This is what I would use...but that's just me. Here is a link that might be useful: 7 zip

crafty lady, I have a folder the unzipped files go to, not crowding the desktop, then I can do them at my leisure. Never any probs previously, and still think it is the site doing this, as when I use my FF browser, have no problems at all, can change from media files, to win RAr and it stays when clicked, as won't do when I use IE. Am not having any luck going to Accessories, etc., to change the titles either, so what else can I do? I also do save target as, and always went directly to zipped folders, now becomes a movie clip, even before I can download.

Forget all about Firefox and Internet Explorer for the time being because you aren't going to use them for this. Open Windows Explorer and find these rar files that you want to open. Then right click on the first one e.g. "yourfilename".rar. Point to 7-Zip in the drop down menu and click on "Extract to yourfilename". (I always use the same "folder name" as the "filename" so that I can easily see what has been extracted.) A new folder called "Yourfilename" is created in the same place that you are already looking so you don't have to search for it. Inside this new folder will be the files that were originally stored inside the rar file. Any quantity and type of file can be stored inside a rar file (they are just a convienient way of quickly sending lots of files in one go) e.g. bmp or jpg photos, an exe programme file, a doc Word file, etc. Once you have extracted the file just use it in the normal way - you may want to move it to a more convienient folder later e.g. My Photos. One other thing worth mentioning is to check the files with you antivirus programme before you run them in case the sender's computer was infected. Colin

I have just posted an old free version of WinRAR on Yousendit. It will remain available for 7 days. It was a special offer that they themselves gave away several years ago as a teaser to buy their latest version. For simplicity I have converted it into a self-extracting file that should unpack o.k. - if it doesn't let me know! Colin Here is a link that might be useful: Free WinRAR v3.5.1 on YouSendIt.com