the extension package is invalid

[neilclement]

The extension package is invalid. The extension will not be installed.

When attempting to download and install extensions from the Dreamweaver
extensions listed at the Adobe Dreamweaver Extension page I receive this
message.

Any solution?

I am running Dreamweaver 8 on a PC. The OS is Vista. Don't tell me Vista is
at fault. It will occasionally install an extension just fine. Most of the
time it won't.

[Nancy - Adobe Comm. Expert]

What extension? Have you checked the specs to see if your OS is supported?

> I am running Dreamweaver 8 on a PC. The OS is Vista. Don't tell me Vista
> is
> at fault. It will occasionally install an extension just fine. Most of
> the
> time it won't.
>

Occasionally? I think you have your answer. Dreamweaver 8 came out a year
before Vista did. Many of the extensions on the Exchange may not even
support 8 .. many of them do. Make sure 8 is supported in the extensions
you are trying to install. As for Vista .. I don't have it so it's hard for
me to comment. I have seen enough however that I'll probably wait at least
a year and let them put out a better version before I take that plunge.
JMO.


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[neilclement]

I've been running Dreamweaver 8 using Vista for almost 2 weeks now without a
problem. This was the first. FYI, if found a work around for the problem. I
download the extension and save it to the desktop, then run the install and it
works fine every time.

I installed Vista as a clean install. It was a chore to the install all my
applications, some 40 of them but once installed they are all running fine
including 5 or 6 legacy programs. Where the real chore rears it's head is when
trying to run Vista on a machine that has several legacy pieces of hardware.
Primarily video cards. I run dual monitors. One video card runs fine but had
to replace the other.

Thanks for your reply.