DSS issues

[Dom1961]

I don't understand how to download DSS, when I download it, extract it then click on it, it opens the picture viewer, it's the same when I click on it when it is unzipped, and the photo file thumbnail is shown as the photo viewer icon. Help?

[Psychobilly]

Which link are you downloading it from and what OS are you running ...

I would use this link to get the latest Beta Version

http://deepskystacker.free.fr/english/download.htm

look for this line...

Or directly here. <- although clicking on here "here" will also downlad the file...

That will give you a RAR Archive...

To extract the files from the RAR archive you will need a program like WinRAR  or 7-Zip...

http://www.howtogeek.com/73904/beginner-how-to-extract-.rar-files-on-windows-7-and-mac-os-x/

Once you have extracted the files I would create a shortcut to the DeepSkyStacker 334.exe file on the desktop...

You should be able to run the program by clicking on the shortcut...

Peter...

[Dom1961]

That's the one I used, and I'm on Windows 7

[Psychobilly]

Have you got any software installed to open .rar files? There's no in-built support for handling the .rar files in Windows 7

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/what-is-rar-file#1TC=windows-7

7-Zip is an open source utility that will do it for you...

http://www.7-zip.org/

[Alien 13]

As Peter has said you need a utility to open the file not just an image of it another good one is IZArc.

Alan

[mark skelton]

can deepskystacker run with windows 10?

[Psychobilly]

can deepskystacker run with windows 10?

Yep it's fine