8.07.2006

Free WinRAR license (v 3.51)

WinRAR is one of the best archiving utility out there (I use it exclusively, won the place on my computer from Winzip). Bad part is that's not free, the latest version (3.6) being provided as a 40 day trial.


However, because WinRAR 3.51 won the Best Overall Utility from the SIAF People's Choice Award (major award in the shareware business), they decided to have a one day free-for-all promotion. Thing was you had to register your email address for their newsletter, receive a key in your mail and register it.

Now that Sunday passed, and the promotion expired. However this doesn't mean that you cannot still register it legally. Thing is that they sent the same key to all 40,000 users that benefited from the promotion, and now that key is available for download from Simtel (one of WinRAR's partners in this).

Leaving the blurb aside, this is what you have to do to register it:
  1. Go to Simtel's download page, choose a server and download the key: WinRAR Free Key 3.51
  2. Now go to WinRAR's official site and download version 3.51: http://www.win-rar.com/download.html
    Note that you don't have to download the latest version, instead scroll down until you see the WinRAR 3.51 setup and download it.
    [Update]3.51 is no longer there, instead use version 3.5 from this site Old Version
  3. Install WinRAR 3.51, go to where you downloaded the key (rarkey.rar) and unpack it. You'll get a rarreg.key that you'll have to copy in Program Files-WinRAR (the installation folder for WinRAR). After that you should see Registered to "PCA Special Offer"
    WinRAR free license

That's it, enjoy you free WinRAR license.
Posted by GoodLe
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30 comments:

  1. Thanks a lot for license of winRAR. But update yr link to winRAR 3.51

    It's showing the latest page, where u cant find winRAR 3.51

    Thanks.
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  2. This process still works, as of 20 May 2007. It was a great way for a totally free version of Winrar. I've only needed to open a rar file less than a dozen times since the mid-80's, and had to always download a shareware version for a one-time use, which caused me to avoid rar file downloads like ebola. It's about time that someone publishes a way to get a free, maybe a little antiquated, copy of software that they really don't want to buy, because they never will get their money's worth. Thanx!
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  3. AVG Antivirus flagged the rarkey.rar with a hidden extension of .exe & quarantined it to the virus vault. :o(
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  4. It's a false positive, the rarkey.rar it's not a virus so you might need to ignore that warning from AVG
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  5. hey a little help here, , pls, , my browser seems to have difficulties connecting to the license site or the simtel that you have mentioned, , is there any alternative for these? thnx pls reply asap. . i badly needed this software and how unfortunate this difficulty to me. . T_T
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  7. hi, my virusprogram keeps warning me about a hidden extention, is it save to pen the exe file?
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  8. Ok, is kipped the avg warning, but when i try to extract, it says "nothing to extract, no archives found
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  9. You can still download winrar 3.51 from rarlab at the ftp server:
    ftp://ftp.rarlab.com/rar/wrar351.exe
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  10. I tried to use version 3.5 but the key wouldn't work!

    If it wasn't for the person who said:
    'You can still download winrar 3.51 from rarlab at the ftp server:
    ftp://ftp.rarlab.com/rar/wrar351.exe'

    I'd still be climbing the walls.

    Thanks for that.
    Long live freeware!
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  11. try FileHippo.com
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  12. tht didn't help me at all the key has gone
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  14. Copy all the info below the line to a text file names rarreg.key dont add or subtract anything
    ------------------------------------------
    RAR registration data
    PCA Special Offer
    Version: 3.51
    UID=1646b0bf276e0741a35d
    6412212250a35de40c0f65f0de0b1ec394651547dd886d12c4b273
    314b58181fcd2e99e818605ed576bd5c0b10a8740d2f11c59f87b3
    8e75c09eba7f7fb395c7d1ac80abf2030c873788fad37f614109c6
    0442fb933697af5e46876631c75812072460411d34d0918118ff8a
    335fc8bb64cc46b907d19a6ced2ce9ff90a0c417b6c3f12379447a
    30dd1c68cf9aa89877227b946f55e1b61411656f387b498160fd03
    65a1c527d7f9899d013980b9fe11ef23d35df5224a293546221894
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  15. Thanks!! :clap: it worked.
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  16. i cant find the key please help me if any one having the key post it to this page
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  17. i cant find the key.its not working....
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  18. this works....Thanks
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  19. ------------------------------------------
    RAR registration data
    PCA Special Offer
    Version: 3.51
    UID=1646b0bf276e0741a35d
    6412212250a35de40c0f65f0de0b1ec394651547dd886d12c4b273
    314b58181fcd2e99e818605ed576bd5c0b10a8740d2f11c59f87b3
    8e75c09eba7f7fb395c7d1ac80abf2030c873788fad37f614109c6
    0442fb933697af5e46876631c75812072460411d34d0918118ff8a
    335fc8bb64cc46b907d19a6ced2ce9ff90a0c417b6c3f12379447a
    30dd1c68cf9aa89877227b946f55e1b61411656f387b498160fd03
    65a1c527d7f9899d013980b9fe11ef23d35df5224a293546221894
    ---------------------------
    it's work... thanks a lot..
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  20. i can't open the site where i could get the key, please help... it always says error gateway...
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  21. Here is what they meant and itr still works
    -------------------------------------

    Downlaod the version 3.51 from this site :

    http://www.oldversion.com/WinRAR.html

    After you have install it.

    Use the "notepad" from your window, create a new page, then copy and paste the following lines on it. (All the contents insiude the upper line and bottom line. Do not copy the lines :)

    ------------------------------------------

    RAR registration data
    PCA Special Offer
    Version: 3.51
    UID=1646b0bf276e0741a35d
    6412212250a35de40c0f65f0de0b1ec394651547dd886d12c4b273
    314b58181fcd2e99e818605ed576bd5c0b10a8740d2f11c59f87b3
    8e75c09eba7f7fb395c7d1ac80abf2030c873788fad37f614109c6
    0442fb933697af5e46876631c75812072460411d34d0918118ff8a
    335fc8bb64cc46b907d19a6ced2ce9ff90a0c417b6c3f12379447a
    30dd1c68cf9aa89877227b946f55e1b61411656f387b498160fd03
    65a1c527d7f9899d013980b9fe11ef23d35df5224a293546221894

    ---------------------------

    Once copied, name your file name as ("save as") :-

    " rarreg.key "

    "Copy" this text file and "paste" into the rar program folder, under c:/program files/winrar/

    Thats it.

    Once done, when you run the winrar program, you can check under the "help" link --> abour Winrar.

    You will now see that :

    The copy is no longer an evaluation copy.

    It now state as :

    "Registered to PCA spcial offer. Ver 3.51"

    Thats it. :)

    Congrats.

    You now have the free full version offerd uner special offer by Winrar.

    Even today :)

    11/2/2011
    11th FEB 2011

    Desmond Ho
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  22. it always says error
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  23. It worked, just 3.5.1 and rarreg.key and taht's it !!! thanks.
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  24. yeyeyeye it worked...thanks :)
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  25. Thanks a lot.. It works.. :)
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  26. http://www.mediafire.com/?pnqo0i571q89ila
    Winrar License File for Winrar 3.80 and 4.00
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  27. Thanks it works... Hope you wont get tired in helping people.



    Bobbie
    fr:Philippines
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  28. NOp, doesn't let me, it doesn't read or something like that, and it is still in an evaluation copy :/ what can i do?
    it a 4.01 x64bit :/
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  30. How do I get a free license for WinRAR 4.10 beta 3 (64-bit). "win.rar GmbH = publisher" 11 days left in order to buy a license
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