what do I do with .nfo and .sfv files with bunch .##files? What program to use?

[j@cko]

Which program?

 

[b0mbrman]

I think .nfo is just a text file... nfo = info...

 

[spanky]

winace will handle those files. as for the nfo and sfv files, open up a notepad window and drag those files in. that should allow u to view those files.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Arent these files usually associated with warez?

 

[j0lly]

*.nfo = notepad
*.sfv and *.## = CloneCD (I think. maybe be WinRAR)

 

[Joemonkey]

also, to view the .nfo file properly in notepad, change the font to terminal at a size of 10

 

[Thanatopsis]

You can use QuickSFV to view *.sfv files.

 

[tweakmm]

<< Arent these files usually associated with warez? >>


i wouldn't know anything about this....

 

[spanky]

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<< Arent these files usually associated with warez? >>


i wouldn't know anything about this.... >>



nope, i use this kind of compression on my doc, xls, ppt, wpd, txt, cpp, zip, exe, etc... files all the time.

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Warez the program?

 

[PRimate13]

WinRAR and WinACE are the main programs of choice for those kinds of files.
Just use notepad to open up .nfo files.



On a totally unrelated subject, I think piracy is wrong.

 

[yobarman]

<< what do I do with .nfo and .sfv files with bunch .##files? What program to use? >>




.nfo files are usually opened with notepad

Those .## files are winRAR files.

The .nfo should information on how to extract YOUR WAREZ YOU WAREZMONKEY!!!

 

[ElPool]

winrar will extract form the ## files.
the .nfo is just text.
and the .sfv = Simple File Validator
use quicksfv or winsfv or pdSFV to view the file, and it will check all the other ## files to make sure
they all downloaded correctly and without errors. (i use pdSFV)

 

[prodigy]

lol
got warez?

 

[Logix]

Arent these files usually associated with warez?

Yes, and the fact that you, me, and everyone else here knows this fact says something about the proliferation of wear-ez in our meager little lives.

**checks morpheus**

 

[PliotronX]

SFV files distributed with RAR files contain checksums of CRC32 hashes of the RAR file. Use this nifty tool called PDsfv to verify SFV files and make SFV files. NFO files have info on the release in the RAR. To view properly, use Terminal or Fixedsys fonts.

 

[FrontlineWarrior]

what is "warez"?

 

[amnesiac]

FrontlineWarior..

I have no idea if you're being facecious so I'll humor you.

Warez is a term commonly used for pirated software. Most warez now are packed in multipart archives for easier transmission over the 'net.

.nfo = iNFO file. This text file documents things such as the warez group/members who were involved in cracking/distributing said program. Also may contain release notes and a serial number.

.sfv = CRC verification file. Using the proper program one can compare the CRCs of the downloaded archives with the original CRC checksums in the SFV file, as they often get corrupted.

.r## = where ## is replaced by a number. Files packed by RAR compression, one of the more commonly used compression programs for warez archives, due to its multipart archive handling ability, speed, and reliablilty.
Sometimes also seen as .### files or even .s## if it's a really large archive (from r01-r99 to s01....)

 

[amnesiac]

oh, just for the record I know nothing about any of this.

 

[Bozz]

<< oh, just for the record I know nothing about any of this. >>



Amen to that!

Who was around in the old days (pre-1993) when this stuff was truely elite