A Handy Guide to Using the Files You've Downloaded

[Miniver]

A Handy Guide to Using the Files You've Downloaded

Hey guys, here's some info about common files that you can download from the internet, and a little bit about using these files for their intended purposes. If you're stuck on what exactly a file is or how to open it maybe your answer lies ahead. If after reading this, you still don't know how to use a file with a particular extension, please feel free to ask about it in this thread. Keep in mind that any copyrighted names must be removed from the filename to comply with the rules of the forum.



Compression Files

.rar .zip .ace .r01 .001

These extensions are quite common and mean that your file(s) are compressed into an "archive". This is just a way of making the files more compact and easier to download.


To open any of those archives listed above you can use WinRAR (http://www.rarsoft.com/download.htm) (Make sure you have the latest version) or PowerArchiver (http://www.powerarchiver.com/download/).

If those progams aren't working for you and you have a .zip file you can try WinZip (http://www.winzip.com/download.htm), or 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org/).

If the two first mentioned programs aren't working for you and you have a .ace or .001 file you can try Winace (http://www.winace.com/) (Trial version).


.cbr .cbz

These are usually comic books in an archive format. a .cbr file is actually the same thing as a .rar file and a .cbz file is the same as a .zip file. However, often when opening them with WinRAR or WinZip it will disorder your pages. To display these archives properly it's often best to use CDisplay (http://www.geocities.com/davidayton/CDisplay).


Multimedia Files


Video

.avi .mpg .mpeg .divx .xvid .wmv .asf

These files are usually movies or TVshows, or a host of other types of media. They can be viewed using various media players including Windows Media Player (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.aspx), but I suggest using Zoomplayer (http://www.inmatrix.com/files/zoomplayer_download.shtml), BSPlayer (http://www.bsplayer.org/), VLC media player (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) or Media Player Classic (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=84358&release_id=403110). Also, you'll need to make sure you have the right codecs to play each individual file. Codecs are a tricky business sometimes so to help you out with your file and what exact codecs it needs try using GSpot (http://www.headbands.com/gspot/download.html). It tells you what codecs you need. Then just look on the net to find them.

The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codecs are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video. The user-friendly installation is fully customizable, which means that you can install only those components that you want.
There are three versions of the K-Lite Codec Pack: The Basic version, who fits on a single floppy disk, contains only the most essential codecs and related tools. The Standard version contains everything what is needed to play all the commonly used formats. The Full version contains even more codecs and also has encoding support.

K-Lite Codec Pack 2.27 Full (http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm) (8.14 Mb)
K-Lite Codec Pack 2.27 Standard (http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm) (4.35 Mb)
K-Lite Codec Pack 2.27 Basic (http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm) (1.33 Mb)

Alternately you could download codecs individually, here's a few.

ffdshow (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53761&release_id=95213) (Recommended! (plays many formats: XviD, DivX, 3ivX, mpeg-4))
XviD codec (http://nic.dnsalias.com/xvid.html)
DivX codec (http://www.divx.com/divx/)
ac3filter (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=66022&release_id=178906) (for AC3 soundtracks, aka "5.1")
Ogg Vorbis (http://vorbis.com/) (for .OGM files)

Can't find what you're looking for? Check out these sites...

DivX-Digest (http://www.divx-digest.com/)
Digital-Digest (http://www.digital-digest.com/)
Doom9 (http://www.doom9.org/)
VideoHelp (http://www.videohelp.com/)

.mov

These are QuickTime (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/) files. There are alternatives to the original program, if like me, you don't like it. Check out Quick Time Alternative (http://www.free-codecs.com/QuickTime_Alternative_download.htm) or Media Player Classic (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=84358&release_id=403110) which can play these files so long as you have the codec already installed.

.ra .rm .ram

These are RealPlayer (http://www.real.com/) files. I'm not a big fan of Realplayer. It installs lord knows what on your system and never really goes away when you want to uninstall it. Still if you insists you can get the player here (http://service.real.com/downloads.html). There are however alternatives to the original program, check out Real Alternative (http://www.codecguide.com/download_real.htm) and Media Player Classic (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303&package_id=84358&release_id=403110)


vcd/svcd

These can be a pain on some peoples setups, but more so, on your stand-alone DVD player. Not all dvd players will play vcd/svcds, and some will play vcd but not svcd. There is a searchable database for dvd player compatibility here (http://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers.php).

