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Possible to have WinRAR extract based on OS

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Mar 15, 20261038 views
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Problem

We are trying to distribute an application using WinRAR. In Windows 7 the application needs to go to ; in XP it needs to be extracted to . Is there a way to make WinRAR test the OS, make that distinction and extract the files to the correct place?

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Fix for: Possible to have WinRAR extract based on OS

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No, this is not what WinRAR is for. You can use a batchfile to do this, but if you are distributing an application, you should be using an installer. You can find a list of common installers here. You can also try using a WinRAR SFX package (you can…

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