Newbie ? Running Downloaded Software Progs

[missdiva]

Ok don't shoot me I've been on this for exactly 13 minues

Downloaded a few soft. progs, ms office/works etc - can't get them to run/install/open- nothing happens when I click on any of the files, Im assuming there's something else I need to do to get these to install but I have no clue -

thanks for your help!

MD

[nikita69]

Originally posted by missdiva@14 September 2003 - 03:04
Ok don't shoot me I've been on this for exactly 13 minues

Downloaded a few soft. progs, ms office/works etc - can't get them to run/install/open- nothing happens when I click on any of the files, Im assuming there's something else I need to do to get these to install but I have no clue -

thanks for your help!

MD

go to download.com and dl anything, run it (save as) and open it. does that work?

[missdiva]

I mean programs I get from kazaa - dl.com has some stuff but not most of the ones I need

thanks!

[nikita69]

Originally posted by missdiva@14 September 2003 - 03:26
I mean programs I get from kazaa - dl.com has some stuff but not most of the ones I need

thanks!

i know that, i want to u to test if the file u get from download.com or any other site is workable. so go ahead get a test file (small is ok)

[missdiva]

yup all the ones from dl.com work no problem.....

[thisiswhoweare]

Originally posted by missdiva@14 September 2003 - 04:04
Ok don't shoot me I've been on this for exactly 13 minues

Downloaded a few soft. progs, ms office/works etc - can't get them to run/install/open- nothing happens when I click on any of the files, Im assuming there's something else I need to do to get these to install but I have no clue -

thanks for your help!

MD

tryed double clicking instead?

[nikita69]

Originally posted by missdiva@14 September 2003 - 03:40
yup all the ones from dl.com work no problem.....

ok, first don't click on those files anymore. second, run anti-virus if u have one (if not get it first before we go any further). third, are they huge files?

[thisiswhoweare]

if they arent verified then they might be dodgy, scan them like nikita69 said.

[clocker]

Originally posted by missdiva@13 September 2003 - 20:04
Ok don't shoot me I've been on this for exactly 13 minues

Downloaded a few soft. progs, ms office/works etc - can't get them to run/install/open- nothing happens when I click on any of the files, Im assuming there's something else I need to do to get these to install but I have no clue -

thanks for your help!

MD

Missdiva,

What are the file extensions of the programs that you DLed?

The file extension will tell you what you need to do to open it...

[missdiva]

I've run AV a few times all ok.

They are .exe files - ms works type of stuff, this one is 312kb

I thought the computer could just run exe files as it did when I Got some from dl.com but these dont work --

thanx guys