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Posted by xdford on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 4:28 AM

Hello Bob,

Check your Messages... 

Cheers from Australia

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Posted by mikeGTW on Monday, January 20, 2020 2:30 PM

depends what ver of win 7 do you have  64 bit or 32 bit

7zip works in all of them   https://www.7-zip.org/

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 2:26 PM

One more question, I see there is quit a list of 7zip downloads.  Which one do I want?

Mike.

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 1:55 PM

As soon as it downloads, Win Picture tries to open, which it can't.  I right click on that and I get program options, non of which are 7zip.

I just checked the programs in the control panel, and I don't see anything call 7zip.

Thanks anyway, it's just too bad one can't get at these with out all of hoops.

We better stop here before moderator Tom tells us to take this to PM's

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Posted by mikeGTW on Monday, January 20, 2020 1:34 PM

Had me confused for a bit   looks like you are clicking on the page where the file is listed for download      You need to get the rar file downloaded to your pc  it will say Tomkats jpeg signs.rar    then if you got the 7zip program to use   you right click on that file where ever you downloaded it to on your pc    then you will see the "open with" 

you can't right click on my link here   just left click and then download the file to your pc

If you right click anywhere on this forum page just out in a blank area thats what you will get

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 1:17 PM

The box, when I right click on the file say:

Reload, Save as, Cast, Translate, View page source, and Inspect.

No "open with".

Mike.

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Posted by mikeGTW on Monday, January 20, 2020 1:01 PM

I'm using win 7  so the right click should work   Ok right click the rar file  about the fourth entry down in that window it says  "open with"   if you have 7 zip installed it will show it or choose default program  

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:58 PM

No Win 7, and in a month I'm getting a new one as support for 7 has ended.

I do have my laptop in the office with 10, maybe I'll try that.

Mike.

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Posted by mikeGTW on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:53 PM

Are you using win10

If so it's  a bit different  then just right clicking  

https://www.simplehelp.net/2016/04/19/how-to-open-rar-files-in-windows-10/

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:51 PM

Oh well, I'll just quit.  Right clicking doesn't give me a program choice, since I first tried in Win. Pictures, it keeps using that program.

Thanks for all your responses.

Mike.

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Posted by mikeGTW on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:41 PM

yes it is and I just put the link in my post 

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:40 PM

Never mind, it's in the thread that Henry linked to.  I try again.

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:39 PM

I've scrolled to the top of this thread and back down many times, I don't see it, or the two pictures you posted.

Is it in a different thread?

Mike.

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Posted by mikeGTW on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:29 PM

Don't understand  my post is still there   with the link to the download

in case you can't find it   https://workupload.com/file/ySaTPfL

 

If you downloaded the rar file it's on your pc  right ?  you right click on the file and it should come up with a window pick open with then choose which program to use

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:26 PM

Now I can't even do that, as the earlier post you made with the link is gone.

Missing post and threads have been plaguing this forum the last few days.

What a mess this place is!

Mike.

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Posted by mikeGTW on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:19 PM

right click on the file  should give you a window to choose what to use

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:19 PM

Read what I posted just before you posted.  I can't choose a file any more.

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Posted by mikeGTW on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:18 PM

Neither one of those are exotic file systems  they are simple compression programs for large files     I used them for art work dealing with major colleges all over the US and companies  

Your file system is what is in windows  

and as for exotic  adobe illustrator  corel draw   photoshop  those are exotic

 

That rar file is 320mb  if I pull all the files out of it 1.23 GB

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:17 PM

My problem now is, the first time it asked to pick a program, I picked Win. Picture Viewer, which won't open it, now when I try to do this all again, I don't get to choose a program, it tries to use Win, Picture viewer.

I don't know how to set it back to where I can pick a program.

Oh well.

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:09 PM

I'll pass, I never have the need for any exotic file systems, until just now, trying to open this.

Never mind, maybe the OP is in to this stuff and can use your info.

Thanks anyway.

Mike.

 

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Posted by mikeGTW on Monday, January 20, 2020 12:02 PM

Yes you do  7zip has been around for years   so has winrar I use both

there is a free download for winrar gets you a trial version good for 30 days 

7zip is totally free it's an open source program

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 11:58 AM

Nope, never heard of those, sounds like something I have to download.  

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Posted by mikeGTW on Monday, January 20, 2020 11:55 AM

Sorryabout that it's a rar file   winrar is the program  but you can use 7zip and it is free    I thought windows had a default program that would work  maybe not

If need I can redo it as a zip file  windows should open th

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 20, 2020 11:49 AM

What program do you use to open it?  Windows says It can't open it unless I pick a program, or search the web for one.

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Posted by mikeGTW on Monday, January 20, 2020 11:27 AM

If you go to that page of his images there is a link I posted for download those flats as you call them are in there

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Posted by doctorwayne on Monday, January 20, 2020 11:05 AM

BigDaddy
...Firefox doesn't work for sending personal messages in this forum, you have to use Chrome or something else.

Despite the shortcomings of this Forum's PM system, I've never had any difficulties using Firefox for PMs.

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Posted by BigDaddy on Monday, January 20, 2020 7:45 AM

You could send Tomcat a personal message and ask.  I looked on his facebook page and did not see anything that I would call flats and many of his building pics are from Google earth.  His pictures are never ending so I did not get to the end.

Firefox doesn't work for sending personal messages in this forum, you have to use Chrome or something else.

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Posted by mlehman on Sunday, January 19, 2020 10:56 PM

IIRC, there was some issue about perimissions to use some of the textures he used to construct the building flats, so Tomcat took the building flats down.

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Posted by subman on Sunday, January 19, 2020 10:27 PM

No I am referring to the 7 pages of flats he posted. I also know of the many signs he posted but those I think are still available without the watermark

Bob D As long as you surface as many times as you dive you`ll be alive to read these posts.

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