Download Internetbrowser came down as textfile

[liselotte]

Use Power Pc, G3, Mac OS 8,6.
I want to load new internetbrowsers, iCab or Mozilla or Wamcom. All of them came down as textfiles.
What can I do??

If I load them down with new computer Mac OS 10,4 they came down normally, but if I copy them and transfer them with USB-stick to old computer, they also are only there as a textfile.

Have somebody advice how I can make it work?

Thanks

[help_desk]

Do you have a stuffit expander installed on that 8.6 machine? You will need that to open thjose files otherwise it will show up as a textfile.

[liselotte]

Where I find this stuffit expander? In the systemfile I found unter preferences the stuffit expander preferences.
Is this enaugh, isn't it a programm? Where I can get it?

Thanks

[roipatrick]

Where I find this stuffit expander? In the systemfile I found unter preferences the stuffit expander preferences.
Is this enaugh, isn't it a programm? Where I can get it?

Thanks

Yes, it's a program. Here's the link where you can get stuffit expander to solve your problem.
Free StuffIt Expander Download
If you need any help other than this feel free to post it here and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

[liselotte]

Thank you Roipatrick!

But the download of stuffit 12.01.3, just thisone of the page from your link came also down as textfile. When I searched this homepage, there is also stuff it 12.01 but it recommends OS X. I need a stuffit expander for OS 8,6.
Please can you help me again?

Could you also advice me, how I can do or what is happen, always when the computer crash down I need severeal to many newstarts, untill he recover. With some patience he always begin to work again, but how I could repair this problem?

Thanks a lot liselotte

[roipatrick]

Thank you Roipatrick!

But the download of stuffit 12.01.3, just thisone of the page from your link came also down as textfile. When I searched this homepage, there is also stuff it 12.01 but it recommends OS X. I need a stuffit expander for OS 8,6.
Please can you help me again?

Could you also advice me, how I can do or what is happen, always when the computer crash down I need severeal to many newstarts, untill he recover. With some patience he always begin to work again, but how I could repair this problem?

Thanks a lot liselotte

The best advice i can give to avoid crashing is to reformat your PC. If you want i will post here a step by step guide on how to reformat your PC. Aside from that, i'm afraid i can only give you less than you expected.

[liselotte]

The best advice i can give to avoid crashing is to reformat your PC. If you want i will post here a step by step guide on how to reformat your PC. Aside from that, i'm afraid i can only give you less than you expected.

Thanks:
To reformate my mac, what does this mean to me?
What do I need for this, will I loose my programms or more?
This is an old computer my work-place spend to me for privat use at home already long time ago.
I have quite no programms self.

Liselotte

[roipatrick]

Thanks:
To reformate my mac, what does this mean to me?
What do I need for this, will I loose my programms or more?
This is an old computer my work-place spend to me for privat use at home already long time ago.
I have quite no programms self.

Liselotte

First, it means your computer will return to zero.
Second, it will delete all errors and will return your computer to its normal state of running and yes all programs will be deleted so you will be advised to back up all files that you think is important and for the old computer part i thought it was a new one but if it is old, kindly disregard reformat issues, reformating old PC will take a lot of risk, either successfully or it will totally destroy your computer.

I apologize if i gave an inappropriate advise about formatting and thank you for trusting in this forum regarding computer problems.

If you have any questions regarding programs and/or application feel free to post it here.

[liselotte]

First, it means your computer will return to zero.
Second, it will delete all errors and will return your computer to its normal state of running and yes all programs will be deleted so you will be advised to back up all files that you think is important and for the old computer part i thought it was a new one but if it is old, kindly disregard reformat issues, reformating old PC will take a lot of risk, either successfully or it will totally destroy your computer.

I apologize if i gave an inappropriate advise about formatting and thank you for trusting in this forum regarding computer problems.

If you have any questions regarding programs and/or application feel free to post it here.

Hello Roipatrick

Thanks a lot - The „old” Computer is a Power PC, Workgroup Server 8550/132, I guess, but I´m not sure its a G3???, he runs still OS 8,6. I guess that he is now around 9-10 years old - is this to old? Does this belong to your above mentioned warning?

Liselotte

[roipatrick]

Hello Roipatrick

Thanks a lot - The „old” Computer is a Power PC, Workgroup Server 8550/132, I guess, but I´m not sure its a G3???, he runs still OS 8,6. I guess that he is now around 9-10 years old - is this to old? Does this belong to your above mentioned warning?

Liselotte

Yes, it does. I have a similar computer, only it's windows based operting system, would believe that i still have a computer running under operating system windows 3.0. Is that old or what?

But if you have any other questions, feel free to post it here.