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Originally posted by Lapino@Sep 10 2003, 12:36 AM
I downloaded the* I Eradicator 2001.zip* on my desktop but it did not do anything (did not clear the Internet Explorer files).* *
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ok.
when you download files from the internet, they can come in many forms. such as
somefile.exe, the exe means it is an executable - it was run when double clicked on.
there are
somefile.zip, this is a zipped up file, it must be
unzipped before you can run the
exe file inside. These
zip files must be unzipped, so you can use many programs to do this, such as
Power Archiver,
http://www.powerarchiver.com/ this is a program that will unzip many compressed files. and there is also a free unzipper called
Stuffit Expander here.
http://www.stuffit.com/win/expander/index.html
Zipped files are packaged, for transferring files. All files you get on the internet that are downloaded in
exe format are usually
zipped as well, they just are packaged in a "self-extracting installer" format. they differ from the actual binary file you click on to execute a program to start running it.
with the IEradicator program you downloaded, you need to
uncompress it with one of the above mentioned programs, i would opt for the free expander -
Stuffit since it is free and wont expire as other do.
after you
Install the
Stuffit, then you now can double-click on the IEradicator to get to the installation files, to install it.
Make sure, once you
extract the IEradicator files, that you read any files that are named
Readme, if there are any present. This will give you tips and instructions on using the program.
----- Now, when you say you downloaded a couple of
Internet Explorers, how long did it take to download these files? are you sure you downloaded the actual program, or just the
Internet Explorer setup file, which is only a couple kilobytes, would take seconds, instead of a good hour on dial-up - if your running dial-up.
Just downloading a file, does not - in 90% of all instances, does not install the actual file. you have to install the file once you have downloaded the files.