WinRAR context menu item
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WinRAR context menu item
I have Windows XP x64 and WinRAR 3.5 installed. WinRAR 3.5 supports x64 just fine, because the context menu item shows up when I right-click on a file in the explorer. But when I activate the contextmenu on a file within TC (by click-and-hold the right mouse button), the WinRAR menuitem doesn't show up.
How can?
How can?
Obviously, WinRAR doesn't support x64 "just fine". It probably adds the 64bit shell extension into the 64bit HKCR tree. Total Commander, however, it a 32bit program - so WinRAR should also put the 32bit shell extension into the 32bit HKCR tree (and it probably doesn't, according to your symptoms).
Anyway, I doubt this has anything to do with TC specifically; you can try to start 32bit Explorer (C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Explorer.exe) and see if WinRAR is in its context menu.
Anyway, I doubt this has anything to do with TC specifically; you can try to start 32bit Explorer (C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Explorer.exe) and see if WinRAR is in its context menu.
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Just FYI: WinXP x64 and Win2003 x64 final versions have already been released for several months ago.
Just FYI: WinXP x64 and Win2003 x64 final versions have already been released for several months ago.
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Try installing WinRAR 32bit in parallel to WinRAR 64bit (but in a different directory).
Try installing WinRAR 32bit in parallel to WinRAR 64bit (but in a different directory).
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I have installed the 32-bit version... now where do I find the 64-bit version??ghisler(Author) wrote:2Thany
Try installing WinRAR 32bit in parallel to WinRAR 64bit (but in a different directory).
You do know that the WinRAR installer installs a 32-bit or 64-bit shell extension, depending on what windows you have, but the application itself is 32-bits...
Oh and I forgot to mention that the WinRAR contextmenu item does show up on a RAR-file. They just don't show up on other files (or directories).
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Sorry, I don't have access to a 64bit system to test this. Please look if there is a file RarExt.dll in the WinRAR directory. This is the RAR explorer extension. You should be able to register it with
regsvr32 RarExt.dll
So all you need to do is to get the 32-bit RarExt.dll and register it manually. Don't replace the 64bit RarExt.dll, otherwise you will get into troubles with 64bit Explorer...
regsvr32 RarExt.dll
So all you need to do is to get the 32-bit RarExt.dll and register it manually. Don't replace the 64bit RarExt.dll, otherwise you will get into troubles with 64bit Explorer...
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Apparently this is the 64-bit rarext.dll. You need to get the 32-bit version, e.g. from a WinRAR installer.
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If WinRAR's directory already has both the 32bit and 64bit extension, then it sounds to me as if its only ever using one of the extensions at any given time ??
Have you attempted loading the 32bit Explorer and seeing if the context menu functions properly there?
I think it has 32bit explorer in something like the "wow64" directory, but I don't have the OS to know for sure.
Have you attempted loading the 32bit Explorer and seeing if the context menu functions properly there?
I think it has 32bit explorer in something like the "wow64" directory, but I don't have the OS to know for sure.
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