When I dowload something it makes it a Windows Media file?

twells22 · 02-17-2007, 12:13 AM

I have an old Gateway that runs Windows 98 that I use to download music to keep it off my good cpus and now when I download new programs, like for this instance its Gimp, it makes it a Windows Media file and try to open it with Windows Media Player. How do I change to when I download a new program it makes it the right file and opens it using the right program?

**Deleted090308** · 02-17-2007, 01:31 AM

Hi!
1. Right-click the file and choose "open with"
2. Browse to the program you want to open the file with
3. Choose "Always use the selected program..."

Nicholas

twells22 · 02-17-2007, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eneles

Hi!
1. Right-click the file and choose "open with"
2. Browse to the program you want to open the file with
3. Choose "Always use the selected program..."

Nicholas

Thanks but another question. I am trying to download and open Gimp from Gimp.org, what program would I open the file with?

polishvito · 02-17-2007, 08:26 AM

What are you asking? What program would you use to open the installiation file?

**Deleted090308** · 02-17-2007, 08:44 AM

I think you can use WinZip or WinRAR to "unpack" the archive.

twells22 · 02-17-2007, 10:50 AM

Ok, I'm not a big computer tech but let me try to explain it better. When I download anything off the internet, say a poker program, a messenger program like msn, or Gimp, the graffics editor, it makes it a Windows media file. Then when I try to open the program it install it, it trys to run it with Windows media player. It never use to do this, when I download something it just use to install itself when I opened it.

**Deleted090308** · 02-17-2007, 10:55 AM

Have you tried the solutions suggested?

twells22 · 02-17-2007, 11:15 AM

No, Im new here, sorry. I'll try to find it then.

rodriguez · 02-19-2007, 11:30 AM

about the gimp......is it a program you want to install? because if it is..first ( when you have downloaded) right click on the file and hit properties and there. SEE what type of file is it.....if it WinZip than open it with WzipFile, exctract it and install it...write back and let me know how you doing with that.

**OldGrayGary** · 02-19-2007, 05:18 PM

Hi all

I have two questions:

1) When you are downloading files, are you first making a "Save As" choice, perhaps giving these downloads different names? If so, while saving in this way, make sure that the file extension (the last few letters after the "dot", such as .exe, .bmp, .jpg, .rar, .zip, .txt, .... ) isn't inadvertently changed.

2) What version of the Gimp did you install? Most of those I've seen are only recommended for open-source Linux distros, Windows NT/2000/XP, or Mac OSX. Did you allow the Gimp to alter file extensions during the install?

The Gimp installers have a habit of renaming other files that use the same file-extensions as they do (if you allow this during the installation) =
______________
From The Gimp's help files:

1) The GIMP installer informs me about conflicting DLL and recommends to rename them. What does this mean?
Another program installed libraries with the same name as those used by Gimp where they don't belong. If these files are incompatible with the libraries required by the GIMP, the GIMP may either fail to load, or work incorrectly.

2) I allowed the installer to rename conflicting DLL files, now another program stopped working. What should I do?
Find the DLL file(s) the program is complaining about (it will have the extension .dll.off ), copy it to the program's directory and remove the .off extension.

3) I'm trying to install Gimp 2.0 on Windows 9x/ME, and the installer informs me, that my operating system is no longer supported. What should I do? Ideally, you should upgrade to Windows 2000 or newer. Otherwise, you can install The Gimp on Win9x/ME anyway, but don't complain if something doesn't work as expected, unless you're ready to fix the code yourself.
________

All the info in The Gimp comments above, as well as other helpful info, is available at their documentation sites --- http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/faq.html --- http://www.gimp.org/windows/
_______

I'm not sure you're going to be able to resolve the conflicts between Gimp file-extensions, and whatever Windows file-extensions you've overwritten. You might be looking at uninstalling Gimp, and trying the manual renaming of affected files as mentioned in #2 above.

Best of luck
. . . Gary

02-17-2007, 12:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
twells22 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4 OS: XP	When I dowload something it makes it a Windows Media file? I have an old Gateway that runs Windows 98 that I use to download music to keep it off my good cpus and now when I download new programs, like for this instance its Gimp, it makes it a Windows Media file and try to open it with Windows Media Player. How do I change to when I download a new program it makes it the right file and opens it using the right program?

02-17-2007, 08:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
polishvito Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 36 OS: Windows XP	What are you asking? What program would you use to open the installiation file? __________________ A+ Cert

02-19-2007, 05:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
OldGrayGary Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 2,240 OS: Windows 98se/2000/XP/Vista	Hi all I have two questions: 1) When you are downloading files, are you first making a "Save As" choice, perhaps giving these downloads different names? If so, while saving in this way, make sure that the file extension (the last few letters after the "dot", such as .exe, .bmp, .jpg, .rar, .zip, .txt, .... ) isn't inadvertently changed. 2) What version of the Gimp did you install? Most of those I've seen are only recommended for open-source Linux distros, Windows NT/2000/XP, or Mac OSX. Did you allow the Gimp to alter file extensions during the install? The Gimp installers have a habit of renaming other files that use the same file-extensions as they do (if you allow this during the installation) = ______________ From The Gimp's help files: 1) The GIMP installer informs me about conflicting DLL and recommends to rename them. What does this mean? Another program installed libraries with the same name as those used by Gimp where they don't belong. If these files are incompatible with the libraries required by the GIMP, the GIMP may either fail to load, or work incorrectly. 2) I allowed the installer to rename conflicting DLL files, now another program stopped working. What should I do? Find the DLL file(s) the program is complaining about (it will have the extension .dll.off ), copy it to the program's directory and remove the .off extension. 3) I'm trying to install Gimp 2.0 on Windows 9x/ME, and the installer informs me, that my operating system is no longer supported. What should I do? Ideally, you should upgrade to Windows 2000 or newer. Otherwise, you can install The Gimp on Win9x/ME anyway, but don't complain if something doesn't work as expected, unless you're ready to fix the code yourself. ________ All the info in The Gimp comments above, as well as other helpful info, is available at their documentation sites --- http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/faq.html --- http://www.gimp.org/windows/ _______ I'm not sure you're going to be able to resolve the conflicts between Gimp file-extensions, and whatever Windows file-extensions you've overwritten. You might be looking at uninstalling Gimp, and trying the manual renaming of affected files as mentioned in #2 above. Best of luck . . . Gary __________________

02-17-2007, 01:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Hi! 1. Right-click the file and choose "open with" 2. Browse to the program you want to open the file with 3. Choose "Always use the selected program..." Nicholas

02-17-2007, 08:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	I think you can use WinZip or WinRAR to "unpack" the archive.

02-17-2007, 10:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
twells22 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4 OS: XP	Ok, I'm not a big computer tech but let me try to explain it better. When I download anything off the internet, say a poker program, a messenger program like msn, or Gimp, the graffics editor, it makes it a Windows media file. Then when I try to open the program it install it, it trys to run it with Windows media player. It never use to do this, when I download something it just use to install itself when I opened it.

02-17-2007, 10:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Have you tried the solutions suggested?

02-17-2007, 11:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
twells22 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 4 OS: XP	No, Im new here, sorry. I'll try to find it then.

02-19-2007, 11:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
rodriguez Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: tech support Posts: 1 OS: XP	about the gimp......is it a program you want to install? because if it is..first ( when you have downloaded) right click on the file and hit properties and there. SEE what type of file is it.....if it WinZip than open it with WzipFile, exctract it and install it...write back and let me know how you doing with that.