Re: [NTLK] Newton packages won't install

Or,go to www.pda-soft.de and go to software. You will find at the top
of the page is a link to packtype for windows. I use the mac version
and it's great!
Regards,tom

On 5/20/07, Dan <dan@dbdigitalweb.com> wrote:
> On 5/19/2007 10:08 PM, xp wrote:
> > Hi, trying to download some Newton packages from http://newton.tek-ed.com/
> > Every package I download when I use Newton Connection utilities fails to
> > load to the Newton. Says it can't be recognized as a package. I've seen
> that
> > this has something to do with the type/creator flag (maybe?). The only
> apps
> > to fix this seem to be Mac apps, I'm running on the windows platform (or
> > linux).
> > Is there any hope?
> >
>
>
> Yes get the program called strip
> http://www.unna.org/unna/windows/strip.exe and give that a try. Put it
> in a folder by itself then drag and drop a COPY of your package you are
> having trouble with and then see if you can install this copy. It may
> work. Though I have never had a issue with Ed's packages like this.
> How are you downloading them? You might try a different browser and see
> if that helps the situation if strip does not work.
>
> -Dan
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