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| 274154 | 2004-09-20 11:25:00 | using netscape 7.1 on o/s win 98se upgraded winamp to 505 - the downloaded file came in as "winamp505-full.exe.ram - but when i clicked to open, this message; "the file "winamp505-full.exe.ram" is of a type application/octet-stream, and netscape does not know how to handle this type of file - what should netscape do with this file?" this is not the usual setup file i'm familiar with - don't they just unbundle to a selected folder when clicked? appears a .ram file is a "realplayer" file - haven't got realplayer (believe it's full of junk/adware) any suggestions please? |
jayal (1291) | ||
| 274155 | 2004-09-20 11:30:00 | remove .ram from the file name,then run it Did u get this from a proper source? |
metla (154) | ||
| 274156 | 2004-09-20 12:01:00 | There is a real alternative from here (www.free-codecs.com) hth |
johnboy (217) | ||
| 274157 | 2004-09-21 08:12:00 | thanks metla for replying - yes, downloaded from "nullsoft" so guess it's genuine & can't delete the "ram" 'cause the file is an "exe" just shows up ram in properties and "johnboy" - thanks too but that programme same in as a zip file but winzip didn't recognise it as it had an extension "php" ??? - am i confused? perhaps i should stick with the version 2.8 which seems to perform okay |
jayal (1291) | ||
| 274158 | 2004-09-21 08:16:00 | As an aside here you should never ever (read: do not ever) trust a file with double extensions. Thats the standard way viruses are sent in many cases. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 274159 | 2004-09-21 08:52:00 | > thanks metla for replying - yes, downloaded from > "nullsoft" so guess it's genuine & can't delete the > "ram" 'cause the file is an "exe" just shows up ram > in properties I just went and downloaded that same file out of interest from here (www.winamp.com), and it does not have a .ram double extension at all, but just the standard winamp505_full.exe file name. > and "johnboy" - thanks too but that programme same in > as a zip file but winzip didn't recognise it as it > had an extension "php" ??? - am i confused? > perhaps i should stick with the version 2.8 which > seems to perform okay If your netscape browser is somehow tagging on additional and incorrect extensions (php is a HTML web scripting language), I would try downloading the Winamp with a different browser and see what happens with that. |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 274160 | 2004-09-21 22:42:00 | thanks for that Jen, worked fine from that site - don't know what was going on with the other -- and godfather, your comments i value so thank you - will be more vigilant in future | jayal (1291) | ||
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