Re: [NTLK] Why dont packages install on my130???

From: Josh Shanks (jshanks_at_mac.com)
Date: Mon Mar 04 2002 - 05:34:22 EST


on 3/3/02 11:40 PM, gmoody at gmoody_at_gmx.net wrote:

>
> Okay, let's start at the beginning.
>
> Are you using a Mac or PC to download the files?
>
> When you download the packages, are they filetype .PKG, or .SIT
> or .HQX? (only .PKG files can be installed on the Newton).
>
> If they are .SIT or .HQX, are you using Stuffit Expander to
> decompress them? On a PC, the "Save MacIntosh files in MacBinary
> format", under Options/More/CrossPlatform should be set to
> Never. Any errors generated during decompression?
>
> What utility are you using to install the .PKG files (NCU? or
> what?) Are you installing all of the uncompressed package files?
> Are the packages frozen? The -48221 error denotes "Reference to
> deactivated packages".

Well I download the packages onto my mac using internet explorer some are in
sit and some are in .pkg the only one I am having a problem with is geek
safe. I downloaded it and after I installed it using NCU I believe once when
I was downloading packages I got an error from stuffit that had all kinds of
characters displayed in the error box.

Josh

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