>Ok i downloaded stuffit for mac on my pc and i transfered the file right its >on a mac formatted disk for the version of stuffit im gonna use it says >"If you are using Mac OS 7.1.1 through 8.0, or do not have a Power PC >processor, please choose Expander 5.5 (.hqx format, 729K)." >and im in that category which is mac os 7.6.1" but when i try to run the >file i get the error that the mac cant recgonize the file formatt the file >is a .hqx what is the problem
.hqx is a format MacOS can't do anything with; you need Stuffit Expander to unpack the .hqx. Expander bundled in a .hqx file is safely unpackable without Expander installed; Catch-22! If you google around ( or look on the Alladin ftp or web servers) you should be able to find a Expander 5.5 in a .bin format. (expander55.bin or similar). Without a .hqx on the end. If you google around AGAIN you should be able to find a self extracting version of MacBinary, which takes .bin files and unpacks them to the regular file (if you had IE installed on the mac, you could jsut download the.bin directly, but of course you do not...most people in this situation do not...) This self-extracting macBinary app can be copied across a PC format disk and still auto-unpack itself on the Mac (I don't know why, but it does :) You can then use the (working) MacBinary extractor program, to extract the expander5.5.bin file, and get a WORKING Expander 5.5 (file names arbitrary, for illustration). You get this problem a lot on 68k macs without CDROM drives or network, so if you look around at www.jagshouse.com there might be info and files all ready for you to use to solve this. I'd root around here before going to google. Then you'll have the Expander 5.5 installed, only to find out that the file you REALLY want is in the 6.x expander format... Brian -- -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
