Possible problems with the EXTENSIONS/METALINK format files
The inability to open and operate the EXTENSIONS/METALINK file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a EXTENSIONS/METALINK file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the EXTENSIONS/METALINK file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the EXTENSIONS/METALINK from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the EXTENSIONS/METALINK format
- The EXTENSIONS/METALINK file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the EXTENSIONS/METALINK file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a EXTENSIONS/METALINK file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the EXTENSIONS/METALINK file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the EXTENSIONS/METALINK file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the EXTENSIONS/METALINK file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 12/31/1969