Muffie,

Your initial post (to which you are unable to reply) was moved to a "Trash Can" because it contains references to illegal activity. As a matter of fact, you last post does as well and will probably be moved or edited soon.

While you may be able to download applications such as Corel Office 2000 from Gnutella, it doesn't mean you can do so legally. Corel Office is a commercial product, which can only be legally obtained through Corel's approved retailers and distributors.

As moderators we are not here to tell you what you can or cannot do with Gnutella, as such is completely your own responsibility. But that also means that it is solely your own responsibillity, meaning we cannot allow ourselves or the other GnutellaForums.com members to become involved in activities which are obviously not legal. That guarantees that GnutellaForums.com can continue to serve the Gnutella community unhindered.

Now, disregarding the aspect of the application you spoke of in particular, before you double click on a .EXE file ensure you scan it for virii first. Not only will virus scanners detect any possible trojans or viruses, it will usually report whether the file you have downloaded is indeed a valid .EXE file. For example, it could have been a "bogus" file (just a few megabytes of pure "junk"). Since you have already double-clicked the .EXE file, I would highly recommend that you check your system for virri ASAP. Even though nothing appeared to have happened, something may have happened without you noticing it, which is exactly what trojans and viruses are supposed to do.

As for the WinACE files, they are compressed files similar to ZIP files. You first have to uncompress those files using, you guessed it, WinACE that can be found at major download sites or at http://www.winace.com.

Once again, please refrain from posting messages that involve illegal activity. If you are unsure, feel free to contact the forum's moderators -- on the main page (click on the GnutellaForums.com logo), near the bottom-right, there's a link to "Forum Leaders" or click here ).