And a list here (http://www.redrobe.com/dvd/vcd.php)

For working with disk images of vcd/svcds (.bin/.cue, .iso, .ccd/.img/.sub) see the cd image section below.

For all your video needs check out www.videohelp.com (http://www.videohelp.com/) and www.doom9.org (http://www.doom9.org/). These guys know their stuff, and can help you with all kinds of media related questions.


.vob .ifo .bup
Video_ts folder
Usually these files will come all together in one folder called video_ts. This is a direct backup of a dvd's file system. Use Nero (http://www.ahead.de/) to burn them onto a dvdr by selecting "dvd video" from the dvd menu.


Audio


.mp3 .mp2

Play them with WinAmp (http://www.winamp.com/) or your favorite audio player. Most new dvd players support the playing of mp3 cds. Making mp3 cds lets you put 100+ mp3 files on a cd for playing on your dvd player, computer, or portable mp3 cd player. However, they will not work on a regular cd player.

.ogm .ogg

Ogg Vorbis media files. You can find out more about them and download applications Here (http://vorbis.com/). This filetype is another encoding format that can be used for various media. Any new version of WinAmp (http://www.winamp.com/) will also do.

.ape .flac .shn

These are music files which have been compressed using lossless codecs. This means that all of the original sound and frequencies have been retained. Most audio codecs, including the mp3 format are lossy codecs which discard certain frequency ranges in favor of smaller file sizes. For the free lossless audio codec or flac see here (http://flac.sourceforge.net/). For Monkeys audio codec or ape see here (http://www.monkeysaudio.com/). For Shorten or shn see here (http://research.umbc.edu/%7Ehamilton/shnlinks.html).


CD Image Files

.bin and .cue

These are your standard images of a CD, and are used quite alot these days. To open them you have a couple options.

You can burn them using Nero (http://www.ahead.de/) , FireBurner (http://www.fireburner.com/) or Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/), but this proves to be soooooooo problematic for a lot of people.

You can also use Daemon Tools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php), which lets you mount the image to a "virtual cd-rom", so basically it tricks your computer into thinking that you have another cd-rom and that you're putting a cd with your image file on it into this virtual cd-rom, it's great cuz you'll never make a bad cd again.

Alcohol 120% also sports a virtual cd-rom feature. Finally, if you're still struggling to access the files contained within any given image file you can use CDMage (http://www.videohelp.com/tools/CDMage) to extract the files and then burn them, or just access them from your hard drive.

You can also use VCDGear (http://www.vcdgear.com/) to extract the mpeg contents of a SVCD or VCD image file such as bin/cue.

.iso

Another type of image file that follows similar rules as .bin and .cue, only you extract or create them using WinISO (http://www.winiso.com/) or Isobuster (http://www.isobuster.com) Sometimes converting a problematic .bin and .cue file to an .iso can help you burn it to a cd. Examples of programs that burns iso's are: Nero, FireBurner and Easy CD Creator but there are many many more!

.ccd .img .sub

All these files go together and are in the CloneCD (http://www.slysoft.com/en/clonecd.html) format. CloneCD is like most other CD-Burning programs, see the .bin and .cue section if you're having problems with these files.

.cdi

These are Discjuggler (http://www.padus.com/) image files. Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/) is able burn these. Daemon Tools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php) and Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/) can mount them.

.nrg

Another type of image file created with Nero (http://www.ahead.de/). As far as I know these are not mountable, except maybe by Nero. These are also apparently only usable by the version of Nero that created them. I don't recommend using these, as I've had nothing but problems with them.

.mds .mdf

These are media descriptor files created with Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/). They are mountable using either Daemon Tools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php) or Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/).


.bwt .bwi .bws

I haven't really encountered these much, but some people still use them. These are Blindwrite (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4039.html) image files. Use Blindwrite or Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/) or mount with Daemon Tools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php) or Alcohol 120% (http://www.alcohol-soft.com/).


Other Files

.txt .doc

These are text files. .txt files can be opened with notepad or watever you default text editor happens to be, and .doc are opened with Microsoft Word. Be careful when opening .doc files from unknown sources, they may contain macro viruses.

