whenever i try to download from the internet and try open
from the disk. it shows different numbers and letters
that doesn't make any sense. what is the problems

That depends what you are downloading.
Please supply details.

....Alan

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In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, "chasemebsmith@yahoo.com"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

Sounds like your EXE is opening in WordPad or something similar that tries
to display the program code in alphanumeric's, rather than actually
executing the downloaded program..

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