck at this point. I tried entering a default pw but that doesnt work.

Legmann · 10-06-2008, 05:52 AM

1 - If you don't have the right password, you're out of luck. There is no easy way to recover a lost password.

2 - If you do have the right password, the 3rd part may be corrupt. Try downloading that part again.

3 - Also, you may be entering the correct password incorrectly. Upper and lower case must match (i.e., "pass" does not work for "Pass"). Sometimes, pw's are given where the poster slips up on case. Experiment.

4 - Additionally, sometimes just copy/paste a pw accidentally picks up unwanted and unseen characters. Try typing it.

But your best bet is probably #2

SawLo · 10-06-2008, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Legmann

1 - If you don't have the right password, you're out of luck. There is no easy way to recover a lost password.

2 - If you do have the right password, the 3rd part may be corrupt. Try downloading that part again.

3 - Also, you may be entering the correct password incorrectly. Upper and lower case must match (i.e., "pass" does not work for "Pass"). Sometimes, pw's are given where the poster slips up on case. Experiment.

4 - Additionally, sometimes just copy/paste a pw accidentally picks up unwanted and unseen characters. Try typing it.

But your best bet is probably #2

I can't enter the pw. That's the main problem. My winrar never prompts me to enter in the pw.

Kozmik · 10-06-2008, 07:17 AM

As Leggy said, if some part is corrupt, then you may not even get to the password prompt. You'll get the error right away.

SawLo · 10-06-2008, 08:28 AM

nope i just dled a few other stuff with pws on it. anything with a pw isnt unzipping properly.

**Meursault** · 10-06-2008, 10:56 AM

maybe you need to get rid of the default password option in winrar. If you set it to any value whatsoever, winrar will automatically try to unpack protectred files by using the default option.

SawLo · 10-06-2008, 11:49 AM

God this shit is so annoying.

**Meursault** · 10-06-2008, 12:07 PM

can you shoot me a pm with the links for the files in question?

SawLo · 10-06-2008, 12:22 PM

incoming pm thx!

**Meursault** · 10-06-2008, 01:14 PM

OK, I downloaded all the 16 files and used the password you gave me. It took winrar awfully long but eventually unpacked the entire thing nicely. I suppose the poster used a strong level of compression. Anyway, my best guess is, one of the files you downloaded is corrupted. Oh, and winrar prompted me to enter the password right away after I clicked the "unpack" button.

SawLo · 10-06-2008, 01:58 PM

my shit is busted. god i hate computers

Jezter · 10-06-2008, 03:20 PM

Why not try some other zip program, cuz winrar is not the only one out there...who knows if the proggy itself is somehow broken.
Izarc is pretty neat. http://www.izarc.org/

PapaZ · 10-06-2008, 06:13 PM

So is 7-Zip and it's free.

Code:

http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

Legmann · 10-06-2008, 07:59 PM

Re-install winrar.

cu389 · 10-06-2008, 09:16 PM

I use two unzip program for RAR file.. 7-Zip and ZipGenius.. Both are free. Papaz already has the 7-zip link and here is the ZipGenius link http://www.zipgenius.it/eng/index.php. If the unrar is not working , you may want to try switching to the other program and it may work (happened to me before)

10-06-2008, 05:17 AM	#1
SawLo Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 239 Thanks: 3 Thanked 23 Times in 6 Posts	Rar question I have a pw protected movie that I want to unzip, but my winrar wont prompt me to enter the pw. It just simply unzips and errors on like the 3rd part where it gives me a wrong pw error. I'm stuck at this point. I tried entering a default pw but that doesnt work.

10-06-2008, 10:56 AM	#6
Meursault Le Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Old Europe Posts: 39,032 Thanks: 141 Thanked 90 Times in 36 Posts	maybe you need to get rid of the default password option in winrar. If you set it to any value whatsoever, winrar will automatically try to unpack protectred files by using the default option. __________________ sick sig courtesy of teabelly!

10-06-2008, 12:07 PM	#8
Meursault Le Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Old Europe Posts: 39,032 Thanks: 141 Thanked 90 Times in 36 Posts	can you shoot me a pm with the links for the files in question? __________________ sick sig courtesy of teabelly!

10-06-2008, 01:14 PM	#10
Meursault Le Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Old Europe Posts: 39,032 Thanks: 141 Thanked 90 Times in 36 Posts	OK, I downloaded all the 16 files and used the password you gave me. It took winrar awfully long but eventually unpacked the entire thing nicely. I suppose the poster used a strong level of compression. Anyway, my best guess is, one of the files you downloaded is corrupted. Oh, and winrar prompted me to enter the password right away after I clicked the "unpack" button. __________________ sick sig courtesy of teabelly!

10-06-2008, 03:20 PM	#12
Jezter Needs A Title Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3,733 Thanks: 124 Thanked 376 Times in 113 Posts	Why not try some other zip program, cuz winrar is not the only one out there...who knows if the proggy itself is somehow broken. Izarc is pretty neat. http://www.izarc.org/ __________________

10-06-2008, 05:52 AM	#2
Legmann Let it snow! Yeah, right. Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 33,540 Thanks: 297 Thanked 742 Times in 374 Posts	1 - If you don't have the right password, you're out of luck. There is no easy way to recover a lost password. 2 - If you do have the right password, the 3rd part may be corrupt. Try downloading that part again. 3 - Also, you may be entering the correct password incorrectly. Upper and lower case must match (i.e., "pass" does not work for "Pass"). Sometimes, pw's are given where the poster slips up on case. Experiment. 4 - Additionally, sometimes just copy/paste a pw accidentally picks up unwanted and unseen characters. Try typing it. But your best bet is probably #2 __________________

10-06-2008, 07:17 AM	#4
Kozmik Lets do it Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Not Telling, CT Posts: 8,161 Thanks: 141 Thanked 63 Times in 25 Posts	As Leggy said, if some part is corrupt, then you may not even get to the password prompt. You'll get the error right away.

10-06-2008, 08:28 AM	#5
SawLo Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 239 Thanks: 3 Thanked 23 Times in 6 Posts	nope i just dled a few other stuff with pws on it. anything with a pw isnt unzipping properly.

10-06-2008, 11:49 AM	#7
SawLo Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 239 Thanks: 3 Thanked 23 Times in 6 Posts	God this shit is so annoying.

10-06-2008, 12:22 PM	#9
SawLo Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 239 Thanks: 3 Thanked 23 Times in 6 Posts	incoming pm thx!

10-06-2008, 01:58 PM	#11
SawLo Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 239 Thanks: 3 Thanked 23 Times in 6 Posts	my shit is busted. god i hate computers

10-06-2008, 06:13 PM	#13
PapaZ Gravitationaly Challenged Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Down In The Dumps Posts: 13,469 Thanks: 191 Thanked 37 Times in 11 Posts	So is 7-Zip and it's free. Code: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html __________________ Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow

10-06-2008, 07:59 PM	#14
Legmann Let it snow! Yeah, right. Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 33,540 Thanks: 297 Thanked 742 Times in 374 Posts	Re-install winrar. __________________

10-06-2008, 09:16 PM	#15
cu389 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 248 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I use two unzip program for RAR file.. 7-Zip and ZipGenius.. Both are free. Papaz already has the 7-zip link and here is the ZipGenius link http://www.zipgenius.it/eng/index.php. If the unrar is not working , you may want to try switching to the other program and it may work (happened to me before)

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