PRE7_Cont_ ....7z produces Open With

[m***@adobeforums.com]

I dl'd both:
PRE7_WWEFGH.7z
RE_Cont_WWEFGJ.7z

I successfully installed PRE7 by double clicking the PRE7_WWEFGH.7z file.

But when I tried to install the Content files, by double clicking the PRE_Cont_WWEFGJ.7z file, a pop up asks "Open with".

I read that all I needed to do was "extract the files" but isn't 7z self extracting; why else did the install work?

[g***@adobeforums.com]

Does this help?
<http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b6d820/0>

[g***@adobeforums.com]

Actually, now that I look at it, it probably won't.

7z files are zipped files. Try right-clicking on it and selecting the Extract option.

[m***@adobeforums.com]

Steve,

Sorry about the delay; I didn't get an e-mail notification that my post was responded to. Need to check out why.

But, in response you your suggestion. There is no right click "extract" option. I use "PowerDesk" and there is no extract option for that file type either.

I don't understand about 7z sip files. I thought they were self extracting. The PE application installed when I clicked the PRE7_WWEFGH.7z file; it didn't need extracting. Why wouldn't the content file work the same way?

[g***@adobeforums.com]

I don't know.

It's probably worth a call to Adobe Tech Support.
<http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bbe7d56>

[B***@adobeforums.com]

Mike,

You can get the 7zip file utility online. IIRC, it's freeware. It works just like WinZIP, and when installed will be associated with 7zip files. I *thought* that Windows Explorer would Extract 7zip files, but might be wrong there. Google should yield a dozen sites to get it. Tucows would be one of my first choices, as they have legit files with few pop-ups, etc.

The only self-extracting archive formats that I know are .exe files. Though I have 7zip on an old laptop, I have only used it once and seldom run across this format of archived file. That's why my memory is a bit cloudy.

Good luck,

Hunt

[m***@adobeforums.com]

Thanks for your suggestion.

I contacted Adobe was told to dl the EXE file by the same name; that extracts the 7z file and installs it's Content.

[B***@adobeforums.com]

Mike,

Thanks for that update. As I nearly always purchase a box-n-disk program, I only see articles in the forums on using the download versions.

Hunt