Re: WinRar Long filename problem

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On 16 Jul 2008 14:12:19 GMT, in alt.usenet.kooks, Bucky Breeder
<not.here.now@nd.gone.fishing.tomorrow.bye> bloviated:

>"Kadaitcha Man" <nospam.nospam.nospam@gmail.com> wrote in news:iz0818$x01
>$e@alt.recovery.photos.nude-art.moderated.biz.abkhazia:
>
>> richard, ye rug-headed fat-brained follower, sweep on, you fat and
>> greasy citizen, ye groaned:
>>
>>> On 16 Jul 2008 12:44:37 GMT, Bucky Breeder
>>> <not.here.now@nd.gone.fishing.tomorrow.bye> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Scribner <walter3ca@yahoo.com> wrote in
>>>>news:v4er7419lj1pmba3cdniln0atge064l5kd@4ax.com:
>>>>
>>>>> A guy sent me a .rar file. I'm using Winrar 3.71 to open it.
>>>>> I swear that each file's title is longer than my arm. Winrar
>>>>> gives me a long file name error message and won't decompress
>>>>> it. The guy is traveling so I can't get him to send me a
>>>>> modified version. Is there any way that I can open these
>>>>> files? Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>In Windows, the best way to deal with manipulating long
>>>>file names is to move the offending file to a basic drive
>>>>from your desktop. This eliminates a long and possibly
>>>>complicated path, eg. :
>>>>
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\My Personal User Account\
>>>> Desktop\some.outrageously.extravagantageousemous.long.rar
>>>>
>>>>Thus, the target destination would be from the above to the below :
>>>>
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\My Personal User Account\
>>>> Desktop\some.outrageously.extravagantageousemous.long\
>>>> now.wtf-ever.the.imbecile.named.the.included.files.jpg
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Like, I'd move it to my "E:\" drive because that's my data drive,
>>>>but you might try cutting it to your "C:\" drive.
>>>>
>>>>I use a file renamer called betterfilerename. It's a context menu deal.
>>>>I've run into this with mp3s where the file name will reboot Windows
>>>>Explorer with an error message. It has to do with a long elaborate
>>>>Album name and the artist's elaborate title and name being included in
>>>>the same string as the song title for a file name... and then there's

>the
>>>>path to deal with.
>>>>
>>>>First, move it to C:\ . If that doesn't, then rename. If that doesn't,
>>>>then post back with more details.
>>>
>>>
>>> For mp3s, just get yourself a tag editor.
>>> I had the same problem with bunches of mine downloaded from groups.
>>> Used the tag editor and it renamed them all toot sweet.

>>
>>
>> You utterly dense ****tard, Bullis.
>>

>
>He cascades for no reason whatsoever

He cascades for any reason whatsoever
 
Aratzio <a6ahlyv02@sneakemail.com> wrote in
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> On 16 Jul 2008 14:12:19 GMT, in alt.usenet.kooks, Bucky Breeder
> <not.here.now@nd.gone.fishing.tomorrow.bye> bloviated:
>
>>"Kadaitcha Man" <nospam.nospam.nospam@gmail.com> wrote in news:iz0818$x01
>>$e@alt.recovery.photos.nude-art.moderated.biz.abkhazia:
>>
>>> richard, ye rug-headed fat-brained follower, sweep on, you fat and
>>> greasy citizen, ye groaned:
>>>
>>>> On 16 Jul 2008 12:44:37 GMT, Bucky Breeder
>>>> <not.here.now@nd.gone.fishing.tomorrow.bye> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Scribner <walter3ca@yahoo.com> wrote in
>>>>>news:v4er7419lj1pmba3cdniln0atge064l5kd@4ax.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>> A guy sent me a .rar file. I'm using Winrar 3.71 to open it.
>>>>>> I swear that each file's title is longer than my arm. Winrar
>>>>>> gives me a long file name error message and won't decompress
>>>>>> it. The guy is traveling so I can't get him to send me a
>>>>>> modified version. Is there any way that I can open these
>>>>>> files? Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>In Windows, the best way to deal with manipulating long
>>>>>file names is to move the offending file to a basic drive
>>>>>from your desktop. This eliminates a long and possibly
>>>>>complicated path, eg. :
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\My Personal User Account\
>>>>> Desktop\some.outrageously.extravagantageousemous.long.rar
>>>>>
>>>>>Thus, the target destination would be from the above to the below :
>>>>>
>>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\My Personal User Account\
>>>>> Desktop\some.outrageously.extravagantageousemous.long\
>>>>> now.wtf-ever.the.imbecile.named.the.included.files.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Like, I'd move it to my "E:\" drive because that's my data drive,
>>>>>but you might try cutting it to your "C:\" drive.
>>>>>
>>>>>I use a file renamer called betterfilerename. It's a context menu

deal.
>>>>>I've run into this with mp3s where the file name will reboot Windows
>>>>>Explorer with an error message. It has to do with a long elaborate
>>>>>Album name and the artist's elaborate title and name being included in
>>>>>the same string as the song title for a file name... and then there's

>>the
>>>>>path to deal with.
>>>>>
>>>>>First, move it to C:\ . If that doesn't, then rename. If that

doesn't,
>>>>>then post back with more details.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> For mp3s, just get yourself a tag editor.
>>>> I had the same problem with bunches of mine downloaded from groups.
>>>> Used the tag editor and it renamed them all toot sweet.
>>>
>>>
>>> You utterly dense ****tard, Bullis.
>>>

>>
>>He cascades for no reason whatsoever

>He cascades for any reason whatsoever

He cascades for your reason whatsoever
 
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