Author Topic: NONE of the files are working! (Read 7371 times)

tycoonistmaster101 · « **on:** October 15, 2006, 05:48:50 PM »

Thats right,none! Not from zt1,or 2. They won't let me extract! It says "The archive is either in uknown format,or damaged." Whats the deal here!? Cause this is really getting on my nerves.:pinch:

csleesburg · « **Reply #1 on:** October 15, 2006, 06:15:11 PM »

Sounds like a re-install is in order here if neither the ZT1 nor ZT2 files will work. You could have a computer problem, also. If you're going to buy MM2, I suggest you wait and do the re-install then, rather than have to do it twice.

Peacenote · « **Reply #2 on:** October 15, 2006, 06:22:27 PM »

Do you mean downloads?

If that's the case it might be that they are not completely downloading for some reason. I just tried to download this one and it downloaded and extracted fine for me, so for starters you could try that one and see if it works for you.

If it doesn't, it's not the site but definitely something on your computer. I'd make sure you're only trying to download one file at a time, and that it completely finishes. I'd try disabling any download managers you might be using. I'd also try extracting a different way - if you're using winzip, try winrar, or the built-in Windows extractor.

If that one does work for you, if you could link to some of the downloads that weren't extracting for you possibly myself or someone else could try downloading them to see if they work.

Penguino · « **Reply #3 on:** October 15, 2006, 07:18:06 PM »

You might need the latest version of WinZip. You may download it at http://www.winzip.com .

tycoonistmaster101 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 18, 2006, 04:11:53 PM »

I'l try these and see if they work. I don't think its a download maneger,because I looked into that.

ZAMAN · « **Reply #5 on:** October 18, 2006, 04:23:16 PM »

I think you should reinstall

tycoonistmaster101 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 18, 2006, 04:25:51 PM »

No no,it doesn't have to do with re-installing,it won't even let me extract them to different places.

ZAMAN · « **Reply #7 on:** October 18, 2006, 04:28:59 PM »

Try reinstaling winzip

Peacenote · « **Reply #8 on:** October 18, 2006, 04:41:45 PM »

Quote from: tycoonistmaster101;148132

I'l try these and see if they work. I don't think its a download maneger,because I looked into that.

A few other things you could try to narrow down the problem would be to try downloading a .zip file from another website and see what happens. I suppose the easiest thing would be to try a different Zoo Tycoon website. You could also try downloading files in a different browser, such as Firefox if you use IE.

Anyway, good luck and be sure to let us know what happens.

tycoonistmaster101 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 18, 2006, 04:57:58 PM »

I use Earthlink,and what I find rather weird is I never had these probs until that last update on the site. By the way,a few of my past files aren't working. The black lion,South China tiger,Liger,Asian Lion,and a few others. Their needs wont go up. If they eat,its like they arent. The food doesnt diminish,and they stay hungry.

RedNotDead · « **Reply #10 on:** October 18, 2006, 11:46:31 PM »

a lot of the earlier ZT2 animals are not compatible if you have expansions. Unless the specificaly say works with ES or AA then they dont generally work.

tycoonistmaster101 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 19, 2006, 04:34:50 PM »

Alot of the ones I attemt to dl say specifically they work for ES. Besides,I can't even get them in the game! They won't extract at all,it says they're either corrupt or damaged or in unkown format. I'v re-dled winrar since I cant pay for winzip,and it didn't work,and i'v looked into the file settings and everything was in order. The last file I got to work was a few weeks ago when I dled the valentines day horse.

alloy61 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2006, 11:04:41 AM »

Are the files downloading in full? - sometimes I get this message when they haven't downloaded properly.

When you first click to download the file it says what size the file should be, if you make a note of it and then compare it to the size of the file you've downloaded.

If the file on your computer is smaller then it hasn't downloaded properly

tycoonistmaster101 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2006, 07:13:13 PM »

How would I fix that? I'v re-downloaded several files several times.

alloy61 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 21, 2006, 01:31:30 AM »

Not overly sure on this one - if you have dial-up then I know downloading can be a pain as your internet provider can time out the connection whilst you are waiting for it to download. (the larger files anyway)

Usually the file downloads ok the second time for me....Some programs can interfere with downloading, try turning a few of the things off in your taskbar (e.g. printer monitors, quicktime etc), I'd leave your antivirus switched on for now though

tycoonistmaster101 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 22, 2006, 07:50:03 PM »

I'l fool around with some switches and repeating and see what I get. Thanks guys!

ghostboy2009 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 09, 2006, 04:18:13 PM »

Every time i download something i get the same message after it gets done downloading. when it gets doen it opens in WinRa and a message appears, and it says the file name and at the very end it says, The archive is either in unknown format or damaged. what is wrong with it

csleesburg · « **Reply #17 on:** November 09, 2006, 04:28:06 PM »

When people get that message it frequently means you need to turn off your firewall before downloading. Try that and see if the download doesn't work better. (If you don't know how, ask the computer owner.)

ghostboy2009 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 09, 2006, 04:31:06 PM »

ty i will try that

ghostboy2009 · « **Reply #19 on:** November 09, 2006, 04:38:58 PM »

Now it says unexpected end of archive
what should i do now
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mikaboshi · « **Reply #20 on:** November 09, 2006, 07:53:38 PM »

Try downloading with a different browser maybe, like instead of Internet Explorer, try Firefox.

I don't really know what to tell you, unfortunately

Charmed · « **Reply #21 on:** December 03, 2006, 10:38:50 AM »

Every time i try and download something it will download to about 20-22% then it opens in WinRaR and says unexpected end of archive, and when i try to move the file to the game it wont move the unexpected end of archive pops up again, can someone tell me what has happened, and what i can do to fix the problem.

tazlover · « **Reply #22 on:** December 03, 2006, 11:03:42 AM »

Check out this thread - especially post #7 by Jay. This should explain what is happening and ways to correct it.

Charmed · « **Reply #23 on:** December 03, 2006, 11:09:39 AM »

Thank You I will try it

csleesburg · « **Reply #24 on:** December 03, 2006, 11:42:40 AM »

That thread is for ZT1. Are you trying to download something for ZT1 or ZT2?

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