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whatsthedownlow

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Nov 11, 2008
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I'm having problems downloading programs from the internet like yahoo messenger or msn messenger, it keeps on downloading like an MS DOS executable file and when I try to open it, a load of gibberish opens up in text edit. I don't know whats wrong, I might have deleted some vital program or something. Can anybody help me out??
 
If you are downloading .exe files, they cannot be run in OSX
You will need the Mac versions of any of these programs (if available)

For messaging... I would suggest Adium
It is compatible with most protocols

Woof, Woof - Dawg
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Thanks alot man, you've just made my night, I thought I might have done something to mess up the computer..lol
 
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