can i suggest iceows as a RAR extractor. Mandy, not sure how tech literate you are so apologies if this is majorly patronising. RAR files are not sound files. They are like zip files, they are shrunken down files that need to first be decompressed with some decompression software before you can listen to them with your media player. Iceows is free and works well for me. I've had it for years. ...Damon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:59 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Advice Please. > RAR files are not audio files. They are compressed files. There is a > program called winrar that you can download that will unzip these. You > can > get it from www.rarlab.com > > You have to pay for this program but you can download a 30 day trial. > There > may be free programs that can unzip these kind of files too. > > Regards > > > grahama > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mandy" <manumandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 10:12 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Advice Please. > > > The extension for the particular file I am trying to open seems to be > RAR. > What does it mean? Will one of the MP3 programmes convert it? > > Mandy. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Graham Page > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 9:53 AM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Advice Please. > > > which file types? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mandy" <manumandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 9:23 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Advice Please. > > > Hi Damon what do I look for? I'm using WMP 11 and it says I'm running > latest version so which plug ins do I look for please to cover > different file types? > > Mandy. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Damon > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 7:43 AM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Advice Please. > > > depends what the file types are. It may be a lot easier if you go and > download the correct plug-ins for your Windows Media Player that > correspond > to the file types you're trying to play. > > On the web you can find entire suites of plug-ins that you simply > install > with a click of a button. > > These plug-ins will be seemlessly ingested by your Windows Media Player > and, > from that point on, it will recognise the file types you have installed > in > it. > > I've installed divx and mp4 plug-ins in recent times. > > ...Damon > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mandy" <manumandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 7:13 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Advice Please. > > >>I have been downloading some files as I mentioned in an earlier post: >>some of them I cannot play I am currently just using WMP 11 and Real >> Alternative: what programme can I download - preferably for free - >>that will convert these to MP3 format? >> >> Mandy. >> >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > __________ NOD32 2263 (20070514) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > __________ NOD32 2264 (20070514) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq