Got a rar zip file, you need a specific extractor, similar is the case for other zip files. Sometimes we even skip downloading a zip archive (not happy!) as one has to install related extractor software. Cheer up and here is a good solution.
One zip software that will help you extract files from almost any zip archive is Universal Extractor. It supports number of zip formats including popular ones: ace archive, arj, rar, gzip, tar and zip archives.
Besides this you can also use it for Windows Installer (.msi) package files and for even firefox update files. On functionality when you right click on a archive file, it will give options: extract files, extract files in same directory, extract files in a sub-directory, sounds familiar right?This should work fine on your windows based system and can be downloaded here.