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XP Pro, extracting files
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GlenB
glenb@arrakis.es
05/30/03
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HELP,whenever I download a driver or .exe I get this error message...The contents of this file cannot be unpacked. The executable you are attemping to run has been currupted. Please obtain another copy of the file, verify its integrity, and try again. Somebody told me it could be my video drivers, am using nvidia gforce2 64mb, tried to download latest drivers from Nvidia and guess what ..YEAH the above message, have reformatted and reinstalled XP and still same probs..any ideas people?? Thanks in anticipation
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chris
exids@telus.net
05/30/03
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Definitley does not sound like a videocard problem. the root of the problem lies in the file you downloaded itself, or in XP. Sounds very much like you have a virus... some viruses will infect a freshly download file and you will get that message or something similiar. I would update your virus definitions, or try a different online scan, such as the free one from trendmicro. If you have reformatted and reintalled XP, it could be that when you chose to reformat, you did not re-partition your drive (delete partition, then creat partition). You should do this when you reformat so that you get a clean MBR (master boot record). If the virus is in your MBR, you may been missing it when you reformat (rare cases). I can tell you that if this is one of the only errors you ever get on you computer, there is a very good chance it is not hardware related. If it was hardware related, you would have many more errors, and they would occur at other times, not just when you are trying to execute a file. I hope this helps.. It's always tough to diagnose a problem without sitting in front of the computer.
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Glenb
glenb@arrakis.es
05/30/03
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Chris,
many thanks for the advice, have tried fdiskíng b4 formatting tried 2 different hard drives also, new 80gb barracuda and 40gb quantum. I have Norton Antivirus 2003 up to date as of yesterday. I do also get other errors intermittently, like the random restart.
I will try the online virus scan you recommended, and post results later.
Ta
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Glenb
06/02/03
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NO virus found, but still have same problem, changed RAM, video card Hard drive reinstalled AGAIN, only thing left is Mboard, s´pose I should try that. Any other views gratefully accepted.
Even contacted Microto**ers thay suggest reinstall and dont install ought else??? DOH!!
SUPPORT NOT!!
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Pete Prokopowicz
rocklopedia@yahoo.com
07/27/03
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I solved this exact problem by replacing my RAM. I ran Memtest86 and found > 1000 errors.
With a new DIMM I found 12 errors, and the
problem went away.
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Reno
rjahan@yahoo.com
08/20/03
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Had the same pbl.
- pbl with downloads (same error message)
- random restart (perhaps due to ASUS CPU Overheating Protection)
And nothing found on the net to solve that...
Tried RAM test without any pbl.
Change Harddrive.
Still not working !
If now you have a clue ... thanks
Reno
W2000 Pro SP3
Asus A7V333
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