I am running into allot of emails, saved documents, programs etc that I cannot open the first time or after saved. I get a popup asking me to go to a 'window site' & 'find' a program to open these up.

(there are several types of locked files including past saved emails, saved documents from sites etc) I have tried to download programs that 'appear' to be free, they scan then pop up asking me to pay for the program that fixes the problem. Is there a FREE program I can download that opens basically any file? Also, Some files I try to open are full of smaller files containing the individual logos etc from a web site or page, but not the actual program or saved info. How can that be fixed? Thankyou for sharing your brains. By now you have heard more than once that no ONE application will open ALL. For free, I use Pea Zip for compressed files, and Foxit Reader for PDF and many others.

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Both can be downloaded from CNet's Download.com. I just now since I read your post, installed both in my Windows 7. Foxit Reader gave me some hassel because it wanted to add a toolbar which I do not want. I got around that by choosing CUSTOM install. I have used older version of both these with XP for about a year. And,yes, I still find formats which these two will not open. Hi Kaywill, You mention saved files and e-mail attachments that you cannot open.

Install Open office, it is a program suite FREE similar to MS Office. That will allow you to open MOST e-mail attachments and saved files. The second question: Some files I try to open are full of smaller files These are files that are in a ZIP (compressed) format. Since you can see the contents, just open and unzip the file in the same location (directory) you download it. Then, open (double-click) the README file to find out how to install the application.