Exe Files

[Radaday]

Once youv'e downloaded a exe file how do you get it to load the program only use to zip files but u don't seam to get many of them anymore,

And cant get me head around iso,bin, and cue file have read the howto but still confused need more help please



Thanks Steve :frusty:

[Marius24]

where did u get the exe from, how big was it and what were you trying to download?


Also have u got an up to date virus scanner?

[Radaday]

haven't got it yet was goin to download it of Kazza
and yes have upto date virus scanner

[muchspl2]

IDK where to start :lol:
what are you trying to download

[Radaday]

Was lookin for nero recode2 :confused:

[delphin460]

there are 2 types of exe files that are ok , they are both self extracting compressed file formats

winzip exe file ( has like a vice looking icon ) and a sfx winrar exe file ( yellow square icon with like books poping out the top of it )

both will have icons , if the exe file you download does not have an icon and is just a white square box, its more than likely its ether currupt or a virus

[Radaday]

most of them are white boxs wiv a blue top

[Marius24]

thats because most of them are currupt or contain a virus ;)

[delphin460]

lol, i would never click on an exe that was just the white box, if it doesnt have an icon i throw it straight away

there are a few exceptions, but in the main they are not good at all

[Robert00000]

its most likely to be a damaged file with missing info, unless its a dos file.

re-download it and carryout a virus scan.

[boyzeee]

Alot of people rename there big .iso and .bin files to .exe so they get catogorized as "software" to aid searching and not "image" (iso) or "other" (bin) and they wont actually run. you need to either change the ext to .iso to do this open any folder then on tool bar click tools>folder options>view and then untick the box where it says hide extensions for known file types and apply, now right click on the file that wont run and rename it changing the last 3 digits to iso or bin, you can then open these files with isobuster or winiso and extract the files to a folder and run it from there or burn to disc. or install deamon tools and mount these types of file in a virtual cdrom drive (This doesnt apply to the large zip or rar self executing .exe files, just the large .exe files that have the blue and white box software icon )

also all what has been said about using a good av is very good advice.

hope this helps ya :D