need help

**jdoggisright** · January 14th, 2006, 10:29 PM

im trying to get a game but im not sure what to do i just get exe rar files do i down load these and put them together im not sure or do i get the bin and cue file out of these if anybody can help please and thank you

**lifehacker** · January 15th, 2006, 06:42 AM

Bin and Cue files are used to burn files onto a cd... The bin/cue/iso/ccd, etc. files could be compressed in .rar format. However unless the game you're downloading is something like solitare it probably wont be a single .exe file.

**RACKnRAIL** · January 15th, 2006, 08:42 AM

You need to extract the rar file to a folder and then use nero to burn the bin/cue to cd.

I am always reluctant with exe files. I hope they come from a very reliable place.

**shawners** · January 15th, 2006, 12:34 PM

Some games are in a exe file that sets it up, but usally its on the image disc itself.. Download daemon tools and mount the image if its a bin cue.. But winrar will extract any archive, click on first one and it will have something inside that you can burn or use to install.

**jdoggisright** · January 15th, 2006, 02:01 PM

i just download the exe file and rar file extract and then burn ? can any body tell me how to download a game and get it to work . or tell me what i need to get from the download as in exe rar file and what to do with them please and thank you.

**shawners** · January 15th, 2006, 03:13 PM

you need to make some sence. What are the file extensions that you downloaded right now onto your PC, and how many files.?

**jdoggisright** · January 15th, 2006, 03:24 PM

and im trying to download a game but im not sure how to put it all together or what to be looking for

**haK3d** · January 15th, 2006, 06:18 PM

A good first start is knowing how to extract compressed files such as the rar variant. Go to www.download.com and search for a program called "7-Zip." This is a file management program, but its highlight is the fact that its a freebie. After you extract your files, I'm sure you can take it from there with no more then basic problem solving.

**jdoggisright** · January 15th, 2006, 06:50 PM

i just need to know when i search for the game that i want it pulles up rar.files and exe.files ace files but im not sure what to download to get everything i need for the game. please help thanks im downloading from something like limewire bearshare kazaa same kind of program

**lifehacker** · January 15th, 2006, 07:14 PM

Whats the name of the game?
Lets make this simple, download the .rar file and tell us what you see... If you download the wrong file you wont die, everybody makes mistakes...

**jdoggisright** · January 15th, 2006, 07:55 PM

rome t w ok thanks i will thank u god i will download it and get back with you thank you so much

**shawners** · January 15th, 2006, 08:06 PM

So you havent downloaded anything, but you see on limewire a game that has RAR file, a EXE file and such.. So you want to download it all to make sure you have what you need?? Its a safe bet that the game in the rar file is safer and probably the one your looking for.

**jdoggisright** · January 15th, 2006, 08:23 PM

i got a mdf and mds and it is saying that windows needs to know what program created it what do i need to do from here

**lifehacker** · January 16th, 2006, 06:06 AM

Rome: Total War is a 3 cd game. If you see just one .mds and .mdf its probably just one of the three cds. Alcohol 120 is what you should use for burning .mds and .mdf files. LimeWire or whatever it is youre using dosent have a wide selection of games and there are many fakes (never download a file with the size 851.7 ) I suggest you try bitTorrent for you game needs. By the way RTW is a great game!:icon_thum