.nfo

These contain information about the file you just downloaded, and it's HIGHLY recommended that you read these! They will usually contain information regarding: the particular release group, the release date, the encoding method used (xvid, divx, vcd, svcd...) and format (ntsc/pal) for movie files; any cracks, keygens or cd-keys for applications and games; and various other pieces of important information. They are plain text files, often with ascii-art. You can open them with Notepad, Wordpad, Damn NFO Viewer (http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/Text-editors/DAMN-NFO-Viewer.shtml) or UltraEdit (http://www.ultraedit.com/).

Unfortunately Windows uses this extension for it's system info program so simply double-clicking on the file probably wont work.

On Windows Xp

Right click on the .nfo file and select "properties"
click the button marked "change"
click "select the program from list"
click "ok"
select the program you would like to deal with this filetype
check the box next to "Always use the selected program to open this type of file"
click ok.
Now any time you double click on a .nfo file, it will open correctly.

.pdf

Adobe Portable Document Format

Like Microsoft Word documents these can contain text, pictures and formatting. Unlike Microsoft Word documents, they cannot contain viruses, and cannot be modified easily.
Opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html).

.jpg .gif .tga .psd .png

Basic image files. These files generally contain pictures, and can be opened with Adobe Photoshop or whatever your default image viewer is.

.sfv

Checks to make sure that your multi-volume archives are complete. This just lets you know if you've downloaded something complete or not. You probably will only need to use this file type if you are downloading off of newsgroups. Because most releases come from the newsgroups, these files tend to show up on file sharing networks. You can open/activate these files with SFVChecker (http://www.traction-software.co.uk/SFVChecker/) (Trial version) or HKsfv (http://www.download.com/HkSFV/3000-2248_4-10157350.html) for example.

.par
.par2
.p** (where the asterisks are numbers)

These are parity files, and are often used when downloading from newsgroups. Parity files are usually posted along with the original files, with an index file at the beginning of a post and different sizes of volumes at the end of a post. These files can fill in gaps when you're downloading something from a newsgroup and get corrupted or missing parts. Open them with QuickPar (http://www.quickpar.org.uk/index.htm).

If you can't find your extension in this list you can also check here (http://www.filext.com).

This file was originally written by hussdiesel at filesoup, then edited by Rhomboid, re-edited by the Torrentbits staff and re-edited by Miniver.

[dock0184]

Every zeropaid.com needs this list =) Thanks for a great list, Miniver. If only one could open all these files with a single opensource app, wouldn't that be life?

[crackerjacker]

excellent job miniver
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[rebirth]

holy, fucking, shit. Amazing. I luff you. Good fuckin' job, d00d.

[cjules13]

tight - somebody sticky this, and get the link ready to paste for noobs....

[Miniver]

I can't take full credit for this. I found the list here (http://www.torrentbits.org/formats.php) and made revisions, added new info and links, and made corrections.

Note the credits at the bottom.

[MoonMan]

Damn good work.

[Elviz]

Very Useful

Good Work!

[shawners]

Yeah, very useful indeed.. This needs to be saved as a HTML.. and put in file sharing app zip files you download.. like if you download shareaza.zip The html would be in there as Read me first. File sharing programs should start to do that or have it on their site, in details of what all the files do.

[Dizzle4]

Awesome! This guide is great. You have no idea how much searching and asking I have to do just to get an idea of what I have actually downloaded. Good Work :gj

[nukehella]

You've posted some good stuff lately Miniver.

[crackerjacker]

wow its even better this is great information.
*saves a copy to my hard drive* I am sure I will need this information in the future, if not I can always email it to someone who needs the help.

rock on

[YWD67]

Miniver when in the hell do you find time to sleep. All the information you put out must require a hell of a lot of research and time. It is not just tech tips either; your just as well versed and well researched on politics, religion, etc. You are one of the most well rounded educated person I have met on the net.
If however you are not a human, but rather an alien, please take me off this dying dirt ball of a planet and take me to your world.

[F0wler]

Nice job. This really should be included in the zip files of p2p apps. It would make for a lot less confusion.

