Disk image of installations not recognized after download

I have tried to install the suggested software that Software Update suggests but once the download is complete, I click on the disk image and I get a dialogue box stating that the software is not recognized.
I tried downloading other software (a game) and I got the same response.

This would tend to occur when the hard drive is corrupted or your OS X installation is dysfunctional. Updates that don't mount may also be due to a failed download that produces an incomplete or corrupted file.
It's possible this is occurring because the new hard drive was not prepped correctly Generally I recommend the following procedure for prepping a new drive:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger or Leopard.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the number of partitions from the dropdown menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID (only required for Intel Macs) then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the volume(s) mount on the Desktop.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Steps 4-6 are optional but should be used on a drive that has never been formatted before, if the format type is not Mac OS Extended, if the partition scheme has been changed, or if a different operating system (not OS X) has been installed on the drive.
Be sure you are using the original OS X installer discs that came with your computer. If your computer originally came with an Intel version of Tiger then you will need a retail copy of Leopard in order to install it on the computer. If your computer came with a version of Leopard previous to 10.5.5, then you can update to 10.5.5 via Software Update or by downloading the 10.5.5 Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site.

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