Has a Dodgy CD Messed up my PC?

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Hi,

I bought a CD on Ebay of software for £4.75 ( about $7). I looked on the official site and researched the tool; (Theme Buzz - it lets you customize any Wordpress theme) and found out anyone who buys it for $37 can give it away or resell it for whatever they want, so I thought it was legit.

But I cannot open the exe file or most of the other files.

It won't let me extract the zipped folder at all.

I have tried for 30 minutes every different way to extract the files. It keeps coming up with an error box saying:
"Compressed (zipped) folders are unable to create the specified directory. Ensure that
and the directory does not already exist and the path entered is valid."

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And when I clicked on the unzipped folders of the same name nothing happens.

This is the first time since I have had this PC (Windows 7) that I have not been able to unzip files. My PC is working fine. I am sure it is a fault with the files on the CD because the bonus files do not open either.

Here is a video of me trying to open the files (forget the second half - the video-within-a-video, and later - I was messing about opening image files, and forgot I was recording!):

2012-02-11_2227 - neonglow's library

The thing that concerns me most though is that my PC is now telling me all the time that I have 4 files that need to be burned to CD.

When I had the CD in the drive, it said there was not enough room on that CD. Does this mean it will burn the files the next time I put a blank CD in?

Does anyone know how I can open or extract the files? I have used three different tools already, and they keep giving me errors like the one in the video.

With the CD came lots of pdfs on how to make money online! It is 4 of these files that are trying to burn to CD.

Here's a pic of the 4 files' info:



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And here's a pic of the burn to CD error:



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So does it look like the CD is dodgy?

And how can I stop my PC thinking it wants to burn these 4 files to CD?

thank you
 

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Is D:\ drive your backup drive or CD/DVD Rom drive?
 

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Hi guys,

Sorry, I can't believe I didn't realize it was trying to add the unzipped folder back onto the CD - duh! :o

Must have had a "senior moment" there lol! :rolleyes:

OK, I unzipped to the desktop and the unzipped folder is saying empty, even though when I tried the 2nd time in the video by unzipping in a new window, it did show all the files listed.

The seller has got back to me and said he'll let me download them if I have any more trouble.

Thanks for your help guys
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bitIntel® Core™ i5 650 Dual Core 2x 3.2Ghz 4MB C...Samsung 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHznvidia GT430 1GB Graphics Card
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
iBuild™ custom PC
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5 650 Dual Core 2x 3.2Ghz 4MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS P7H55-M 6x Rear USB 2.0 2x Front
Memory
Samsung 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
nvidia GT430 1GB Graphics Card
Sound Card
Built-in audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Videoseven CMC 17" AD
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
250GB 7200RPM SATA II
Hitachi 1TB Serial ATA II 32MB cache
PSU
Corsair 500Watt PSU
Case
Gigabyte GZ-X2 Black ATX MIDI Tower Case
Cooling
Standard CPU Cooling Fan
Keyboard
Packard Bell 9205
Mouse
Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical
Internet Speed
Supposed to be 100mbps (Average: 54mbps!)
Other Info
Also Windows 7 64 Bit on my Acer i3 Laptop
No problem, we all have moments. :)

Glad you figured it out.
 

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Computer type
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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Win 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
Motherboard
Asrock P67 Extreme4
Memory
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
auria eq2367
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
1TB WD Blue
1TB Hitachi
PSU
SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
Case
Corsair Obsidian 750D
Cooling
Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
Mouse
Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
Internet Speed
Wave Broadband ~ 100 dn 5 up
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Edge, IE11, Chrome
Other Info
Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
My husband calls it "sometimers" ... sometimes he remembers, sometimes he don't :p
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 MHz4 GBATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bruce ... somewhere in his 40's
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 MHz
Motherboard
INTEL/D975XBX2
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 914v
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
2/500GB each ... ST3500630AS ATA Device.
One is not connected
PSU
Rocketfish 700 W
Case
G.Skill Gigabyte Chassis
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
Internet Speed
DSL
Antivirus
Avira Internet Security
Browser
IE 11
Other Info
ATI HDMI Audio
LOL! thanks for understanding. Glad I'm not the only one.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bitIntel® Core™ i5 650 Dual Core 2x 3.2Ghz 4MB C...Samsung 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHznvidia GT430 1GB Graphics Card
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
iBuild™ custom PC
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5 650 Dual Core 2x 3.2Ghz 4MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS P7H55-M 6x Rear USB 2.0 2x Front
Memory
Samsung 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 1333MHz
Graphics Card(s)
nvidia GT430 1GB Graphics Card
Sound Card
Built-in audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Videoseven CMC 17" AD
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
250GB 7200RPM SATA II
Hitachi 1TB Serial ATA II 32MB cache
PSU
Corsair 500Watt PSU
Case
Gigabyte GZ-X2 Black ATX MIDI Tower Case
Cooling
Standard CPU Cooling Fan
Keyboard
Packard Bell 9205
Mouse
Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical
Internet Speed
Supposed to be 100mbps (Average: 54mbps!)
Other Info
Also Windows 7 64 Bit on my Acer i3 Laptop
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