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10 November 2006

Techie Question About Downloads.... →[More:]Miko's computer isn't letting me download .exe files (things like Slsk, LastFM, stuff like dat), and I don't know why - is this a firewall issue?

I keep getting "Can't write to C:blahblahblah " error messages when I start the install wizard.

Your hep is greatly appreciated, oh Hivous One.

post by: Lipstick Thespian at: 17:55 | 6 comments

downloading or installing? which are you having trouble with?

posted by quonsar 10 November | 18:00

Related question: Are .exe files only for windows computers and are unreadable by Macs?

posted by getoffmylawn 10 November | 18:01

Mac OS X has no ability to read/exicute .exe files. You can use .exe files on an Intel Mac if you have Windows installed, or if you use a virual machine to run Windows.

posted by lekvar 10 November | 18:15

I download the install desktop shortcut thing, but then when I fire it up, no can do. So it's an install problem.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 10 November | 18:23

hmmm. does it say something about needing to be an administrator to do this? if so, then you are logged in as a normal user. you will have to log in as administrator to install software. if all you are getting is an unable to write to c: message, that sounds like it could be a problem - drive getting ready to fail, something flagged as read-only that probably shouldn't be, something along those lines. probably not a firewall issue since you were able to download and save the file.

posted by quonsar 10 November | 19:35

What quonsar said. Fer sure. The first part anyway.

posted by dg 12 November | 17:02

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