downlaoding UIs

[spankeralad]

OK, so i'm trying to download these new uis from the website but whenever i download it, it downloads as a rar file, but when i open it its a pdf on adobe, any ideas whats going wrong? because im stumped and so is everyone i have asked.
thanks in advance

[Elloria]

Originally Posted by spankeralad OK, so i'm trying to download these new uis from the website but whenever i download it, it downloads as a rar file, but when i open it its a pdf on adobe, any ideas whats going wrong? because im stumped and so is everyone i have asked. thanks in advance

a rar file is almost exactly like a zip file. If i recall correctly a rar file is just compressed more. You can get winrar to open that for you. Thats what I use.
Its not free after 40 days, but you can use 7-zip which is totally free.

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

[spankeralad]

Originally Posted by Elloria a rar file is almost exactly like a zip file. If i recall correctly a rar file is just compressed more. You can get winrar to open that for you. Thats what I use. Its not free after 40 days, but you can use 7-zip which is totally free. http://www.7-zip.org/

nope, didnt do anything to it, just stays the same, it just trys to open as a pdf but my adobe cant read it.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Sounds like you accidentally tried to open a rar file with adobe at some point.

Try rightclicking the file and choose "open with", then pick whatever program you have that can unpack a rar file. That should hopefully solve your problem.

[Yhor]

Considering Windows comes with .zip utilities, I -still- don't understand why WoWI didn't stick with .zip only.

[rodrick]

If using Windows you might wanna try shift+rightclicking the icon if you do not see "open with" when you leave off the shift.

[Shirik]

Originally Posted by Yhor Considering Windows comes with .zip utilities, I -still- don't understand why WoWI didn't stick with .zip only.

Not everyone uses Windows, and RAR files have a far superior compression algorithm; some people can't fit everything into a ZIP file.

[Faraque]

...some people can't fit everything into a ZIP file.

That confused me. There's no arbitrary limit to how much can be put in a zip file. Nor is there with a rar file.

Elaborate for me, so i can stop being confused?

[Seerah]

You are correct, but there is an upload size limit on wowi, however.

[spankeralad]

Originally Posted by Fuzzywuzzy Sounds like you accidentally tried to open a rar file with adobe at some point. Try rightclicking the file and choose "open with", then pick whatever program you have that can unpack a rar file. That should hopefully solve your problem.

Yes but i use Vista and i cant find the usual vista built in program that i use for normally downloading addons from curse.com. anyone who can tell me where to find the file location?

[spankeralad]

Originally Posted by spankeralad nope, didnt do anything to it, just stays the same, it just trys to open as a pdf but my adobe cant read it.

Tried this program again, worked brilliant, thanks alot. and thanks for the replys

[Faraque]

Originally Posted by Seerah You are correct, but there is an upload size limit on wowi, however.

Ahh, thank you thank you. Sometimes the completely obvious passes right by me