OT: Windows cannot open this file.....

[the staring frogs of Southern Iberia]

I'm having trouble loading the software that came with my son's Ipod mini
onto the computer. Box is windows xp home.
The setup.exe file does not run automatically so I'm trying to
install it manually. If I click on the file though I'm told that "windows
cannot open this file, to open, windows needs to know the program that
created it".
I've searched the Apple website for help but nothing there is
relevant. Googling has panned out yet.
Any thoughts?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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designed for use with Windows XP.

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| I'm having trouble loading the software that came with my son's Ipod mini
| onto the computer. Box is windows xp home.
| The setup.exe file does not run automatically so I'm trying to
| install it manually. If I click on the file though I'm told that "windows
| cannot open this file, to open, windows needs to know the program that
| created it".
| I've searched the Apple website for help but nothing there is
| relevant. Googling has panned out yet.
| Any thoughts?

 

[the staring frogs of Southern Iberia]

I've thought of that but gadzooks, I'm on dialup. 41.8 MB will takes days if
not weeks. Actually started to do it last night but realized there's got to
better an easier or better way.
Thought I could associate the setup.exe file somehow so that
scenario could be avoided. Oh well, you do what you gotta do.

 

[Jim Macklin]

EXE files are associated with themselves.

Open Windows Explorer/Tools/Folder Options/file types and
set the (clear) the wrong association.



--
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But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


"the staring frogs of Southern Iberia"
<hunyakatnetscape.com> wrote in message
| I've thought of that but gadzooks, I'm on dialup. 41.8 MB
will takes days if
| not weeks. Actually started to do it last night but
realized there's got to
| better an easier or better way.
| Thought I could associate the setup.exe file
somehow so that
| scenario could be avoided. Oh well, you do what you gotta
do.
|
|
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