Minimum Windows version required for WinRAR 4.0 is Windows 2000. Windows 98, Windows Me and Windows NT are not supported by WinRAR and WinRAR self-extracting modules anymore.
Just select "Extract full paths" and then press "Save settings" in "General" part of extraction dialog. This option is the new default extraction mode, but you can change the default back to WinRAR 3.x style.
For example, if you are inside of "Backup\MyData" archive folder and extract "Images" folder, it will be extracted as "Images", not as "Backup\MyData\Images". If you browse some archive subfolder in WinRAR shell and enable "Extract relative paths" option, the path part up to and including the current subfolder will be removed from extracted file paths. New "Extract relative paths" option in "Advanced" part of extraction dialog. Such mask must have the trailing '\' character, like -x*tmp*\ or -x*\temp\ Now you can specify a wildcard exclusion mask for folders. lng files, making WinRAR localization possible for Unicode only languages.
WinRAR sets the folder modification date when unpacking folders stored in UDF and ISO9660 files.
The only module of RAR algorithm, which is not affected, is "Text compression" method. Both the general RAR algorithm and most of special RAR multimedia methods benefit from this improvement. Depending on data type, decompression can be up to 30% faster than in previous versions. The countless number of options, as well as its versatility and ease, make it a must-have for any user. Winrar is probably the best compression tool out there. Finally, you can also protect files using Rijndael (AES-128) encryption system, digital signature or protect it against modifications. Plus, Winrar offers a very good compression ratio (above the average), which means that the files you compress will be smaller than compressing them using other programs. Then, choose whether to unpack it or run the files without having to unpack it previously. Just double-click the icon and the content of the file will appear on the screen. Regardless of the compressed file's format, you can unpack more than 40 different formats, including CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, RAR, Zip or 7Z. You can also add a password or a comment. The program integrates itself perfectly in the right-button menu, so you can easily create RAR and ZIP files.
Winrar is a free app that lets you compress and unpack any file in a very easy, quick and efficient way.