I can't download zip file from BALPA site
 

I can't seem to download anything from the BALPA members area. Whenever I try, Acrobat reader opens, but I then get an error message saying 'error opening file - File does not begin with '%PDF'. The files appear to be zip files. Do I need to upgrade to a newer version of acrobat or something? Very frustrating!!

you may want to try first to un-zip the file. ZIP is actually a compressed file, packed for shorter download times.
After un-zipping (unpacking) try to open the now as PDF available file.

ok, thanks, I think you're right.
Unfortunately, I don't know how to unzip it!! I've tried doing it in explorer (file manager), but I can't find a way of doing it. Help!

download WinZip here , it is free to try...that is what you are going to do...

Or WS_FTP lite, which is completely free.

Edited to say the above is completely irrelevant. Sorry.

PT :

I'm not sure WS_FTP will help with the unzipping - it will help with downloading but that's not the original problem, it seems to me.

Oops, quite right. Total brainfart :o
Only excuse was I had an FTP going at the time.

What I actually meant to say was my copy of WinZip (did I get it right this time ?) is still free, even though I downloaded it years ago. Tells me my 21-day period has expired, but fires up anyway when I click 'I Agree'.

Hope no-one in Redmond see this ;)

Even easier would be if the authors made the zip files self extracting, people wouldn't have this problem then, it's only an extra click away!:(