Cannot install any version of netscape

cheatingdeath · 10th May 2005, 11:57

guyz... i cannot install netscape on my pc ... i have windows xp..i download the setup file it downloads .. but when i install it i get a error saying its not a valid win32 file...

when i downloaded the older version of netscape ie. version 6
the setup was downloaded and when i installed it i got an error please check the connection..but there was no problem with my internet connection

i am not installing windows update because my computer crashed the last time i installed it

is there a way out ...
thnx

deepakhon · 10th May 2005, 12:00

how'bout trying mozilla? i have it on my winxp laptop and it works fine.

Technocrat · 10th May 2005, 12:18

Were you trying to install SP2 as update on your XP. Because it has ruined even my PC. But am not facing any problem with netscape installation. Are you trying to install online. Try downloading the exe file from sites like www.download.com as i had donloaded from there.

Btw latest version was 7.x for Netscape do have that as well ?? What am saying is that if you are trying to install an older version while you have or had newer version, then the installer may not allow you to do so (even if you have uninstalled newer version, some registry entries might still be there).

As deepkhon mentioned you can also go for the Mozilla Firefox it comes from the same family & is very reliable & fast too.

cheatingdeath · 10th May 2005, 12:25

i have tried everything ... all the possible sites ... i am not installing the automatic updates ..theres a serious problem wih the updates... they have now come up with a patch ...

sjcherian · 10th May 2005, 13:10

Does the setup file that you have downloaded exactly match the size on the download website (your download may be corrupt) ? Also check to ensure the file name is also correct(specially the file name extension). Again did you by anychance use some FTP software to do the download and use the ASCII(text ) instead of binary by mistake ?

cheatingdeath · 10th May 2005, 13:52

file download size is the same ... file name specified is correct .. no ftp software used

RX135 · 10th May 2005, 14:10

Some suggestions:

1. Forget netscape (unless you are forced to use it) and install FireFox. It is far better, faster, leaner. If you need mail client, use Thunderbird.
2. Try to download and install another small binary (nothing to do with netscape). See if it works fine. If that gives error, it is a Windows problem and not Netscape problem. In such case, copy the error message and search on Microsoft's site for it. It should have a patch available for that.
3. Very radical suggestion (if you have time, patience and enough network bandwidth) : Install Linux.

deepakhon · 10th May 2005, 14:15

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Originally Posted by RX135

3. Very radical suggestion (if you have time, patience and enough network bandwidth) : Install Linux.

I second it. I have win xp, suse linux 9.3 and solaris 10 on my laptop. i mostly use solaris. i use linux only for some video related operations. i boot thro' xp once in a month to check whether it is still working

yes firefox works well, even on xp.

Scuderia · 10th May 2005, 15:35

i sincerely recommend firefox to anything else

the closest to it being opera

cheatingdeath · 10th May 2005, 18:46

ok ... yes linux was in my mind... ill try fire fox ... lets see if i can download and install that other wise its bye bye xp

SLK · 10th May 2005, 20:13

come on... IE works fine... i also use Mozilla.. coz this team-bhp site is the one that seems to work better on mozilla!

Windows update is no issue at all.. i have all my PCs/Laptop.... 100% updated... never had any problem..... with any windows XP home, XP Pro, Server 2003.... all are perfect.

freakrz · 10th May 2005, 23:24

hi...when you are experiencing an error like win32 error..there is a problem with the service pack upgrade..it is not properly upgraded..so the binaries in the i386 folder are corrupted and its having a problem starting the installer.there is an option to install netscape online..if you are using a broadband connection try doing that.if it does nt work.try reinstalling the service pack2..i think it should do.

cheatingdeath · 10th May 2005, 23:28

freakz thats exactly my prob
last time i installed sp2 it crashed .... i have abroadband can u upload the link to the online download

cheatingdeath · 10th May 2005, 23:29

people i have downloaded firefox and tbhp works wonders on it.. but i still love netscape

help

freakrz · 10th May 2005, 23:41

i think you can install from the netscape site it self..i have done it a month ago.it installed directly from the site..

