RAVE - explain like I'm five ...

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BlackDogZulu

BlackDogZulu

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OK, I am better with things that go brum-brum, than with things that go click-click. I'm an idiot, I'm sure, but I have downloaded the RAVE manual from a link posted here, and I can't make sense of it. It came as a zip file, which I extracted into a folder I called Rave CD. What is in there is three folders (Rave Tutorial, pdf and indexes), a file called RAVE which Windows can't open (it's 0 kb), three PDFs (rave-lr, tutorial, welcome), a file called autorun.inf and an .ico file. Nothing larger than 122 kb, and the total download was over half a gig. The folders don't contain anything recognisable as a workshop manual.

Obviously I have done something wrong, but what? Explain like I was a rather dull toddler, please.
 
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Ah, right. Not sure I saw that. Everything is shut down now and I am back on the tablet, so I will check in the morning. Thanks for being patient with me.
 
OK, lapdog fired up again ...

I can't see a box that I can click to 'accept'.
If I click the RAVE icon, I get an 'Open With ...' dialog.
Nothing is listed as an application. This is what I have:


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discool said:
Let's start at the beginning. What's the operating system and version? Also RAVE is available in a non zip PDF file.
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Windows 7, ver 6.1.
Shimsteriom said:
Looks like the file type has been lost for the Rave application... It should have .EXE at the end. Also, it appears to be a zero-byte file, meaning that technically, there's not actually a file there and it won't work. Where did you get the copy of Rave from?
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From a link on here, in a thread about cruise control, I think. It was a link to a dropbox file. It looks as though what I have is corrupted in some way. I will try a different link, if I can find it again. Thanks for your patience, guys.
 
Thanks mate. Will have a look if the one al-one-arm suggested doesn't work for me. It's not finished downloading yet, and it's already way bigger than the zip file I first downloaded. I think I know what I have done ...
 
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