Great job!! :)

[Mels_Smileys45]

I think you covered it all very well Miniver. Opps! heehee

[crackerjacker]

holy, fucking, shit. Amazing. I luff you. Good fuckin' job, d00d.
I love him more :)
no he really has done a great job, miniver u can maybe sticky this on here, btw did u post this on slyck or other p2p sites that would be cool if u did. If i get a chance and if you want i can post it on a couple of other forums ?
peace

[Mels_Smileys45]

This one is already sticky.
One thing I just found out that I thought was strange, OGG files can also be movie files. Seems to work well with movies but I didnt know people used OGG for them.

[muffenme]

:fire

Great job but where .WAV and .WMA

I know .WAV is an uncompressed audio file.

.WMA is Microsoft version of the .MP3 or .OGG which is a compressed audio file that can be played with some some program like WinAmp or Media Player or on some CD player.

.RA is Real Media file for mainly audio, less programs can play this format then .MP3, OGG, or .WMA.
.RV is Real Media file for mainly video even less program can play this file format
.RAM is Real Media file for a link file or play list.

There other that aren't use by many people such as .txt audio file, I seen this format in an old version of cooledit. I also saw a compress .wav made by Intel also.

Emulator have there too.

.bin - Atari 2600 roms, Atari 5200 roms, Intellivision roms, Odyssey 2 roms
.rom - Atari 7800 roms, Coleco Vision roms, Palm system file
.t64 - Commadore tape file
.d64 - Commadore disk file
.prg - Commadore Cartage
.gb - Gameboy roms
.gbc - Gameboy Color roms
.gba - Gameboy Advance roms
.smd - Sega Genesis roms
.nes - The NES roms
.psf - palm save file
.pdb - Palm data file
.prc - Palm software
.sms - Sega Master System roms
.gg - Game gear roms
.smc - Super NES roms
.srm - Super NES game save
.pce - Turbo Graphix 16 roms
.83p - TI-83 programs files
.83g - TI-83 graphic file (I think)

.gme are playstation memory cards
.mcr are playstation memory cards
.mcd are playstation memory cards
.mem are playstation memory cards
.sps are playstation 2 memory cards

that alot and there even more.

:hole

[g-smooth2k]

Good Job and Write up Miniver....

[Miniver]

:fire

Great job but where .WAV and .WMA

I know .WAV is an uncompressed audio file.

Uncompressed audio is rarely shared due to its large file sizes, that's why, specifically, I did not add .wav. There are many different audio formats, to list them all would make the guide needlessly long. I have a link to a list of all other known audio formats and their extensions in the body of the guide.

Emulator have there too.

.bin - Atari 2600 roms, Atari 5200 roms, Intellivision roms, Odyssey 2 roms
.rom - Atari 7800 roms, Coleco Vision roms, Palm system file
.t64 - Commadore tape file
.d64 - Commadore disk file
.prg - Commadore Cartage
.gb - Gameboy roms
.gbc - Gameboy Color roms
.gba - Gameboy Advance roms
.smd - Sega Genesis roms
.nes - The NES roms
.psf - palm save file
.pdb - Palm data file
.prc - Palm software
.sms - Sega Master System roms
.gg - Game gear roms
.smc - Super NES roms
.srm - Super NES game save
.pce - Turbo Graphix 16 roms
.83p - TI-83 programs files
.83g - TI-83 graphic file (I think)

.gme are playstation memory cards
.mcr are playstation memory cards
.mcd are playstation memory cards
.mem are playstation memory cards
.sps are playstation 2 memory cards

that alot and there even more.
:hole
I considered doing so but ended up not adding emulators and their various roms as there are just too many to list realistically and to do so would clutter up the simplicity of the guide and make it too much in4mation for the average visitor to go through to find what they need. It would have to be a separate guide as there are many different emulators for various systems, which run on many different systems. Thank you for the input though. I'm sure it will help some people out who don't find what they are looking for in the guide.

[Miniver]

I love him more :)
no he really has done a great job, miniver u can maybe sticky this on here, btw did u post this on slyck or other p2p sites that would be cool if u did. If i get a chance and if you want i can post it on a couple of other forums ?
peace
I have placed no restrictions on the modification or distribution of this guide keeping in line with hussdiesel's original wishes. In fact, feel free to use anything from any of my posts on this forum in any way you see fit, unless others have placed restrictions on what I have posted, i.e. news articles, or I have specifically stated certain restrictions. Any personal information or correspondance, of course, may not be used for any purposes.

