.AR File

File extension: AR

File type: Small Indexed Archive

Do you have AR - related issues?
First check your registry for hidden errors.

Notes about the AR file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The AR file type is primarily associated with 'AIX'. The ar command maintains the indexed libraries used by the linkage editor. The ar command combines one or more named files into a single archive file written in ar archive format. Applies to AIX prior to v4.3.

Detailed information for file extension AR:

Primary association: AIX

Identifying characters Hex: 3C 61 69 61 66 66 3E 0D , ASCII: .aiaff

Related links: ar Command Reference

Other applications associated with file type AR:

Javasoft JRE 1.3 Library File
Midtown Madness (City Add-on) by Microsoft CorporationMidtown Madness 2 is a free roam racing/arcade sequel to Midtown Madness, part of the Midtown Madness series, developed by Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego) and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Use a program such as 7-zip or IzArc to access the archive. This association is classified as Archive. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 50 4B 03 04 , ASCII: PK Related links: Wikipedia Midtown Madness Page
UNIX LibraryThe traditional archive format on Unix-like systems, now used mainly for the creation of static libraries. This association is classified as Archive. The Mime types used with this association are: application/x-unix-archive. Related links: UNIX Info Page

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Important: When encountering any file extension issues it is always recommended that you run a free scan for Windows registry errors.

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .AR

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: AquaRealFile, FileType: Aqua Real File, AppName: Program

ProgramID: WinZip
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WINZIP\winzip32.exe %1

ProgramID: WinRAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe %1

ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp\winamp.exe %1

ProgramID: RealJukebox.lar.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: RealJukebox.lar.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealOne Player\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: QuickTime.kar
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QUICKT~1\QuickTimePlayer.exe %1

ProgramID: PAZIP
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PowerArchiver\POWERARC.EXE %1

ProgramID: PATAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PowerArchiver\POWERARC.EXE %1

ProgramID: PARAR
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PowerArchiver\POWERARC.EXE %1

ProgramID: Nokia.ApplicationInstaller
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\ApplicationInstaller.exe %1

ProgramID: jarfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1_03\bin\javaw.exe -jar %1

ProgramID: jarfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1\bin\javaw.exe -jar %1

ProgramID: jarfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\javasoft\jre1.4\1.4.1\bin\javaw.exe -jar %1

ProgramID: jarfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Java\j2re1.4.2_06\bin\javaw.exe -jar %1 %*

ProgramID: jarfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Java\j2re1.4.2_05\bin\javaw.exe -jar %1 %*

ProgramID: jarfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\javaw.exe -jar %1 %*

ProgramID: jarfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Java\bin\javaw.exe -jar %1

ProgramID: AquaRealFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Formosoft\Aqua Real DEMO version 1.3\AquaReal.scr %1

ProgramID: Access.Shortcut.Report.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office\MSACCESS.EXE /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenReport %1,2]

ProgramID: Access.Shortcut.Report.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenReport %1,2]

ProgramID: Access.Shortcut.Report.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office10\MSACCESS.EXE /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenReport %1,2]

ProgramID: AquaRealFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Formosoft\Aqua Real DEMO version 1.3.2\AquaReal.scr

ProgramID: AquaRealFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Formosoft\PC Aquarium Deluxe 3.0\AquaReal.scr

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .AR

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.

Program Name Mime Type Found in Multiple GNU/Linux Packages Found in Some FreeBSD/NetBSD Packages Icon Program Library MSX Compressed Archive File MtScript Arabic Rules or Keys File dCLIP Color Configuration File

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