Can't Open Zip files

First welcome to the discussions.
It may be that you need to download Stuffit Expander for your Mac to unzip the files you need.
http://www.stuffitsoftware.com/stuffit-deluxe-mac.html
If you scroll down there is a free download.
Cheers Don

Booher...

Are you saying the .exe downloads not opening as they not changing to the .zip?

For the most part I have my browser set to download only. Otherwise the download doesn't change from the .exe - parts file to .zip untill the desktop is clicked on.

it is also possible you may need to Repair Permissions if files are refusing to open.

...Ron

Hi Ron,

I think Boother means it the other way around. When you download a .zip file, OS X/Safari automatically unzips it and puts the zipped items on the desktop. It then puts the .zip file in the trash. So Boother isn't actually having any problems downloading a .zip file, but is confused that the resulting download appears to turn into an .exe file. But it's not. The .exe file is the contents of the .zip file.

Anyway, the .exe file is useless to you, Boother. Unless you're running Virtual PC on your Mac.

Hi Booher,

Zip files are cross platform. Doesn't matter if it's an a PC or a Mac. Either can open or create them. But .exe files are Windows only. An .exe is an application compiled for MS DOS or Windows, as are .com files. They won't work at all on a Mac without running them in a Windows environment such as Virtual PC.

The only exception is if the .exe is a self extracting archive created on a PC. That is, a .zip file converted to an .exe so if the person the compressed files are sent to doesn't have a way to open a .zip file, it will run as a program to do the same thing. These, OS X can open and extract as if it were still a .zip file.

You mention that one of the .zip files extracted its contents as a file named setup.exe. This will not work directly in the Mac OS in any way, as it is a Windows application/program.