zip/powerdesk not wanting to open .exe files

[foreverzero89]

when i tried to download hijack this, it downloads as a zip. i can open the zip but when i try to open the program it says hijackthis.exe is not a valid application. this happens with all my zip dowloads. please, how do i fix?

 

[lewekleonek]

Where did you get hijackthis from? Post the link to the site.
Try different zip application; a good and really free one (free as in open source) can be found here http://www.7zip.org
Sometimes other zip programs have problems dealing with some zip archives.

 

[foreverzero89]

Where did you get hijackthis from? Post the link to the site.

i tried two different sites: download.com and majorgeeks.com

 

[lewekleonek]

Have you tried different .zip program - www.7-zip.org ?

 

[foreverzero89]

i tried 7zip and it works. thanks.