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I just purchased Norton Security Software 3.0 for the Mac (both
antivirus and firewall) and downloaded the software. The file appears
on the desktop as a blank icon with a .dmg extension. I believe that
..dmg is an OSX-version file, but the system requirement for the 3.0
version of the security software is to just have OS 9.x and above (I
have version 9.2.2).

When I click on the icon, I get the error message:
"Could not find the application program that created the document
named NISr300_ESD_B55.dmg. To open the document, select an alternate
program:"

Stuffit Expander is listed at that point. When I choose to open
Stuffit Expander, nothing happens. (I just downloaded the trial
version of Stuffit Standard 7.0.3 yesterday; I used to have Stuffit
Expander 5.5, and that version seemed to work fine when I upgraded
yesterday from OS 9.0.4 to 9.1, then from 9.1 to 9.2.1, then from
9.2.1 to 9.2.2.)

When I try to drag the blank .dmg icon onto the Stuffit Expander icon,
I get the following error message:

"The file NISr300_ESD_B55.dmg does not appear to be compressed or
encoded. It is advised that you obtain further information about the
contents of this file from the sender or provider of the file."

What am I doing wrong? Is there some other type of software I need to
purchase to be able to open and install the .dmg file that contains
Norton Security 3.0 for the Mac?

Also, when I first upgraded from 9.0.4 to 9.1 by installing the 9.1
software, I got the following error message:

"Problems were encountered with the file 'Big System Morsels'.
Installation cannot continue."

(apparently that's a system file of some sort; I don't have any file
that I called by that name)

When I installed again, I didn't get that error message. Subsequent
upgrades that same evening from 9.1 to 9.2.1 then to 9.2.2 worked
fine. But because I did get such an error message during the OS
upgrade process, could that be contributing to problems on the Mac
now? (It seems to be working fine, other than the error message I
described above.)

Hope to hear from someone soon about this. Thanks in advance for any
help!

<Followup-To set to 24hoursupport.helpdesk>

The .dmg file is an OS X disk copy image file.
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=DMG

Since you have an OS version prior to OS X, it stands to reason
that it will not play ball.


On 1 Nov 2003 06:38:37 -0800, in
<>
intl04 scrawled:

>I just purchased Norton Security Software 3.0 for the Mac (both
>antivirus and firewall) and downloaded the software. The file appears
>on the desktop as a blank icon with a .dmg extension. I believe that
>.dmg is an OSX-version file, but the system requirement for the 3.0
>version of the security software is to just have OS 9.x and above (I
>have version 9.2.2).
>
>When I click on the icon, I get the error message:
>"Could not find the application program that created the document
>named NISr300_ESD_B55.dmg. To open the document, select an alternate
>program:"
>
>Stuffit Expander is listed at that point. When I choose to open
>Stuffit Expander, nothing happens. (I just downloaded the trial
>version of Stuffit Standard 7.0.3 yesterday; I used to have Stuffit
>Expander 5.5, and that version seemed to work fine when I upgraded
>yesterday from OS 9.0.4 to 9.1, then from 9.1 to 9.2.1, then from
>9.2.1 to 9.2.2.)
>
>When I try to drag the blank .dmg icon onto the Stuffit Expander icon,
>I get the following error message:
>
>"The file NISr300_ESD_B55.dmg does not appear to be compressed or
>encoded. It is advised that you obtain further information about the
>contents of this file from the sender or provider of the file."
>
>What am I doing wrong? Is there some other type of software I need to
>purchase to be able to open and install the .dmg file that contains
>Norton Security 3.0 for the Mac?
>
>Also, when I first upgraded from 9.0.4 to 9.1 by installing the 9.1
>software, I got the following error message:
>
>"Problems were encountered with the file 'Big System Morsels'.
>Installation cannot continue."
>
>(apparently that's a system file of some sort; I don't have any file
>that I called by that name)
>
>When I installed again, I didn't get that error message. Subsequent
>upgrades that same evening from 9.1 to 9.2.1 then to 9.2.2 worked
>fine. But because I did get such an error message during the OS
>upgrade process, could that be contributing to problems on the Mac
>now? (It seems to be working fine, other than the error message I
>described above.)
>
>Hope to hear from someone soon about this. Thanks in advance for any
>help!

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On Sat, 01 Nov 2003 14:54:05 +0000, °Mike°
<> wrote in alt.comp.anti-virus:

><Followup-To set to 24hoursupport.helpdesk>

Not so fast....

>The .dmg file is an OS X disk copy image file.
>http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=DMG

Which begs the question of *where* this "Norton Security Software 3.0
for the Mac" was purchased. Norton wouldn't provide it in that form,
would they? The only software I see in that form comes from crackers
and/or spammers.

Perhaps it's best it can't be opened. It might be best to call the
credit card company and disallow that charge and get a new card, as
well.


Carol

<> wrote:

> Which begs the question of *where* this "Norton Security Software 3.0
> for the Mac" was purchased. Norton wouldn't provide it in that form,
> would they? The only software I see in that form comes from crackers
> and/or spammers.

Sadly, Symantec not only would do that, they definitely do. A client of
mine recently bought, via download, NAV 9.0, and it came in the form of
a .dmg image file, which was of little use to the client since he's
still running OS 9.2.2.

--
Mike Rosenberg

<http://www.macconsult.com> Macintosh consulting services for NE Florida
<http://bogart-tribute.net> Tribute to Humphrey Bogart

[motzingw]

Try opening the .dmg file using disk copy in Mac OS 9.2. I have not tested it but the site says this vesion runs in OS 9.2 and opens >DMG files.

http://www.pure-mac.com/appud.html#diskcopy

Best of luck