Mounting failed

Dear all,
For a while it has been impossible for me to innstal non-Apple software (like the new version of Skype and Plaxo) on my Mac. Downloading the files work fine, but each time the download is finished I get the same message: Mounting Failed
Does anyone know how to solve the problem?
Thanks a mil.
Kristian

Hey i did have this problem before and nobody answer me. At last i discovered a tools in the utilities folder that need to be install. The tools is relates to the mounted files. Try to find it in the utilities folder and there is icon and double click it then it will store in your system preference pane. Good luck! I resolved my problem though.
DP 1.8 PMG5(1.5GBRAM) Mac OS X (10.4.6) FCStudio

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