Packages won't run - show up as folders

I've had this problem for a couple of weeks. Installer packages I've been downloading (often run from disk images) are shoping up as folders & will not run. If I try to open/run them, I get the dialog "No default application has been specified to open the document ___"
Any thoughts?

It's not that. I tried multiple downloads of each with the same result. Most of them were on disk images, so the image wouldn't mount either if it was incomplete.
These have been from multiple sources. I'm not sure what info to give you to describe them more accurately, but they are mostly installers from reputable vendors, for audio software & plug-ins. In one case I had a friend DL one, verify it showed up correctly on his system. He did that, then zipped it & send it to me. When I unzipped it, it still showed up as a folder on my system.
Here's a screenshot of one.
http://www.soundlog.com/PODFarm.jpg
Message was edited by: DaveF
Consequently - I went to re-install 10.4.9, and I can't run THAT package either. My MAc is trying to open this .pkg with Disk Utility. Is there some app I can't point to open these things so they might work? I can't choose Finder.
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