Haven't had much luck with the documentation from the raspberrypi site and neither with the os downloads; they don't download as zip folder to extract the files and when I do download them they have a different file format. Even installed the Linux raspi imager. Maybe it's just my outdated windows pc
Select a download. You can then point Pi Imager to the file by selecting custom and picking the file you have downloaded. You do not have to adjust extensions. Pi Imager is looking after that for you providing you are getting the software from the official site.
*** brodies Ive tried all of those options already. The 7-zip uninstalling and reinstalling Pi imager l. Used the custom os option with the file I downloaded from he raspberrypi site. Also tried the os options the imager comes with none of them worked. Eventually the imager would freeze and crash. Tried updating to the newer version but nothing came up. So I started looking into my PC hardware driver their all out of date and for some reason I can't run the windows OS update and drivers also don't update. Tried all those options to on a hp Google chrome book but was unsuccessful
Nah kinda what to go bigger with a multi function dev board and PC software give my tower some added capabilities and functionality diagnose and troubleshoot pi using some type of serial peripherals or maybe design my own dev board applications or softwares that I can run in my PC
