StuffIt Expander thinks it is a Classic app

When I try to open the StuffIt Expander that installed with my OS X or try to open a compressed file that sends a request to open Expander, I get the message "Sorry, Expander will not work without the StuffIt Engine. Please reinstall from the original installer." No, I didn't get confused and switch out my classic Expander for the one installed by the OS X CD. This has happened every time I erase the OS X partition and reinstall and my solution had always been to download a new version from the web site which works. Now there is no download of any older versions after Alladin sold out. I can boot to OS 9 and use the old OS 9 version of Expander but that seems like a huge waste of time. Any suggestions as to either a 10.2.8 alternative file expander or a way to fix my Expander? If you want to tell me to buy 10.3 or later, don't waste your time. I will hold out a few more months for a new computer instead so let's just concentrate on fixing Expander if at all possible.

Thanks for your effort but I think it is for naught. I had already gone through the many links in VersionTracker and, in fact, this one that calls itself "StuffIt Expander 8.0.2, is not for 8.0.2 but is for 11.0.2 that won't work with my 10.2.8 system. There is also an Editor's Note on that page: "StuffIt Expander is only available as part of StuffIt Standard and is not available for separate download." It looks like I must buy something, either StuffIt Standard, StuffIt Delux or OS 10.3

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