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by Michael Rudas :: Rate this Message:

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--- Ed (Horsefly) wrote:
   
> I downloaded Gimp Help but it has a .tar file
> and Windows will not open it.

The utility "7-Zip" handles TAR files and a LOT more (including a bare-bones-but-useful file manager) -- one of the reasons it's the very first thing I install on EVERY Windows-based PC that I touch.

After installation, go to the Tools-->Options menu, check "Select All" then deselect .ISO -- click "OK" and you are good-to-go (it can look inside .iso files, a useful feature but you don't want it to be the default tool for them).

http://www.7-Zip.org

~~ ScienceMikey

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