A stupid question....

[sif2988]

Ive been reading the forums and whatnot, and i just got a black macbook a few days ago.

Never used mac in my life before last week.

My question is, when downloading apps and whatnot off the internet, when i try to open them on the desktop, it just says:

"error- quicktime cannot open this type of file" or "quicktime cannot recognize this application" or something to that extent.

i know i cant open the file in quicktime, but what do i do?

much appreciated for the help

 

[iBookG4user]

highlight the item you want to open then press command (apple) I and then set the "open with" to the correct program.

 

[rafifreak00]

Although, if it is a file you want to open in QuickTime, like a video, be sure to update to the latest version of QuickTime, then try opening it.

 

[enda1]

Try VLC (www.videolan.org) if its a video file. This can open most all video files, except real media i think....

 

[sif2988]

highlight the item you want to open then press command (apple) I and then set the "open with" to the correct program.

Whats the correct program to open .bins and .exe files?

thanks

 

[plinden]

Whats the correct program to open .bins and .exe files?

thanks

Windows.

Edit: OK, I think I was too brief ... .exe files are Windows executables. They don't work on OS X except through something like Darwine (unlikely to work) or by installing Windows via Boot Camp or Parallels. As far as I know, bin files are a CD/DVD format ...

 

[elbirth]

.bin files aren't strictly Windows. They're a package type file, and StuffIt Expander will open them. I've had several apps come in a .tar.gz file that expands to a .bin file that then expands to reveal the .dmg.

 

[iMeowbot]

Some .exe files are really self-extracting archives. Sometimes, you can get in by changing the extension to .zip - no guarantees but it can't hurt to try.

 

[apfhex]

Some .exe files are really self-extracting archives. Sometimes, you can get in by changing the extension to .zip - no guarantees but it can't hurt to try.

Or drop the .exe on Stuffit Expander and if possible it will extract the files.

I've never had "apps and whatnot" want to open in QuickTime by default. DMG, ZIP, SIT, RAR, TAR, GZ, etc. should be openable by the default BOMArchiveHelper or Stuffit Expander. But if they are video files (avi, mkv, etc) try VLC.

 

[sif2988]

is the stuffit expander already installed on my macbook or do i have to download it somewhere?

 

[iMeowbot]

is the stuffit expander already installed on my macbook or do i have to download it somewhere?

Apple stopped including it, and the download requires your email address these days.
http://www.stuffit.com/detect_expander.html if you can live with that.

 

[elbirth]

you have to download and install it. go to http://www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html and get the demo or free version (unless you want to buy the deluxe version)

 

[Frisco]

I am pretty sure he/she is trying to download Windows only files, in which case Bootcamp + Windows is the only answer.