Stuffit expander problem

[Fierce Critter]

I have a .sitx file that Stuffit won't open for me, giving me an error message of "unknown archive format" and "unknown format".

I looked this up on google and came up with a forum devoted to this program. It was mainly talking about the mac version, but the recommendation for the error message was to disable to automatic updating and it should work.

I did so, it's not working. I'm on Windows XP Home.

Any suggestions? I highly doubt the file is damaged. Other files that came with it (torrent download) are fine.

Thanks in advance. I'm also up on Yahoo if you wanna get me that way.

[Msterbeau]

I have a .sitx file that Stuffit won't open for me, giving me an error message of "unknown archive format" and "unknown format".

I looked this up on google and came up with a forum devoted to this program. It was mainly talking about the mac version, but the recommendation for the error message was to disable to automatic updating and it should work.

I did so, it's not working. I'm on Windows XP Home.

Any suggestions? I highly doubt the file is damaged. Other files that came with it (torrent download) are fine.

Thanks in advance. I'm also up on Yahoo if you wanna get me that way.

I was under the impression that Stuffit was Mac only. Apparently I'm wrong. That said, if the archive ends in .sitx .... that's your problem. It should be a .sit file. No "X" at the end. Change it and see what happens. Ignore any warnings you get for renaming it.

[Fierce Critter]

I'll try that, but note that the other files that downloaded with the main one were also .sitx files, and they opened fine.

I'll get back with you on what happens.

[Fierce Critter]

Sigh. I can never remember how to acess the FULL name of the file to change the extension. When I go under "my computer", it doesn't show the extension, just the first part of the name.

Reminder, please? Meanwhile, I'll try windows help.

[The_Dark]

Open "My Computer"

Tools Menu

Folder Options

View Tab

Uncheck "Hide File Extensions of Known File Types"

[Fierce Critter]

You rock.

But we know this. :grin

[Fierce Critter]

Changed to sit and still doesn't work.

Dang. Wonder if the file actually is corrupted.

Considering lots of other people are having this problem and discussing it in forums, I wouldn't think so.

Any other ideas, gang? otherwise, I might just have to find a different version/copy of this to download. That'll suck, this one took days.

[Fierce Critter]

Ahh, crud. I think I figured it out.

I think the software I downloaded is a Mac version. That would explain them using stuffit.

The other files were, apparently cross-platform in that they work on both mac & PC software.

THis sucks.

<-- goes off to see if software can be converted from Mac to PC, without much hope

[Draco1958]

Are you looking for a file compression program?? If so I use Winzip. Works great.

[The_Dark]

What software are you trying to get?

[Fierce Critter]

Real Guitar. I've already got it, but the one I was trying to get has more features.

[Scary Guy]

Are you looking for a file compression program??  If so I use Winzip.  Works great.

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Screw winzip, http://www.7-zip.org/ is free AND open source!