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Should I remove WinRAR beta 3 64-bit?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,981
United States Rank #18,605
Reach 0.0272%

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.00.3 100.00%

WinRAR 5.00 beta 3 64-bit

What is WinRAR beta 3 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 12 files and is usually about 5.42 MB (5,679,367 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.rarlab.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
Estimated size: 5.42 MB

Program filesFiles installed by WinRAR 5.00 beta 3 64-bit

Program executable:winrar.exe
Name:WinRAR
WinRAR archiver
Path:C:\Program Files\winrar\winrar.exe
MD5:097082592d28621769c90aa3f601632e
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

2 Context Menu Handlers
  • RarExt32.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinRAR' with a class of {B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}.
  • 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 3 64-bit?

You can uninstall WinRAR beta 3 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 3 (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 3 64-bit.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#11,981

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 62.01%
Windows 10 37.43%
Windows Vista 0.56%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.84%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.28%
Windows 7 Professional 12.48%
Windows 8 Pro 9.31%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.15%
Windows 8.1 5.03%

Distribution by countryGeography

23.47% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 23.47%
  United Kingdom 5.92%
  Egypt 4.93%
  Canada 4.14%
  Sweden 3.94%
  MA 3.55%
  Brazil 3.55%
  India 3.35%
  Australia 3.16%
  France 2.56%
  Indonesia 1.97%
  Turkey 1.78%
  TN 1.38%
  Belgium 1.38%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 23.45%
Acer 16.98%
Dell 16.44%
ASUS 13.75%
Toshiba 7.01%
Samsung 6.20%
Lenovo 5.12%
GIGABYTE 4.85%
Intel 1.62%
Sony 1.62%
Alienware 1.35%
Apple 0.81%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 8.29%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.53%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.69%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.76%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.30%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.30%

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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