All that I ask is that you give credit where credit is due, but use common sense as well. If I copy someone's document word for word, without any major changes, don't credit me, I wouldn't deserve it. Just credit the original author/editors/publisher/whoever, and provide a link to the original document, not my post.

Now that that's out of the way, I probably will post it to Slyck, once I get around to figuring out how to post a document with formatting to their awful forum software without having to retype all of the linking tags. I guess I'm too used to vbulletin. I don't visit any of the other p2p sites that much, so feel free to post it to them. If you ever see anyone on another p2p forum other than slyck with my name and/or avatar, it's not me.

[Slycktom]

You see, Zeropaid would do itself a great service if it utilized many of its great posters as original news articles...just my opinion

[Miniver]

I agree tom, it would be nice to see original news articles on zeropaid like you guys have over at slyck.

[ducttapeBigSexy]

excellent work Miniver :gj:gj:gj - this should save newer users some time from posting "How do i open .***"

[crackerjacker]

This one is already sticky.
One thing I just found out that I thought was strange, OGG files can also be movie files. Seems to work well with movies but I didnt know people used OGG for them.

Yeah ogg files are in the ogm format.

[Miniver]

Done.........

[The Hunter]

Done, and all I can say is EGAD, I dont know how the hell it was missed.

[mfgbypooter]

Good list but you should have mentioned .ape / .flac / .shn audio files. There are a lot of people out there (like me) who share nothing but lossless files.

[shawners]

notice the credits are in the smallest fonts possible so they can be overlooked :P~

[mfgbypooter]

Your right, I never noticed.

[ABC123666]

Great job man. Well done. I would huggle you but you'd probably get scared :P

[Miniver]

Good list but you should have mentioned .ape / .flac / .shn audio files. There are a lot of people out there (like me) who share nothing but lossless files.
Done..........

[mfgbypooter]

Excellent. I know someone who will get a lot of miles out of this guide.

[Miniver]

Can anyone think of anything else that should be added?

[rebirth]

nope, but it still rawks all our sawks off.

[nukehella]

I'm still picking up things from it.Way cool.

[rebirth]

99.99 percent of all info/proggies related to .shn is outdated and/or 404ed. :(

[Miniver]

99.99 percent of all info/proggies related to .shn is outdated and/or 404ed. :(
It seems to still be the only comprehensive faq on shorten. I added a direct link to the app and a link to another faq. If you can find a better faq, let me know, as I cannot.

[shawners]

DVD decryptor should be placed under vob and how to burn them =) It works very well. As well as if their having dvd's and burning them, this can rip them and save them to their hard drive.

[HollySparks]

Excellent guide, nice work very helpful.

[srfned]

Thanks Miniver, I am still learning but getting there thanks to the effort of everyone like yourself. Execellent Job.

[Peter C]

What's .SWF ?

[Peter C]

Where do you put CODECS on a hard-drive so that apps that can use them can find them?

[Kyle06]

Don't Think I ever said anything but good job

[cjules13]

What's .SWF ?

shockwave files. You need Macromediaflash.

Where do you put CODECS on a hard-drive so that apps that can use them can find them?

codecs need to be installed like regular software. Your codec pack should have an .exe extension so you just double-click and install.

[startrek]

Thanks for the advice

[werD420]

.mkv Metroska Video File
This is a video format that can contain multiple audio tracks. Windows Media player will "play" these files but will play the primary audio track at regular volume and layer the secondary at a lower volume (quite annoying if the primary audio is Japanese... and you're not). Ace Mega Codecs pack( available at http://www.free-codecs.com/download/ACE_Mega_CoDecS_Pack.htm )installs a player called "Media Player Classic" which will play the files and allow you to select between the specified tracks. Other players may be available to play these as well, but this is my experience.

Drew

[JadeFox]

ok i got a .dmg , can u guys help me out with that plz?

[derekb]

i have no idea what a .dmg file is but a google search for ".dmg file" throws up some answers:icon_thum

[JadeFox]

ok, now im really stuck :(
so i have a .dmg file and i managed to find a dmg2iso converter, selected the output folder everything went well
now its over i have a file the same size 636,920 kb (APPARENTLY) .iso file but the icon is winRAR
i click to open it and "its is either in an uknown format or damaged", anyone know what is goin on?

