Originally Posted By: Joe Mama
What program do you use to actually view the comics?



What?
by Egg


STEP ONE: WinRAR


  • WinRAR is, simply put, a Windows/PC archiver much in the same vein as WinZIP. It's an advancement and improvement on ZIP files, now called archives, or, RaRs (Roshal ARchive, named after its creator Eugene Roshal). All it does is compress data into a compact form, while still retaining a blueprint for the original integrity and function.
  • Since a lot of files are so large (i.e. video, comics, etc.), it takes most people forever to download over a normal DSL or cable line. That is where WinRAR comes in. Data is broken up, packaged in multiple increments (as chosen by the user), and can more easily be uploaded/downloaded. In other words, it's easier to download four smaller files, than one huge one.
  • You will need WinRAR. Here is one of many Shareware download pages ----------> WinRAR


STEP TWO: Rapidshare


  • The most popular, and hassle-free file hosting site is Rapidshare.Com. Ninety-nine percent of uploaders use this as the place to store their files in cyberspace. The key factor of this is that it has no server index. Thus, no one can rummage through the files hosted there, as there's no way they could know the exact address of each single file. In other words, no one can get your files unless you literally give them the links. That is why you will see the majority of RaR files with a "rapidshare" address.
  • Rapidshare offers two types of downloading. One, is the free download. You may download one file per hour. With heavy RaR packs normally being multiple segments, this can be a pain. The alternative is to pay roughly $12.00 a month for unlimited downloading. Your choice. Either works fine.


STEP THREE: Putting it all together


  • So, you now have the WinRAR program, understand how Rapidshare works, and you want to download. As you start perusing your normal downloading haunts (i.e. this thread), you find a program/file/porn/other that you want. You see something like this, for example:



http://rapidshare.com/files/105975667/Astonishing_X-Men_1-21.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/105985003/Astonishing_X-Men_1-21.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/106003041/Astonishing_X-Men_1-21.part3.rar


  • Notice the extension, ".rar"? That's your indication it's a RaR file. Notice the "rapidshare" name in the address, like I mentioned? They're hosted at Rapidshare. Notice there are three of them? That's because whatever program you're wanting has been broken up into three segments. By common practice, most files are broken up into 100mb packs. There's a reason for this: Rapidshare will only host files 100mb, or smaller. One through three. It's pretty simple to understand. They are in numerical order. But...and this is important...you have to have every segment. If you want that program, you have to download all three segments to recreate the file on your computer.
  • You click on the first pack, and it takes you to a Rapidshare page. Free or Premium? Choose!
  • The packs are downloading, and time passes. You are growing older day by day, and wondering where the sweet joy of youth fled.
  • So, you download all three segments. The packs have this icon.
  • Choose the first pack (indicated by the number "1"), and right-click it. The drop-down menu will have an option of "Extract Files". Choose that! A menu will come up, asking you where to extract the files. Well, where do you want the file? Choose your location, and be destroyed! Gozer the Gozarian comes!
  • Take note here: A lot of people put passwords on their RaRs. This is usually for simple identity stamps. When you download your files, check the post/site/place you are downloading from to see if there is a password. It will normally be listed in plain sight. You will need the password to unpack the files.
  • So all you have to do is start the extraction from the first RAR. When it begins, it will automatically extract from the rest of them in order.
  • Extraction is finished. You have your file. You're ready to go. But, wait...what about all the pesky RaR packs you just downloaded? Do you need to keep them? Answer = NO. Just dump the packs into your recycle bin, and get on with beating off to your new porn reading your new comic book.

    STEP FOUR: CDisplay Comic Reader
    • Go HERE
    • You are welcome.

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