Well,a few things that may help pin down my problem. first, Im certain its not a corupt download. After i got your reply i tried downloading from a few different scources, but run into the same problem. second, not all files are giving me problems. It seems to only happen with mods that include new meshes and textures, such as new races or weapons and armour. Third, My internet connections fine, as far as i can tell. Vve got a fair few other smaller mods already downloaded and running without any problems lastly, its only ever 7zip files that have the problem! Theres probably something really obvious im missing... but hey, wats a noob without problems? :biggrin: If that still doesnt give any clues, here are a few links Danis13 Beauty Faces Xenius Race Compilation Apachii Hero pt1 Apachii Hero pt2 Thanks, i really appreciate it.