Ahhhh!! I need help please!
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Ahhhh!! I need help please!
Until recently my version of Zsnes was working like a champ. A few nights ago it seemed to defunk itself. Seeing that the version I had was the older version I decided instead of fighting it I'de replace it with the newest version.
Needless to say I removed the program and it's componants along with the few games I had stored on my computer.
So I hop online and download the newest version of Zsnes and to my dismay my computer pops up an error message that reads: "Application not found"
Ok... So I try the older version again. Same deal. I've also tried several other emulators in a desperate attempt to get back with my games. No luck their either.
So after a day or so of trying to figure out what's going on I've practically given up.
I have Vista as my OS and it's worked fine for me in the past (Meaning I dont want to install XP ). But I can't help but feel I'm missing something important here...
Clues, suggestions and (of course) solutions are more then welcome.
Thanks,
Piddywiffle
Needless to say I removed the program and it's componants along with the few games I had stored on my computer.
So I hop online and download the newest version of Zsnes and to my dismay my computer pops up an error message that reads: "Application not found"
Ok... So I try the older version again. Same deal. I've also tried several other emulators in a desperate attempt to get back with my games. No luck their either.
So after a day or so of trying to figure out what's going on I've practically given up.
I have Vista as my OS and it's worked fine for me in the past (Meaning I dont want to install XP ). But I can't help but feel I'm missing something important here...
Clues, suggestions and (of course) solutions are more then welcome.
Thanks,
Piddywiffle
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Is it possible that Vista only has a trial version of Winzip or Winrar?
Maybe my computer just can't extract the files from the zip package.
I mean I've searched my computer for any remnants of zsnes and I don't remember having to install it's componants. So if it's trying to shortcut then I can't figure out where it's trying to shortcut too.
So is it just possible I no longer have a extracting program?
Maybe my computer just can't extract the files from the zip package.
I mean I've searched my computer for any remnants of zsnes and I don't remember having to install it's componants. So if it's trying to shortcut then I can't figure out where it's trying to shortcut too.
So is it just possible I no longer have a extracting program?
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Before I even start, there is no official installer for ZSNES, so I don't know what else to tell you.
I believe Vista has native zip decompression IIRC, but you definately need to install a better solution such as 7-Zip.piddywiffle wrote:Is it possible that Vista only has a trial version of Winzip or Winrar?
Maybe my computer just can't extract the files from the zip package.
ZSNES and other stuff is contained within a zip file, so I don't know what else to tell you if you are downloading ZSNES from other locations.I mean I've searched my computer for any remnants of zsnes and I don't remember having to install it's componants. So if it's trying to shortcut then I can't figure out where it's trying to shortcut too.
So is it just possible I no longer have a extracting program?
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1) Download zsnesw151.zip
2) Open the zip file, extract contents wherever you want them (probably into a "zsnes" folder somewhere, preferably where your old zsnes was stored
3) Navigate to said folder
4) Double-click "zsnesw.exe"
If that doesn't open zsnes, I'd be surprised. After that, get rid of the shortcut you must be clicking, on your desktop or quicklaunch bar or something I'm assuming, and replace it with a shortcut to the new copy of zsnes, if you feel you need to.
Hopefully that helps you.
2) Open the zip file, extract contents wherever you want them (probably into a "zsnes" folder somewhere, preferably where your old zsnes was stored
3) Navigate to said folder
4) Double-click "zsnesw.exe"
If that doesn't open zsnes, I'd be surprised. After that, get rid of the shortcut you must be clicking, on your desktop or quicklaunch bar or something I'm assuming, and replace it with a shortcut to the new copy of zsnes, if you feel you need to.
Hopefully that helps you.
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Are you trying to run ZSNES by clicking the ROMs?
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No I can work files on my computer. I just can't find where it's trying to shortcut the file too.
If you had read my original post you would understand that I already had the older version of Zsnes. It worked great.
I saw that the new version was out so I removed all of the zsnes files from my computer. When I went to download the new version I was interupted with a message that read: "Application not found"
But to say the least I can work files on my computer.
And no I was not opening the the emulator with the ROM files.
If you had read my original post you would understand that I already had the older version of Zsnes. It worked great.
I saw that the new version was out so I removed all of the zsnes files from my computer. When I went to download the new version I was interupted with a message that read: "Application not found"
But to say the least I can work files on my computer.
And no I was not opening the the emulator with the ROM files.
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DancemasterGlenn wrote:1) Download zsnesw151.zip
2) Open the zip file, extract contents wherever you want them (probably into a "zsnes" folder somewhere, preferably where your old zsnes was stored
3) Navigate to said folder
4) Double-click "zsnesw.exe"
If that doesn't open zsnes, I'd be surprised. After that, get rid of the shortcut you must be clicking, on your desktop or quicklaunch bar or something I'm assuming, and replace it with a shortcut to the new copy of zsnes, if you feel you need to.
Hopefully that helps you.
Well that's the way I want it to play out =P
Unfortunatly I can't even get the files to unzip. Which (in my mind) means my zip program is defunked. Which means more troubleshooting which leads to hairloss...
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No hair loss required. Just get a new program, apparently 7zip is the shizzle, and you should be in business. You can worry about why your old unzip program doesn't work another day. And if you're still having trouble, try redownloading the zsnes zip again. And as usual, make sure it's from the official site. No need to start throwing random links into the middle of your current problems.
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7-zip is wonderful
windows has native zip support, he could be trying to run it from inside the zip file, since windows opens a zip file in an explorer window
and this kind of issue tells me that the OP does NOT know much about moving/working with/doing anything with files at all
windows has native zip support, he could be trying to run it from inside the zip file, since windows opens a zip file in an explorer window
and this kind of issue tells me that the OP does NOT know much about moving/working with/doing anything with files at all
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Ok... After several days of trying to get my native zip program to work again I decided to follow the advise of some of you guys and downloaded 7-zip.
Well it worked very well.
Kinda frusterating I couldn't get my native program to operate smoothly again and had to dance around that but ah well.
So thanks to everyone who helped and no thanks to the people that had nothing better to say then: "The OP can't work files on his computer".
I can work files on my computer I was just stumped as to why my native zip program decided to fubar itself.
So thanks again.
Well it worked very well.
Kinda frusterating I couldn't get my native program to operate smoothly again and had to dance around that but ah well.
So thanks to everyone who helped and no thanks to the people that had nothing better to say then: "The OP can't work files on his computer".
I can work files on my computer I was just stumped as to why my native zip program decided to fubar itself.
So thanks again.
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I fail to see how this will help this guy.Franky wrote:There's an archiver that offers better compression that even 7-zip
http://kgbarchiver.net/
Anyway, when you open a ZIP file in explorer, there should be a link or toolbar button that says Extract All Files (something like that.) This will open up a Wizard that will help you extract the files to a folder (say C:\ZSNES) and open said folder when extracted. EDIT: I'm quite sure you could have figured out how to use explorer's ZIP functions with the provided "Help and Support" application (or whatever it is) in the Start Menu.