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"Liam" <news@celticbear.com> wrote in message
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> I've a friend with WindowsXP Home.
> She just installed a new modem and got dial-up service. (Lives in the
> boonies.)
> She downloaded the Skype and ZoneAlarm setup executable, but when she
> tries to run them she gets an error that Windows can't open them, not
> a valid executable.
> I made sure EXE and LNK are in the file types associated with
> Application and Shortcut.
> Also, she can run cmd.exe, so, it's not an association problem...it
> must be those files.
> Had had her look at the properties, and both say foo.exe as opposed to
> foo.ex_ or some other indication that they weren't fully downloaded
> files.
> Any ideas what I can check or do?
> Thanks!
> Liam
They don't have to say foo.ex_ to show they weren't fully downloaded. I'm
betting her connection is crappy and the files are corrupt or the download
isn't finishing.
news:24cc4d62-b2b0-47e3-bf6f-215d11331941@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> I've a friend with WindowsXP Home.
> She just installed a new modem and got dial-up service. (Lives in the
> boonies.)
> She downloaded the Skype and ZoneAlarm setup executable, but when she
> tries to run them she gets an error that Windows can't open them, not
> a valid executable.
> I made sure EXE and LNK are in the file types associated with
> Application and Shortcut.
> Also, she can run cmd.exe, so, it's not an association problem...it
> must be those files.
> Had had her look at the properties, and both say foo.exe as opposed to
> foo.ex_ or some other indication that they weren't fully downloaded
> files.
> Any ideas what I can check or do?
> Thanks!
> Liam
They don't have to say foo.ex_ to show they weren't fully downloaded. I'm
betting her connection is crappy and the files are corrupt or the download
isn't finishing.