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Can't Open Downloaded Driver
I downloaded a video driver onto my husband's computer and
now I cannot open it to install it. I even tried the "Open With" command to no avail. I tried that with the "Always Open With" box checked and it did not work. I also tried it with that box unchecked and it still did not work. The file has a "Windows" icon on it on the desktop. I clicked on the "Windows RUNDLL32" icon from the list in the "Open With" dialog box and it would not open it. He has Windows 98SE operating system on it. How can I resolve this problem? Thank you for your help in this matter and may GOD bless you! |
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Can't Open Downloaded Driver
What is the file name, including the filename extension (the bit beyond the
..)? Where did you download it from, and what instructions did the site provide about how to use the downloaded file? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "bab" wrote in message ... I downloaded a video driver onto my husband's computer and now I cannot open it to install it. I even tried the "Open With" command to no avail. I tried that with the "Always Open With" box checked and it did not work. I also tried it with that box unchecked and it still did not work. The file has a "Windows" icon on it on the desktop. I clicked on the "Windows RUNDLL32" icon from the list in the "Open With" dialog box and it would not open it. He has Windows 98SE operating system on it. How can I resolve this problem? Thank you for your help in this matter and may GOD bless you! |
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Can't Open Downloaded Driver
-----Original Message----- What is the file name, including the filename extension (the bit beyond the ..)? Where did you download it from, and what instructions did the site provide about how to use the downloaded file? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "bab" wrote in message ... I downloaded a video driver onto my husband's computer and now I cannot open it to install it. I even tried the "Open With" command to no avail. I tried that with the "Always Open With" box checked and it did not work. I also tried it with that box unchecked and it still did not work. The file has a "Windows" icon on it on the desktop. I clicked on the "Windows RUNDLL32" icon from the list in the "Open With" dialog box and it would not open it. He has Windows 98SE operating system on it. How can I resolve this problem? Thank you for your help in this matter and may GOD bless you! . I went to driversguide.com and searched for a driver and that site redirected me to SIS's website. I then downloaded it from SIS's website. The name of the file is sis 630_730.zip. I did not look to see their instructions for opening it. I just assumed that I could. Since it is a zip file can I open it with WinZip? I have that installed. Thanks for your help! |
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Can't Open Downloaded Driver
WinZip will open a file with the filename extension ZIP. I would recommend
creating a new folder (give it a meaningful name) and unzipping the files into that folder. There will probably be installation instructions included. If you can't get WinZip to unzip the file then it may have been damaged during the download - try downloading it again. If the file has a Windows icon that means that there is no association for a ZIP file extension, so you can't just double-click the file. But if you open WinZip and use the File / Open menu option it should work. Or Open WinZip and drag and drop the file onto the WinZip window. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "bab" wrote in message ... -----Original Message----- What is the file name, including the filename extension (the bit beyond the ..)? Where did you download it from, and what instructions did the site provide about how to use the downloaded file? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "bab" wrote in message ... I downloaded a video driver onto my husband's computer and now I cannot open it to install it. I even tried the "Open With" command to no avail. I tried that with the "Always Open With" box checked and it did not work. I also tried it with that box unchecked and it still did not work. The file has a "Windows" icon on it on the desktop. I clicked on the "Windows RUNDLL32" icon from the list in the "Open With" dialog box and it would not open it. He has Windows 98SE operating system on it. How can I resolve this problem? Thank you for your help in this matter and may GOD bless you! . I went to driversguide.com and searched for a driver and that site redirected me to SIS's website. I then downloaded it from SIS's website. The name of the file is sis 630_730.zip. I did not look to see their instructions for opening it. I just assumed that I could. Since it is a zip file can I open it with WinZip? I have that installed. Thanks for your help! |
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-----Original Message----- WinZip will open a file with the filename extension ZIP. I would recommend creating a new folder (give it a meaningful name) and unzipping the files into that folder. There will probably be installation instructions included. If you can't get WinZip to unzip the file then it may have been damaged during the download - try downloading it again. If the file has a Windows icon that means that there is no association for a ZIP file extension, so you can't just double-click the file. But if you open WinZip and use the File / Open menu option it should work. Or Open WinZip and drag and drop the file onto the WinZip window. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "bab" wrote in message ... -----Original Message----- What is the file name, including the filename extension (the bit beyond the ..)? Where did you download it from, and what instructions did the site provide about how to use the downloaded file? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "bab" wrote in message .. . I downloaded a video driver onto my husband's computer and now I cannot open it to install it. I even tried the "Open With" command to no avail. I tried that with the "Always Open With" box checked and it did not work. I also tried it with that box unchecked and it still did not work. The file has a "Windows" icon on it on the desktop. I clicked on the "Windows RUNDLL32" icon from the list in the "Open With" dialog box and it would not open it. He has Windows 98SE operating system on it. How can I resolve this problem? Thank you for your help in this matter and may GOD bless you! . I went to driversguide.com and searched for a driver and that site redirected me to SIS's website. I then downloaded it from SIS's website. The name of the file is sis 630_730.zip. I did not look to see their instructions for opening it. I just assumed that I could. Since it is a zip file can I open it with WinZip? I have that installed. Thanks for your help! . Mr. Richards, I downloaded the WinZip program and was able to unzip the file with that. I got it installed on his computer. I don't know why I didn't think of that. I should have known with a file extension of "zip" that it was zipped. I guess that is why you get paid the big bucks. Thank you so much for your help! I am so grateful! Now, I hope the driver download fixed the problem. His computer was locking up every time he would put a game cd in the cdrom. Have a great evening! |
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Can't Open Downloaded Driver
Thanks for letting us know that you got it sorted out.
-- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "bab" wrote in message ... snip . Mr. Richards, I downloaded the WinZip program and was able to unzip the file with that. I got it installed on his computer. I don't know why I didn't think of that. I should have known with a file extension of "zip" that it was zipped. I guess that is why you get paid the big bucks. Thank you so much for your help! I am so grateful! Now, I hope the driver download fixed the problem. His computer was locking up every time he would put a game cd in the cdrom. Have a great evening! |
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