I did get daemon thang and mount that file but nothing happened

some one know what the hell is going on?

[derekb]

have you tried burning the iso to dic?

[JadeFox]

im not even sure it is and .iso file
it has the winRAR icon but it wont open
its about 0.6 gig, isnt that too big for an .iso file?

[derekb]

no, 0.6 gig is 600mb
that will fit on a disc
if not go back to google the first find on google is a long thread on an extension website that can describe things better than me

[shawners]

Its a mac ISO file, you downloaded a mac iso.. You need to download pc shit.

[sandrila]

and what do you thing about avs dvd player (http://www.avsmedia.com/dvdplayer/index.aspx)? i need this player - it supports more major formats. i used bsplayer, but it's now with adware

[DigitalJunkie]

Personally I use JetAudio. It supports just about all video & music formats today, but it's not free either!

[Jared Moya]

and what do you thing about avs dvd player (http://www.avsmedia.com/dvdplayer/index.aspx)? i need this player - it supports more major formats. i used bsplayer, but it's now with adware

Use VLC MEDIA PLAYER (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/), its free, no spyware/adware, and plays dam near everything.

[knightrider6]

hi miniver i am knight rider, i second all the posts posted here, it is a very very good job, thank you .
the only problem is that i am new in computers, i did download winrar once but could not use, i did download
rar files but i couldnt even open them, i would like to ask u if your so kind in explaining me how to do so,please.
thank you very much.

[knightrider6]

miniver thats a very good job, can u please explain to me how to use win.rar files, l mean how to open them
please thank u. i hear your a very educated person, and u have good knowledge on computers that
good and thats what i need, i hope we can be friends and u can teach me about computers.

[jhmblvd]

Thanks for the info. I am new to this and I have been trying to find as much info as I can. I have a couple of questions that I have searched all over for and not been able to find the answer to. One is where is the introduction area we newbies are to post to and say hello?
Second, I have searched high and low for one simple answer.
WHAT IS THE NORMAL DOWNLOAD SPEED WHEN YOU FIRST START TO DOWNLOAD FILES?
I just began doing this and have searched all over I have a green OK button I am able to download but my downloads average out at about 54 KB/s is this normal?

[torrentman85]

thanks. nice work .

[kapnobatai]

great guide,thanks

[HERONEO]

very nice post

[tightface]

Great job. I know all of this, but explaining how to play a particular file to someone that doesn't know is very painful. Now I just link them to this thread. Bookmarked. 5 stars!

[locknock1]

very cool resource, thanks

[jondrewfoo]

this is an amazing gide, will be linking to it regularly. thanks for taking the time to create this!

[antivirus6613]

Thanks. I got some files that were like xx.001 and xx.002 and i spent all the time in the world renaming the extension to .r01 and so on. Then i realized i could open it with winrar without renaming and it would still extract :-p.

[Miniver]

Corrected the linking to certain apps which were no longer working to new links.

7-zip
Media player classic
QT Alternative
Real Alternative
Ogg Vorbis
CDMage Link
Isobuster
Damn Nfo Viewer

Removed no longer working .shn links.

[jazzedup]

If the two first mentioned programs aren't working for you and you have a .ace or .001 file you can try Winace (http://www.winace.com/) (Trial version).

Just rename the .001 files to .r01 and you can use WinRAR :D

[Peter C]

Hi,

Don't know about the other apps mentioned but would call attention to HJ FileSplit for joining (so called) 'splitted files'. It's free, reliable and fast at what it does:

http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/
http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/manual/

Hope this is of help.

[jazzedup]

I use winRAR for that purpose!

[Aliyans]

hi
thanx 4 the help..this is a real helpful thread who doesnt know much about it...cheers buddy..

[jonnybgood99]

Thanks a lot. Super usefull.

[Beastwith2bax]

Thank you for this - so very informative. I printed it out and now it is hanging on the wall beside my PC.No excuses now for making a mess of things again!

