WinRAR - Newsletter 3/2004Issue: July 6, 2004

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This newsletter contains the following topics:

1. WinRAR 3.40 beta 2 Released!
2. What is a beta version?
3. How to upgrade your old version?

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1. WinRAR 3.40 beta 2 Released!

win.rar GmbH and rarlab.com are proud to announce the second beta version of the new WinRAR 3.40.

Changes to WinRAR 3.40 beta 1:

1. RAR and WinRAR display the operation progress while
repairing an archive containing the recovery record.

2. Previous beta could create volumes by 2 bytes larger than
specified.

3. "Select all" button in "Settings/Integration" dialog
did not select Z archive format.

4. WinRAR shell extension did not display "Archive" property
sheet in properties of 7z archives.

5. "Convert" command ignored archives with uppercase characters
in the file name extension.

Be the first to download the trial version at
http://www.win-rar.com/download.html

Of course Pocket RAR and the command line versions of RAR were also improved and are now available as version 3.40 beta 2.

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2. What is a beta version?

A beta version, as opposed to a final version, is software that is undergoing its final stages in testing. We release beta versions to our customers so that the final set of bugs can be found and eliminated from WinRAR.

More detailed infos can be found here:
http://www.win-rar.com/download.html
(Please press the "What is a beta version?" link)

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3. How to upgrade your old WinRAR version?

Upgrading is quick and easy. Users only need to download WinRAR 3.40 beta 2 at http://www.win-rar.com/download.html and install the newest version of WinRAR to continue using the best compression tool around!
Please close all open WinRAR archives and exit WinRAR before installing.
No complicated uninstalling of the previous version is necessary.

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