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09-21-2007
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| | Self extracting files will not run Hi, got a new PC fresh vista home premium install. Any self extracting install files just will not work. I just get a message the the program has stopped. If I move to my old xp machine and run the file exe, it extracts. I move extracted files back to vista and then they install. This has happen with 4 different files. One of the files (support for nikon NEF file extension) vista downloaded itself but still the problem happens. Am I missing something somwhere? I can't find anything on the net about this. |
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09-21-2007
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| | Re: Self extracting files will not run Ravensmead Try right clicking the self extracting file on the Desktop and select the 'Run As Administrator' option. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Ravensmead" <Ravensmead@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:787F9DC2-C831-4A07-9614-03354E10C00E@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, got a new PC fresh vista home premium install. Any self extracting > install files just will not work. I just get a message the the program has > stopped. If I move to my old xp machine and run the file exe, it > extracts. I > move extracted files back to vista and then they install. This has happen > with 4 different files. One of the files (support for nikon NEF file > extension) vista downloaded itself but still the problem happens. Am I > missing something somwhere? I can't find anything on the net about this. |
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09-23-2007
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| | Re: Self extracting files will not run I have tried that and still get the same result. I have tried compatibility modes and checked permissions and still get the same result. I tried to download winzip to see if I could unpack the file and run it but winzip is a self extracting file and I got the same problem. Google earth install file will not run either. Very frustrating because It is really causing me problem and I can't move away from my old XP PC that worked fine! "Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote: Quote: > Ravensmead > > Try right clicking the self extracting file on the Desktop and select the > 'Run As Administrator' option. > > -- > > Ronnie Vernon > Microsoft MVP > Windows Shell/User > > > "Ravensmead" <Ravensmead@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:787F9DC2-C831-4A07-9614-03354E10C00E@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hi, got a new PC fresh vista home premium install. Any self extracting > > install files just will not work. I just get a message the the program has > > stopped. If I move to my old xp machine and run the file exe, it > > extracts. I > > move extracted files back to vista and then they install. This has happen > > with 4 different files. One of the files (support for nikon NEF file > > extension) vista downloaded itself but still the problem happens. Am I > > missing something somwhere? I can't find anything on the net about this. |
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