A new powerbook G4 user!

Hello,
Could somebody please help me here coz everything is quiet new for me. I'm trying to open up some applications i downloaded from the apple website ,
but as i try to open them up a window pops up saying there's no default
application chosen to open the file. I don't know what application to chose,
i did try to find my way through, but the more i got confused. I hope some of you would be able to help me out with this problem. My operating system is Mac OS X v. 10.4
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4)
Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4)

Hi Disney23_2003,
Welcome to the forum.
If the files have a .sit or .hqx extension you will need Stuffit Expander. This is a free download and you can get it from here:
http://www.stuffit.com/mac/expander/download3.html
The file will be a .dmg file. This is a self expanding image. Double click it to mount the imafe and then double click the Stuffit installer file. Once installed you will then be able to open compressed files with a .sit or .hqx extension.
RD

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