10th May 2005, 11:57	#1
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	Cannot install any version of netscape guyz... i cannot install netscape on my pc ... i have windows xp..i download the setup file it downloads .. but when i install it i get a error saying its not a valid win32 file... when i downloaded the older version of netscape ie. version 6 the setup was downloaded and when i installed it i got an error please check the connection..but there was no problem with my internet connection i am not installing windows update because my computer crashed the last time i installed it is there a way out ... thnx
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10th May 2005, 12:00	#2
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	how'bout trying mozilla? i have it on my winxp laptop and it works fine.
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10th May 2005, 12:18	#3
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Were you trying to install SP2 as update on your XP. Because it has ruined even my PC. But am not facing any problem with netscape installation. Are you trying to install online. Try downloading the exe file from sites like www.download.com as i had donloaded from there. Btw latest version was 7.x for Netscape do have that as well ?? What am saying is that if you are trying to install an older version while you have or had newer version, then the installer may not allow you to do so (even if you have uninstalled newer version, some registry entries might still be there). As deepkhon mentioned you can also go for the Mozilla Firefox it comes from the same family & is very reliable & fast too. Last edited by Technocrat : 10th May 2005 at 12:22.
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10th May 2005, 12:25	#4
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	i have tried everything ... all the possible sites ... i am not installing the automatic updates ..theres a serious problem wih the updates... they have now come up with a patch ...
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10th May 2005, 13:10	#5
sjcherian BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 493 Thanked: 585 Times	Does the setup file that you have downloaded exactly match the size on the download website (your download may be corrupt) ? Also check to ensure the file name is also correct(specially the file name extension). Again did you by anychance use some FTP software to do the download and use the ASCII(text ) instead of binary by mistake ?
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10th May 2005, 13:52	#6
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	file download size is the same ... file name specified is correct .. no ftp software used
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10th May 2005, 14:10	#7
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	Some suggestions: 1. Forget netscape (unless you are forced to use it) and install FireFox. It is far better, faster, leaner. If you need mail client, use Thunderbird. 2. Try to download and install another small binary (nothing to do with netscape). See if it works fine. If that gives error, it is a Windows problem and not Netscape problem. In such case, copy the error message and search on Microsoft's site for it. It should have a patch available for that. 3. Very radical suggestion (if you have time, patience and enough network bandwidth) : Install Linux.
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10th May 2005, 15:35	#9
Scuderia BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 127 Thanked: 8 Times	i sincerely recommend firefox to anything else the closest to it being opera
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10th May 2005, 18:46	#10
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	ok ... yes linux was in my mind... ill try fire fox ... lets see if i can download and install that other wise its bye bye xp
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10th May 2005, 20:13	#11
SLK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DL XX XX XXXX Posts: 1,634 Thanked: 1,011 Times	come on... IE works fine... i also use Mozilla.. coz this team-bhp site is the one that seems to work better on mozilla! Windows update is no issue at all.. i have all my PCs/Laptop.... 100% updated... never had any problem..... with any windows XP home, XP Pro, Server 2003.... all are perfect.
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10th May 2005, 23:24	#12
freakrz BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Visakhapatnam Posts: 176 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	hi...when you are experiencing an error like win32 error..there is a problem with the service pack upgrade..it is not properly upgraded..so the binaries in the i386 folder are corrupted and its having a problem starting the installer.there is an option to install netscape online..if you are using a broadband connection try doing that.if it does nt work.try reinstalling the service pack2..i think it should do.
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10th May 2005, 23:28	#13
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	freakz thats exactly my prob last time i installed sp2 it crashed .... i have abroadband can u upload the link to the online download
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10th May 2005, 23:29	#14
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	people i have downloaded firefox and tbhp works wonders on it.. but i still love netscape help
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10th May 2005, 23:41	#15
freakrz BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Visakhapatnam Posts: 176 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	i think you can install from the netscape site it self..i have done it a month ago.it installed directly from the site..
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