what's happening?

[kage1822]

Why is it that almost every AVN I download is broken and won't launch after unzipping? I've tried downloading them from several of the available links, but every time I try to launch, there are errors, and they won't launch, and in some cases, there isn't even the application to launch from, and in others, when I double-click on the application, I get an error saying the .exe can't be found

 

[peterppp]

could be your antivirus is overzealous

 

[Goeffel]

or maybe you downloaded from somewhere else that tries to come off as being f95zone.to but is not.
like for example f95zone(dot)to(dot)it

else, "could not be found" ... make sure you put games in a (best: short) path that has no "special" characters, and that you have rights to/within that place.

And of course run them in the locale (real or emulated) they expect to be in (many Japanese games, maybe same for Chinese etc. games).

 

[kage1822]

here's 3 examples of the errors

 

[anne O'nymous]

here's 3 examples of the errors

Okay, two of the errors point to the archives, and if they were corrupted at source it would be know in the game thread and fixed ASAP. Anyway, it can be something so generalized; there would be dozens of threads if it was the case.
Therefore this only leave two possibilities. Either they were corrupted during the download, or when wrote/read to/from your hard drive. The first one feel unlikely since there's generally a checksum control and your browser should have caught it. The other can have many cause, from a corrupted OS to a dying hard drive.
To check the second, you can use an USB stick and when you download the file chose it as destination. If the archive isn't corrupted and you can play the game once unarchived to the USB stick, then it's a dying hard drive; backup everything important and replace it immediately. If the archive is still corrupted, or the game can't be played, then it's a software issue.

 

[kage1822]

Okay, two of the errors point to the archives, and if they were corrupted at source it would be know in the game thread and fixed ASAP. Anyway, it can be something so generalized; there would be dozens of threads if it was the case.
Therefore this only leave two possibilities. Either they were corrupted during the download, or when wrote/read to/from your hard drive. The first one feel unlikely since there's generally a checksum control and your browser should have caught it. The other can have many cause, from a corrupted OS to a dying hard drive.
To check the second, you can use an USB stick and when you download the file chose it as destination. If the archive isn't corrupted and you can play the game once unarchived to the USB stick, then it's a dying hard drive; backup everything important and replace it immediately. If the archive is still corrupted, or the game can't be played, then it's a software issue.

atually, all my AVNs are on a USB stick to save HD space

 

[peterppp]

atually, all my AVNs are on a USB stick to save HD space

then try not on the usb!

 

[anne O'nymous]

then try not on the usb!

Astounding that it have to be said...