VLC Broken Pipe Error

I want to install VLC on my MacBook Pro. I took it off because it was acting funny, always closing unexpectedly. Either way, I download the DMG and everything goes well, but when I run the DMG I get a "Broken Pipe Error" What can I do to get around this and actually install VLC?

Really appreciate everyone's help so far. These forums are great.

MacBookPro Mac OS X (10.4.6) Can't re-install VLC Media Player