Could not install some software downloaded from the net because of the above error. tried deleting the downloaded file and redownloading new ones. still can't install the program. anyone have any idea please ??? thanks for your kind help !

You give absolutely no details!!! System specs, program list, version of IE, what were you downloading???

oops, apologies. system : Athlon 1GHz on Abit KT7A-Raid, 512Mb RAM, NVidia GeForce MX2 32Mb AGP-VGA. O/S : Windows ME Software/Program in question : screen saver (1) a1golf.zip (2) a1waterf.zip (3) a few others deleted and forgotten. appreciate your help. many thanks

A run time error can occur when Windows is unable to run a visual basic script (vbs) and this probably indicates that the download is incomplete or badly written. You could contact the website from which you are downloading. A word of warning. I'm not sure whether it's the same waterfall screensaver but I have read recently that the licence agreement of a waterfall screensaver includes you giving permission for a Trojan program which the download plants on your PC to send information back to its authors, and you'll probably find that it is the same for the other screensavers. Many "freebies" are written for this purpose and I would be wary of them. Make sure you have a personal firewall running, such as Zone Alarm or Tiny Personal Firewall which will point out that this is happening. Also run adaware from www.lavasoft.de to keep your system free of Trojans.

thanks alot trev. i'll just forget the screen-savers and delete the downloaded files instead. i'm downloading the adaware program right now. a million thanks again. may you prosper in the new year 2002. have an enjoyable holiday and warmest regards