Diablo 2, v 1.9 patch, what's an .ace file?

[Frazzled]

I've been attempting to get ahold of the crack for the Diablo 2 v 1.9 and the file that I get is an .ace file. I've tryed using standard unzip and unrar utilities on it thinking that maybe someone just renamed the file or something like that, but I had no luck. Could someone point me to where I can get something that will uncompress the .ace file?

Thanks

[Siedler]

http://www.winace.com

[jrbach]

Tried that last night...great utility!
Unfornicately, I patched with Blizzard's 1.09b and the 1.09 No-CC fix didn't work...Arrrgggh!

Am I just missing something, or should I just hope a newer fix is on the way? I'm out of state, hooking a friend up...it's a REAL DRAG having the CD in since it's so friggin noisy...Thanks Blizzard!!

On another note, THANKS to all who help with these fixes! WAY TOO MANY to list, but you know who you are, eh! Countless hours and days without the CDs whining, buzzing and whirring...LOL!