Some Applications not starting

[AnonymousJoe]

I recently downloaded some shareware programs, which may not have been the brightest idea but i needed the software they provided. When I click on them, the icon bounces up and down, and the little black arrow indicates it is going to start up, but then it just... doesn't.

I am, for the most part, completely ignorant to how these systems work, and I hope that people here can help.

Edit* I did in fact open the disk images provided and drag the programs into the correct applications folder.

 

[BlueRevolution]

What applications? What operating system version are you running? I'm assuming you're on Tiger here, since you mention little black arrows.

 

[madog]

They might not be for your OS version, or you might need to repair your permissions through disk utility.

 

[Sun Baked]

Mac OS programs?

They could be old PPC programs, or even older Mac OS 8-9 programs which need Classic to run (which means Intel machines need some help).

 

[AnonymousJoe]

I am running tiger, and the programs are things like: aMule (I made sure to get a version compatable with tiger) and a program called Noteburner which was supposed to help convert music file types. There were others I deleted out of sheer frustration and i cant recall their names.

Is it possible to get classic for my mac? It doesn't have it.

 

[BlueRevolution]

That depends if your computer is PowerPC (G4, G5) or Intel (Core Duo, Core 2 Duo). If you're running a PowerPC Mac, you should be able to install the Classic environment from your computer's install disks. Intel Macs can't run Classic.