i just downloaded limewire basic 4 but am already having problems! when i click on the installer it wont open it and says it cant find the application program that created it! i have a very limited knowledge of macs and even though this is probably a basic problem any help is much appreciated!
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Which MacOS R U using? For mac osx either redwnld LW or use your utilities to check your comp. See this thread (click on link.)

im using os 9

also it only gives me the options of stuffit expander or quicktime player neither of which work to open it!

The os9 LW is a bin file. StuffIt Expander should be able to open it. I can't remember whether it expands into another compressed file such as a sit file or whether it opens into a type of disk image onto your desktop (which is where you should be able to find the installer.) Sit files of course can be opened by S.Expander (as can bin & hqx files which are also compressed formats.)

yeh it says its a bin. file like you sed. when i try to open it it comes up with a disk related error(-39) any ideas?!

Sounds as though the file is not mounting properly. Which version of StuffIt Expander do you have? Do you have ShrinkWrap (ideal for mounting images for os9)? Did you check over your comp with utilities as I suggested? Rebuild your desktop (restart & hold down both CMD+Option keys until you receive a question on screen.) If you've tried these things & nothing works, redwnld LW. Also try dwnlding the latest StuffIt Expander for OS9 from Aladdin.

Oh and the error is a file system error: end of file; no additional data in the format. Quote: Type -39 error (Logical End-of-file reached during read operation)

The Macintosh was expecting a marker to show it where the end of the file is on the disk. That marker is either missing or is in the wrong place. A crash is the most common cause, however a disk error or corrupt file can also cause this.

Solutions: Recovering the file frequently fixes the problem. If it does not, make a clone of a backup, open the clone and try to import from the file that is giving the -39 error message.
In other applications, using an Import or Insert command from inside a new document frequently works around the problem. You also might move/copy the file to another volume.