everytime i download the setup file and click on it all i get is a window saying :
SETUP SELFEXRACT
an error 1006 (000003EE) has accured.
last performed operation was:
opening the self-extract archive
my pc spec is :
windows xp
2gb ram
150gb harddrive
no other anti-virus installed
and i have tried downloading from avast website and major-geeks.com both with a download manager and windows normal download to avoid corrupt files but still no luck
any help would be great
try it again. It works yesterday on avast website.
Strange Windows error 1006 = “The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the opened file is no longer valid” and 000003EE = “The system cannot find the path specified.”
So I’m not sure this is a corrupt file, perhaps interaction with another program, however, did you use a file download manager to download the avast setup file ?
Have you previously had another AV installed in this system, if so what and how did you get rid of it ?
What other security based software do you have that might interact with the install, e.g. Spybot S&D (TeaTimer), AdAware (AdWatch), SpySweeper, PrevX, WinPatrol, ProcessGuard, etc. ?
i have tried with both a download manager and without but still get the same problem , there has been no previous anti-virus or other anti-virus software installed as the computer was formated when i got it last week
Where are you trying to save the file?
If you clean your temporary files (To do this go to Internet explorer >Tools > Internet options > Delete files > Click delete all offline content (just to be sure) > click ok.) and run:
ipconfig /flushdns
Will these help?
i am saving it in c:\
tried clearing the temp files - still same problem
Weird…
I’ve downloaded yesterday two full setup.exe files from avast website… no trouble…
Are you in dial-up or cable modem connection?
Any other security program that could analising the file?
i have dial-up connection 
and only secruirty software is the xp factory settings