Can't download patch

[ghost rider]

Who puts out a patch fix in an RAR format. Now that is simply ridiculous to me.

[videogames10]

Originally Posted by ghost rider

Who puts out a patch fix in an RAR format. Now that is simply ridiculous to me.

Exactly

[bman654]

Er what does being in the US have to do with .rar files? As somone already mentioned, just get winrar. You are about 3 clicks away from being able to handle .rar files.

As for file hosting sites. Goto http://www.savefile.com - no registration required to upload a file.

[ghost rider]

The point is I should never have to download some program to unzip a patch a manufacturer distributes to its customers.

It should have already been unzipped with an appropriate executable for immediate use by the customer.

[Grix]

Originally Posted by ghost rider

The point is I should never have to download some program to unzip a patch a manufacturer distributes to its customers.

It should have already been unzipped with an appropriate executable for immediate use by the customer.

The whole point of compressing the file is to make it easier to download. Providing an uncompressed file would defeat that purpose.

Could someone that was able to grab the patch please post it for the rest of us that can't access it?

[videogames10]

Originally Posted by Grix

The whole point of compressing the file is to make it easier to download. Providing an uncompressed file would defeat that purpose.

Could someone that was able to grab the patch please post it for the rest of us that can't access it?

Would it be that incredibly difficult to offer the patch in today's most widely used compression format (ZIP), so that I/we can simply extract the file with Vista? Surely they (the game developers) have the technology. Furthermore, is it really necessary to compress a bloody 10MB file for crying out loud?

This is the first patch, and only the second file that I've come across in RAR format. Every other file that I've ever downloaded has either been non-compressed or in ZIP format. So, I really don't want to have to bother with a trial version of a software program that I have no intention of purchasing in order to extract a single file.

[citrixscu]

Originally Posted by videogames10

Would it be that incredibly difficult to offer the patch in today's most widely used compression format (ZIP), so that I/we can simply extract the file with Vista? Surely they (the game developers) have the technology. Furthermore, is it really necessary to compress a bloody 10MB file for crying out loud?

Yes, downloading raw .exe files from the Internet is a security hazard. Doesn't Vista tell you that?

This is the first patch, and only the second file that I've come across in RAR format. Every other file that I've ever downloaded has either been non-compressed or in ZIP format. So, I really don't want to have to bother with a trial version of a software program that I have no intention of purchasing in order to extract a single file.

ZIP is old; RAR is the new way of doing things. Also, if you do not know how to unRAR something, you probably should not be messing with game patches in the first place.

[Kings Bounty Hunter]

Originally Posted by ghost rider

The point is I should never have to download some program to unzip a patch a manufacturer distributes to its customers.

It should have already been unzipped with an appropriate executable for immediate use by the customer.

You should have Winrar anyway mate! who doesn't these days?

[poprune]

There's no file in the FTP directory on the link in this forum; it's an ex-file. It has ceased to be, if it ever was...

[mechnic]

Download Winzip 11.2 it's free and it will unzip .rar files. I just unzipped the patch with it!!