self exstracting

[venney]

"program too big to fit in memory"
ive got a self exstracting file on my pc buyt i cant use it, ive figured it out before how to do it but i really dont remmeber, do i need a program? plz help. thanks.

[Cactus]

WinZip will open and execute the self-extracting files for you.

Cactus

[venney]

i tryed winzip, it diddnt work?
n e other programs?

[Cactus]

There's 2 apps for winzip...the Self-Extractor 2.2 is a seperate download.


http://www.winzip.com/prodpagese.htm

Cactus

[Kestrel]

okay.. there are one of two things it is likely to be..

1. a corrupted Self Extractor.. if this is the case.. then winzip (or preferably winrar) will report an error in the archive when you try to open it (Make sure you have the latest version of winzip/winrar)

2. a 'FAKE' file that claims to be one thing.. but could actually be anything from a pure fake.. to a possible Trojan..

Ensure that where you got the file from is legit and not likely to have provided a fake file (file sharing systems such as Kazaa and Gnutella are bad for this). and try opening it with the latest version of winzip/winrar (it is not necessarily a ZIP format self extractor)

let us know any further details

[venney]

ok, nether self exsracter or winzip works with it. it does say
"1. a corrupted Self Extractor.. if this is the case.. then winzip (or preferably winrar) will report an error in the archive when you try to open it (Make sure you have the latest version of winzip/winrar)"

is it not going to work then? ok now also ive just downlaoded sum files froma site and they r saying "not suitable to open in msdos format" what have i done? crappers. i cant install the files. plz help.

[Cactus]

What are the File Extentions of the files you downloaded?


Cactus

[Restek]

So are you saying you can't unzip any zip files? Normally I would say that the files are corrupted if winzip can't open them?

[venney]

"Blizzard - Warcraft III Full ISO - Warcraft 3.exe"
165 mb

when i click it it comes up with that, and then makes another file that is a dos file saying
"Blizzard - Warcraft III Full ISO - Warcraft 3.exe" but its a shortcut.
ive had another file like this b4 and i manged to use it, but how do i do it. i dont think it will b damaged, i downlaoded it using bit torrent.
plz help.
ta

[Restek]

Well I can tell you now that the full ISO of warcraft 3 is way bigger than 165MB - so it's either not what you think it is, or it never finished downloading

[venney]

i have a couple of programs to do this but they all wont convert them. whats the best program to convert them. i have
Cucusoft AVI to VCD DVD - wont convert my avi's
WinMPG Video Convert - wont work ether
MPEG AVI Converter (windows 1 i think) - wont do it
the reason i wanna do it is becuase when trying to make a dvd with
Ulead DVD MovieFactory 3 Disc Creator, it wont accept .avi's.
plz help
cheers

[Kestrel]

venney.. you're making no sense.. at first you're talking about extracting a zip file.. now you're talking about converting video files..

but to answer your question.. Ivideomax is just about the best piece of video conversion software I've used so far..

Now please.. can you tell us exactly what your problem is??

[venney]

yea soz bout that.lol i diddnt mean 2 do that.
ive giving up witht he self extraction thing, its fully downlaoded n it just wont work.
ive made a new topic bout my other question tho,m thanks for your view
much apprichated!