installing downloaded apps?

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MrVegas

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Oct 8, 2005

• #1

I downloaded Windows Media Player 10 to my Powermac because I need that in order to listen to XM radio online.

It saves into my "downloads" window. When I double-click on it nothing happens. When I try to drag it into my applications, it won't let me drag it. Can anyone help?

 

DeSnousa

macrumors 68000

• Oct 8, 2005

• #2

There is no WMP10 for Mac. Did you happen to download the Windows version in a .exe extension.

Link for WMP9

Also try VLC, great player, Link

 

gekko513

macrumors 603

• Oct 8, 2005

• #3

If I remember correctly Windows Media Player for Mac comes as a .sitx file. You need Stuffit Expander to expand the .sitx archive.

 

AtHomeBoy_2000

macrumors 6502a

• Oct 8, 2005

• #4

gekko513 said:

If I remember correctly Windows Media Player for Mac comes as a .sitx file. You need Stuffit Expander to expand the .sitx archive.

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And if you have 10.4, good luck with that one! I finally had to physically unplug my ethernet cable from the back of my iMac to get it to expand properly!!

 

DeSnousa

macrumors 68000

• Oct 8, 2005

• #5

AtHomeBoy_2000 said:

And if you have 10.4, good luck with that one! I finally had to physically unplug my ethernet cable from the back of my iMac to get it to expand properly!!

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Serious, I have had no problems with mine. Are you running the latest Stuffit?

 

risc

macrumors 68030

• Oct 8, 2005

• #6

DeSnousa said:

Serious, I have had no problems with mine. Are you running the latest Stuffit?

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I have stuffit 8.x (iMac G5), 9.x (PowerBook), and 10.x (Power Mac G5) they all work perfectly with Tiger.

 

mkrishnan

Moderator emeritus

• Oct 8, 2005

• #7

Ditto on Stuffit working fine under Tiger. Ditto on there being no WMP10 on Mac AFAIK.... 🙁

 

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MrVegas

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Oct 8, 2005

• #8

mkrishnan said:

Ditto on Stuffit working fine under Tiger. Ditto on there being no WMP10 on Mac AFAIK.... 🙁

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I downloaded stuffit and it won't install correctly (I have Tiger)

 

gekko513

macrumors 603

• Oct 8, 2005

• #9

MrVegas said:

I downloaded stuffit and it won't install correctly (I have Tiger)

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It's hard for us to help if we don't get more details. Try to picture what we need to help you identify the issue. If you're not sure what's important, give as much detail as possible. What did you do when you installed, what happened when you did what you did, were there any error messages?

 

mkrishnan

Moderator emeritus

• Oct 8, 2005

• #10

MrVegas said:

I downloaded stuffit and it won't install correctly (I have Tiger)

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What did you download, and from where? This is the Stuffit Expander that should work with Tiger:

http://www.stuffit.com/mac/expander/