Autos keep crashing

[xtine]

I tried doing a search so I apologize if this has been addressed previously!  Whenever I open up an auto, it immediately crashes and I get the whole "This program has stopped working" error in Vista. They are autos that worked before and I have already registered.  I "bought them all for $150" awhile back but I'm wondering if I need my passwords reset so I can re-download the autos or if it's a Vista thing.  I haven't used them in quite a few months so they're probably mad at me for being so neglectful. :(

Thank you!

[Homer]

Make sure you have the latest versions and make sure you right click them and run as administrator

[xtine]

I can't open them to see if I have the latest version so I just downloaded Backspin from the main page.  I right-clicked -> Open as Administrator, it brought up the Win Zip Self Extractor screen then promptly crashed again. :( 

I made sure the file wasn't marked as Read Only (something I found in one of the threads here) but that didn't appear to work either. 

[Homer]

get rid of the zip file you don't need it after installation

[xtine]

There isn't an actual zip file as far as I can tell. I download backspin.exe and when I run it, it brings up the splash screen that has the website and "CONFIGURED TO WIN" and the Setup/Cancel/About buttons.

[Homer]

winzip is only present in the installation files

see the link belwo for instructions on downloading and installing programs properly

http://www.badgehelp.com/howtoupdate.html

[xtine]

I've done all that... it's after I click "allow" that it just suddenly stops working.  It's doing it for all the programs, not just the ones that have updates.  I have no clue what's wrong.  I think Vista has installed some updates since the last time I used my autos but otherwise, I haven't done anything differently to my computer and all my programs worked before.  Have there been any other Vista conflicts?

[Homer]

I have Vista and mine are working fine your problem must be unique to your pc. Try doing a system restore back to when you didn't have problems