I think im downloading the right thing but they arent working :(

Hello everyone ive been a member for around 10 minutes andh ave tried to download pokemon soul silver, how ever the files i am downloading dont seem to be working, help please :)

You mean the game isn't working on your emulator/DS?Go here and download one of the prepatched games. They should work on an emulator and/or your DS.

ok, i dont understand at all, i just wandered across this site lol, do you mind fully explaining to me exactly how i get the games etc..
im so sorry for being a total noob at this lol.
a step by step guide would be very helpful :)

Are you trying to play the ROMs on an emulator or your DS?

you need to extract the roms using winrar.