thanks for all the help, i figured out what teh problem was...i didnt' need to compact the files into one big file, opening the first small file with Win Rar opend all the files..thanks again

i tried adding .ISO, and .bin to the filename and it still isnt' working....extrememly frustrating

so i should try adding .bin, or .iso to the filename?

I got a file from a friend that was split up (i assume by hj split). I used HJ split to join the files back together, but i have no idea what to do with the joined file, it's not a .bin, .cue, .iso,...