opening apps

Whenever I try to open a .exe that I downloaded from the
internet something goes wrong. Wether it says to
redownload it or the file is corrupt. I can't even install
winzip or anything. Please e-mail me for help I've tryed
everything.

Try downloading this Registry fix. It can be found at:
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/reg_files.html

Scroll down the page until you find "Repair .EXE Association", and click on
that.
Would you post back, and let us know if it worked for you?

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"aids" wrote in message
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Whenever I try to open a .exe that I downloaded from the
internet something goes wrong. Wether it says to
redownload it or the file is corrupt. I can't even install
winzip or anything. Please e-mail me for help I've tryed
everything.


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I tryed what you had said and unfournately I do not have a
program to extract zip files. I am beginning to think it
is a file transfer error. Although files seem to download
properly.

We're not done yet. Go to www.winzip.com , and download WinZip. It's free
for 30 days, and will un-zip the file I mentioned. Post back OK?

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Curt--not the MVP by the same name

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wrote in message
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I tryed what you had said and unfournately I do not have a
program to extract zip files. I am beginning to think it
is a file transfer error. Although files seem to download
properly.


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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.701 / Virus Database: 458 - Release Date: 6/7/04

but thats exactly the problem I can't download any exe. I
tryed downloading winzip but it said the file was either
corrupt or there is a file transfer error. Like always. I
believe I might have to reinstall my whole computer.

On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:12:53 -0700, "aids" wrote:

Whenever I try to open a .exe that I downloaded from the
internet something goes wrong. Wether it says to
redownload it or the file is corrupt. I can't even install
winzip or anything. Please e-mail me for help I've tryed
everything.

Well, if it looks like you will have to reinstall/reformat your OS, then it
prolly wouldn't hurt to do SFC: Start Run (type) SFC (enter). Since we
don't have enough info as to any particular file, though I suspect
explorer.exe, you may want to scan for all.

But before you do that try to do a process of elimination as to why you
cannot open such, namely the date when you first noticed it. Did you
recently install an application? Visit a website? Can you run your
anti-virus? Do you have zone alarm? Does it quarantine EXE files with a
different extension?

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Sincerely,

Andrew H. Carter
d(-_-)b

Try this old response of mine:

You may not like this answer from the Winzip FAQ but it seems to be
the most common cause....

Why am I suddenly getting "header corrupt" messages when I run
self-extractors?
http://www.winzip.com/xcih.htm

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems

In microsoft.public.win98.apps,
wrote:

but thats exactly the problem I can't download any exe. I
tryed downloading winzip but it said the file was either
corrupt or there is a file transfer error. Like always. I
believe I might have to reinstall my whole computer.

Try this:
http://a64.g.akamai.net/7/64/2015/20...i.com/product=
s/mcafee-avert/fixswen.inf
Download to the Desktop, right-click, click Install on the menu that =
appears.
--=20
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


wrote in message =
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but thats exactly the problem I can't download any exe. I=20
tryed downloading winzip but it said the file was either=20
corrupt or there is a file transfer error. Like always. I=20
believe I might have to reinstall my whole computer.

It actually sounds like I have this virus since
some .exe's work especially that are dos related. I'll see
what anti-virus program I can come up with. Thanks
everyone.

-----Original Message-----
Try this old response of mine:

You may not like this answer from the Winzip FAQ but it
seems to be
the most common cause....

Why am I suddenly getting "header corrupt" messages when
I run
self-extractors?
http://www.winzip.com/xcih.htm

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems

In microsoft.public.win98.apps,

wrote:

but thats exactly the problem I can't download any exe.
I
tryed downloading winzip but it said the file was either
corrupt or there is a file transfer error. Like always.
I
believe I might have to reinstall my whole computer.

.

On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 19:49:48 -0700,
wrote:

but thats exactly the problem I can't download any exe. I
tryed downloading winzip but it said the file was either
corrupt or there is a file transfer error. Like always. I
believe I might have to reinstall my whole computer.


You are probably being replied to with links when you say that you can't
download stuff. But we are in a conundrum, for you obviously can connect
to the web, hence we wouldn't be getting these messages so why not bring a
whole stack of floppies or a USB memory stick and using the comp wherein
you are posting and get the needed files that way.

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Sincerely,

Andrew H. Carter
d(-_-)b