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WinRAR

This software is available to staff and faculty of SFU. Please read the following terms and conditions. Downloading the software constitutes your acceptance of these terms.

  • SFU's WinRAR site license only covers SFU-owned computer systems. You may not install this software on other system not owned by SFU.
  • Your SFU Computing ID and IP address are logged.
  • SFU IT Services does not and can not provide technical support for this or any other downloaded software. Please contact WinRAR for support.

Instructions

1. Download

  • Click the download button. A dialog box will ask what you want to do with the file. Choose Save.
  • Specify a download location (i.e. your Desktop). Make sure that the file name is sfu_winrar.exe (IE sometimes removes ".exe" from the end of the file).

2. Installation

  • Double-click the downloaded file.
  • Click the Install button on the resulting dialog box.
  • A folder named SFU WinRAR will appear in the same location where you saved the downloaded file. Open the folder and double-click the wrar371.exe icon. The WinRAR setup program will launch.
  • Click the Install button on the resulting dialog box.
  • When the installation process is complete, move the file RARREG.KEY from the SFU WinRAR folder to the folder where you installed WinRAR (typically C:\Program Files\WinRAR). This will register the program.

Note: You must have administrative privileges to complete this installation!

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