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Should I remove WinRAR beta 1 64-bit?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #24,441
United States Rank #46,260
Reach 0.0074%

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.00.1 100.00%

WinRAR 5.00 beta 1 64-bit

What is WinRAR beta 1 64-bit?

WinRAR is a file archiver and data compression utility that supports RAR, and ZIP and can unpack ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE and 7z compressed archives. Version 5 uses the RAR5 archive format that cannot be managed by old versions of WinRAR. This format features a maximum 1GB dictionary (only in 64bit version), better multicore support, it removes multimedia, text and itanium binaries special compression algorithms.

About  (from win.rar GmbH)

WinRAR is a 32-bit / 64-bit Windows version of RAR Archiver, the powerful archiver and archive manager. WinRAR's main features are very strong general and multimedia compression, solid compression, archive protection from damage, processing of ZIP and other non-RAR archives, scanning archives for viruses, programmable ...  Read more

Overview

When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named winrar.exe. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 8.14 MB (8,536,311 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.rarlab.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 8.14 MB

Program filesFiles installed by WinRAR 5.00 beta 1 64-bit

Program executable:winrar.exe
Name:WinRAR
WinRAR archiver
Path:C:\Program Files\winrar\winrar.exe
MD5:b7b096ac4fbfe33d65d258ba81023384
Additional files:
  • Rar.exe (by Alexander Roshal) - WinRAR (Command line RAR)
  • RarExt.dll (by Alexander Roshal) - WinRAR shell extension
  • RarExt32.dll
  • Uninstall.exe - Uninstall WinRAR
  • UnRAR.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Context Menu Handler
  • RarExt.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR' with a class of {B41DB860-64E4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.

How do I remove WinRAR beta 1 64-bit?

You can uninstall WinRAR beta 1 64-bit from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program WinRAR 5.00 beta 1 (64-bit), click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove WinRAR beta 1 64-bit.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win 7 8%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#24,441

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 58.62%
Windows 10 41.38%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 26.90%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.62%
Windows 8 Pro 11.03%
Windows 7 Professional 10.34%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.59%
Windows 10 Pro 5.52%

Distribution by countryGeography

12.31% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 12.31%
  DZ 10.77%
  MA 9.23%
  Spain 9.23%
  Thailand 3.85%
  United Kingdom 3.85%
  Brazil 3.08%
  Argentina 3.08%
  Netherlands 3.08%
  Canada 3.08%
  Egypt 3.08%
  Italy 3.08%
  BG 3.08%
  GE 2.31%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.39%
Acer 17.65%
ASUS 17.65%
Dell 14.71%
GIGABYTE 5.88%
Sony 5.88%
Lenovo 4.90%
Toshiba 1.96%
Apple 0.98%
Common models
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.91%
Dell Inspiron 3521 1.94%
HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... 1.94%
Packard Bell EasyNote TV4... 1.94%
Gigabyte H61M-D2-B3 1.94%
Dell Vostro 2521 1.94%

About win.rar GmbH

Alexander Roshal's WinRAR is a file archiver and data compression utility and is available as a shareware for most Wndows versions.
Publisher URL: www.ralabs.com

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