I am so new to downloading and especially BitTorrents and I was wondering if anyone could help me to learn how to burn my downloaded Torrents onto DVD. Is it as simple as just copying it across or do I need a format changing program first?

I would like to be able to play my downloaded movies on my large screen TV rather than having to struggle to see them on this tiny 15 inch screen!

Hope you can help.

[dougles2bitdongle]

Interesting, Well researched miniver i'll keep this info in mind.

[IGJOE]

Now before you shoot me hehehe it has been a very long time since I have done these type of files so could you just bear with me ........... I have downloaded files for windowxp media edition 2005 and I have no idea how to use them for burning on a cd and load windows on a HD. Now before you fall off you chair with laughter ok. :icon_rr:

I have a computer that had windows xp media edition 2005 , but didnt come with a cd but I have my key for it and no CD with it like that wouldnt happen with HP computer company sooooooooooooo here I am trying to remember how to do this and I really could use some help here. Here I have a pic of what type of files that I have in two CD1 & CD2 Folders, belive me there was no instructions with it either. Can some one led help to a poor old soul ,,,,,, :icon_thum

[jojoplin2003]

This is by far the best and easiest explanation of how to use files. I learned a few things that I didn't know. Thanks

[HelenaP]

This is by far the best and easiest explanation of how to use files. I learned a few things that I didn't know. Thanks

...and STILL you continue.
Yes. I would be tempted to splash your IP everywhere, and it's about time someone put you out of our misery.

Jeez.

[Miniver]

Corrected the links for Daemon Tools

[hogginchin]

What about .torrent if you download computer games off of azureus then all you can get is the raw code. How do you change that?

[king2008]

Very Useful

Good Work!

[Miniver]

What about .torrent if you download computer games off of azureus then all you can get is the raw code. How do you change that?

Hmm... raw code? What's the extension on the file? Usually games are distributed with disk images like .iso or a .bin/.cue combo which you can mount with daemon tools. If the files are .rar .r01 and so on you'll need winrar to extract first.

[Miniver]

Now before you shoot me hehehe it has been a very long time since I have done these type of files so could you just bear with me ........... I have downloaded files for windowxp media edition 2005 and I have no idea how to use them for burning on a cd and load windows on a HD. Now before you fall off you chair with laughter ok. :icon_rr:

I have a computer that had windows xp media edition 2005 , but didnt come with a cd but I have my key for it and no CD with it like that wouldnt happen with HP computer company sooooooooooooo here I am trying to remember how to do this and I really could use some help here. Here I have a pic of what type of files that I have in two CD1 & CD2 Folders, belive me there was no instructions with it either. Can some one led help to a poor old soul ,,,,,, :icon_thum

the pic is a bit blurry but they look like rar files. Luckily you appear to have winrar already installed. Double click one of the files on each cd to extract them, then mount with daemon tools or burn.

[Miniver]

this is an amazing gide, will be linking to it regularly. thanks for taking the time to create this!

I didn't create it. I've added a lot to it over time, and edited to correct dead links. The initial work was by hussdiesel at filesoup. I grabbed it off of torrentbits server prior to the site's demise.

[hussdiesel]

WOW!

Somehow this crappy little document is still alive!? Thanks very much for the original credit Miniver, but I see a lot of changes have been made. Great work!

I'm so shocked and impressed to see what's become of it. I feel immortalized! lol.

thanks again Miniver, you are a very honest, and caring individual. I was so shocked, I had to register just to thank you.

[dave316]

great guide excellent for new ppl.

[spiritsentient]

Not only is that guide Super-Useful and saves everyone tons of time and energy...
especially people just learning the craft ;)


but the fact that it is still credited to the original author and respected by everyone here is wonderful.

i get a really good feeling from ZeroPaid. awesome people, awesome vibes in this thread.



just wanted to share,
peace!

[belowradar]

thanks very much.....the above is a great help

[shawners]

When downloading a movie thats in WINRAR archive, there be 95 or so winrar files. To view the movie to see the quality or to find out more about it. Download the tenth or more winrar file, and add the .vob extension and play with power dvd. Power dvd will tell you the 5.1audio and the average bytes... I usually use it to find what a movie is if its not posted with the original nfo or if i wanted to see what the sound will be if its a direct line on a R5 release. After your done, erase the .vob extension to get the winrar file back =)