How do I uncompress these .arj and .a01, .a02, etc. files?
Use Arj.exe. ARJ is not as easy to use a WinZip, but is much more powerful. ARJ is typically used to split a large file into smaller, more postable chunks. Dont use WinARJ, use plain ole DOS ARJ (widely available; see the link below). Open a DOS box in the directory where the .arj files are located (MS Powertoys “DOS Prompt Here” is great for this under Win95). Use the following command syntax: [arj x v y filename.### (optional: destination path]. The [x] switch tells ARJ that you are extracting, the [-v] switch tells ARJ that your are working with a multiple-volume archive, and the [-y] switch tells AR J not to prompt you for confirmation of each extration. The ### extension represents the lowest numbered extension of the ARJ archives, which may be in the form of (.a01, .a02,etc.) or (.001, .002, etc.). If there is a file present with an .arj extension, do not specify an extension (the .arj file is the first in the archive by default). An example of this might be: [arj x v y msoffice.
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