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Step By Step
Viewing a Partial Download Of Rars
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By way of introduction, there is only one goal
in this tutorial, and that is to take you from not being able to deal
with Rar
files to the point where you can at least extract a file. There is
always more
to learn, and the last section will have other, much better places to
learn
them.
the First
Steps
1. Download and install the current
version
of WinRar from Rarsoft.com.
2. Once installed then Open WinRar
3. Locate the directory where you have stored ALL the rar
files for
the post you want and double click on it.
4. Highlight the first file in the archive - in this case
it's
Moviethisone.rar, but it also could have been Moviethisone.Part001.Rar.
Double
click on it. You will see
if
it's a standard movie file, or
if the archive is another storage format - in this case the "bin"
"cue" format is used for burning directly to a CD what ever
content is within the Bin file. If you wish to extract the information
- be it a
movie or data, directly to your hard drive, you'll need to use a tool
like Vcdgear
or ISObuster to complete the
extraction.
5. To extract the file, simply click on the "Extract to"
button
Or
click on COMMANDS and then EXTRACT TO THE SPECIFIED FOLDER
6. Either action will cause a new window to pop up:
Note the destination path, which is by default a "New"
folder by the name of the archive which will be placed directly under
the
directory where the rars are. Also note the highlighted "Keep Broken
files". If your archive has bad or missing rars, or you wish to preview
the
movie, checking this box will allow you a down and dirty way of
extracting a
partial file (read about it here).
7. Next are two possible Warning windows you could see if
for some
reason you don't have all the files or if the files are corrupt:
Warning Window One: The first of the two messages above shows "corrupt
authenticity information", and is the sign of a sloppy poster, or at
least
rar archiver. It is not by itself fatal, but would indicate that the
ability of
WinRar to "test" the validity of the archive is in question.
The second message states that the "r01" file is
corrupt. Big problem. If Par files
were
posted for this set now is the time to use SmartPar and recover the bad
files (see
"how to Par"). Just shut down Win Rar and repeat the above sets
after you've completed the repair with SmartPar.
Warning Window Two: This message may be your
first clue that you have yet not gotten all of the rar files you need.
Use
either SmartPar to recover the missing files if possible, or the SFV
files to determine what files you're missing; and return to WinRar
when you
have collected or repaired them.
8. If all went well, you'll next see that a new directory
was
created just under the one you stored your files in:
And
within this directory you'll find, with luck, the file you hoped to have
And it would now be most appropriate to sit back and watch
Viewing
a
Movie when you don't have (or may not Want to download) all the Rars
Three ways to view an incomplete Rar Archive:
Way
One - in
WinRar
This comes from SweetCore, and really
is a
handy way to do it
1. UnRar
the typical way via WinRAR, but with the Keep Broken Files box checked (see
above)
2. once the program gives you the
incomplete
error message, before hitting okay or cancel, go into the folder the
program has
created.
3. The video should be there.
If you have the first parts it should play up
to the
first missing chunk, and if it's a mpg it might play past it.
Way
Two - in Dos
(thanks British Bulldog)
You
will need to have Winrar to use this. As long as you have the first
(.RAR)
section and any consecutive sections - .r00, .r01, .r02, etc from a DOS
shell
you can assemble all consecutive sections and STILL SAVE the mpeg file.
1. Place a copy of Rar.exe into the
directory
with the rar parts you do have, up to the "break" in the chain.
2. From a DOS prompt type: rar e -kb
moviename-~1 .The e command extracts the file, and the -kb
paramater
says to keep broken files
Some problems encountered and how he found
to
correct:
1. Since you are in DOS you need to do
a DIR to
make sure how the RAR file is named.
2. I found that the filenames for the
different
sections vary slightly (nymph_-_XXX.rnn, Nymph--XXX.rnn, etc.) I had to
go back
and rename some of them so they would be consistent with the chain.
You'll
recognize this when you get the error message "file Nymph???? fails CRC
check. If you have that section go back and make sure it has the same
name
RAR.EXE is looking for.
Way
Three - misc
Or, I've noticed using WinACE that it'll unRAR
incomplete RARs. Whether or not the video's viewable depends what kind
of video
it is. If it's an mpeg then you're set, if it's an avi you may have to
open
it using VirtualDub.
Good luck!
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