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1jVu
Apr 1st, 2007, 09:42 AM
hey i downloaded my router installer and acrobat reader installer file..
its not even EXE. its BIN files. i never gotten bin files for installer files before...

for those that dont know.. bin files is a movie file, and when i double click it, it automatically runs on my VLC player. what do i do? i cant even set up my router etc.

divx
Apr 1st, 2007, 09:45 AM
hey i downloaded my router installer and acrobat reader installer file..
its not even EXE. its BIN files. i never gotten bin files for installer files before...

for those that dont know.. bin files is a movie file, and when i double click it, it automatically runs on my VLC player. what do i do? i cant even set up my router etc.

no

1jVu
Apr 1st, 2007, 09:46 AM
no

what you mean "no" it could be something else. but what im trying to say is my computer is currently reading it as a movie file.. i actually have some movie files that are BIN. saying no doenst quite help me lol

Ojam
Apr 1st, 2007, 09:53 AM
.bin is a package file, burn it to a disc.

divx
Apr 1st, 2007, 10:37 AM
what you mean "no" it could be something else. but what im trying to say is my computer is currently reading it as a movie file.. i actually have some movie files that are BIN. saying no doenst quite help me lol

It is a bios file in your case, login to your router from a web browser and goto the firmware update page, and pick the bin file, then update.

toujours
Apr 1st, 2007, 10:41 AM
Google, noobs... (http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=.bin+extension&btnG=Google+Search)

For routers, .bin files are normally used for firmware updates.

For Acrobat Reader, what on earth are you doing downloading stuff onto your PC ? Run it straight from the Adobe website.

1jVu
Apr 1st, 2007, 11:18 AM
Google, noobs... (http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=.bin+extension&btnG=Google+Search)

For routers, .bin files are normally used for firmware updates.

For Acrobat Reader, what on earth are you doing downloading stuff onto your PC ? Run it straight from the Adobe website.

im not gonna lie im a noob to these stuff, but everybody started somewhere and was once in my position. anyways im done installing. thanks everybody for your help!

Kaldonis
Apr 1st, 2007, 11:57 AM
It's also possible you downloaded the Mac versions of those files... try going back to the website and looking for EXE files or ZIP files.

onecoolloser
Apr 1st, 2007, 03:59 PM
Go download Daemon Tools and run it as a virtual drive. Saves a CD and your time.

mingyang
Apr 1st, 2007, 04:16 PM
bin is like an iso, which files are packed together