Purchasing information

You purchase RAR license because, as registered user, you

1. Encourage the author to further develop and improve RAR, making possible new RAR releases;
2. May use RAR in commercial and other environments;
3. Gain access to the Authenticity Verification and other advanced features;
4. Access support and assistance, via E-mail and RAR Support Sites, worldwide;
5. Gain the right to use ALL future RAR releases, on the same OS platform, in the registered mode. When a major version number is changed, it may be deemed necessary, due to the activities of hackers, to change the registration method. If this happens, an upgrade of registration key will be available from your dealer site for a small charge to cover postage and handling.

What you need to buy

If you wish to become a registered RAR user, all you need to do is make a payment to the author, via one of the regional dealer sites listed here. Many dealers will accept credit cards, all will accept cash or cashier's cheque.

Please see the file order.htm in the WinRAR distributive for details.

You may visit WinRAR home page for buying online or to read the latest sites list.

Purchasing procedure

Upon receipt of your fee with the completed registration form you will receive a registration key file which will correspond to the registration string given in the registration form.

Upon receipt of your registration key file you should put it to WinRAR folder or to %APPDATA%\WinRAR folder. If the key is archived, in a .RAR file, please extract the key from the archive in order to register your copy of WinRAR.

It is possible, depending upon the facilities available at your local registration site, to have the key delivered to you by e-mail or by your local postal service on diskette.