Unzipping and Unraring Problem

[rabeta]

When I download .zip's, or .rar's, well I try to extract them to a particular folder there is always and error and that error is always the crc being damaged. However, for other people, the .zip or .rar will not be corrupt. I was just wondering if there was any solution to this, as it means most of the files extracted will not work.

Hope someone can help, oh and here is a screenshot : (I had to take two screenshots to get all the error message in, so just read from the end of 1 to the start of 2. Thanks.





btw is says something about the password, but the password is definitely right, and this problem happens with things that aren't password-protected.

 

[rabeta]

Really like to know the answer to this, any thoughts?

 

[siddharth2002]

I have seen some people having such a problem, all I can say is that try re-installing Winrar or try a different program.

 

[rabeta]

Tried both of those options but they did not work. Thanks a lot for the help though. Anybody got any other solutions?

 

[Abhas]

try using 7zip it is a frely available program, google for the link.
are you using the latest version of winzip? some archives zipped in newer versions refuse to open with older ones...

 

[madmusician]

Do you use IE? If so then it would probably be this.

 

[siddharth2002]

Do you use IE? If so then it would probably be this.

That probably is the solution.

 

[rabeta]

No I use firefox, and I tried 7zip but no luck. Thanks for the help anyway everyone.

 

[rabeta]

This problem is really frustrating me now, I can find no solution, nearly all downloads are corrupt. It has extended to all downloads, not just .zip and .rar's, so I would really appreciate some help, whether it be how to download through ftp or another idea. Please help.

 

[Abhas]

mate, have you thoroughly scanned your PC for any malware???
It could be some virus or spyware wreaking havoc on your machine...

 

[rabeta]

mate, have you thoroughly scanned your PC for any malware???
It could be some virus or spyware wreaking havoc on your machine...

What software is best for that?

 

[Abhas]

for a virus scan you could try AVG antivirus. its free and available at www.grisoft.com

along with that, you should do a spyware search also. i would recommend Spybot: Search and Destroy. You can get it from www.download.com

 

[rabeta]

Trouble is, I can't download them because they are corrupt when I download them. That is why this problem is so frustrating.

 

[Abhas]

oops.. ya.. thats a prob... have you tried using both firefox and i/e ?

are you using any download manager. that may also be a problem..

 

[rabeta]

oops.. ya.. thats a prob... have you tried using both firefox and i/e ?

are you using any download manager. that may also be a problem..

Tried both of them yes, can you give me some advice on the link that was posted above by Nick, like downloading with ftp. I'm a bit of a noob :o