Big_Al
Tue Jun 03 12:37:05 PDT 2008
Colon Terminus wrote:
> "Liam" <news@celticbear.com> wrote in message
> news:1aa61499-c9bd-44ae-ada5-c2e673327f76@z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 2, 4:36 pm, Big Al <Bi...@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> Shadow36 wrote:
>> > "Liam" <n...@celticbear.com> wrote in message
>> >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.
>>
>> I agree, Skype is about 22 Meg on a modem.
>> Have her try a slightly smaller file like Belarc Advisor. Its slightly
>> over 1 Meg.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
>
> Yeah, you're all right. The Skype file, for example, was only half a
> meg.
> I helped her lower her modem port from 115K to 36K--I remember, oh,
> ten years ago when I dealt with modems, that would often help
> stabilize connections.
> Thanks for the reminders!
>
>
> --------------------
>
> You could help here even more by downloading the files for her on your
> hi-speed connection then bruning them to CD and taking them to her.
>
>
That will never solve her problem. Only this problem.
It would be better to install a download manager that would resume the
download after a disconnect or break in the download.