Trouble downloading stuff

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-02-18 12:30am

I'm having trouble downloading *.exe and *.zip files (and the like) from MSIE and AOL... But I'm having no problem doing so with Opera.

What do I do to fix this?

~ver

Super-Gagme · Post by **Super-Gagme** » 2004-02-18 12:44am

Perhaps explaining what the problem is?

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2004-02-18 01:18am

It's probably your file associations. No idea how to fix it though, since I can't find Preferences on the menu. Using *right-click, save as* might work as a quick-fix.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-02-18 02:02am

Super-Gagme wrote:Perhaps explaining what the problem is?

My problem is that I can't download *.exe and *.zip files and the like from MSIE and AOL? -scratches head-

Darth Yoshi wrote:It's probably your file associations. No idea how to fix it though, since I can't find Preferences on the menu. Using *right-click, save as* might work as a quick-fix.

It wants to save the file as a *.html file. -sighs-

~ver

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-02-18 02:19am

Check your security settings.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-02-18 04:25am

Dalton wrote:Check your security settings.

They're the same as they were before, AFAIK.

Also, what do I do to keep IE and AOL from saving images as *.bmp?

~ver

Super-Gagme · Post by **Super-Gagme** » 2004-02-18 09:15am

You can't download them? So you click one and it says "Sorry no."? It crashes? It tries to open from location instead?

Super-Gagme · Post by **Super-Gagme** » 2004-02-18 09:18am

verilon wrote:Also, what do I do to keep IE and AOL from saving images as *.bmp?

I believe that has to do with packed Internet cache, I *think*. Try dumping it and then saving an image.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-02-18 10:47am

Super-Gagme wrote:You can't download them? So you click one and it says "Sorry no."? It crashes? It tries to open from location instead?

It just goes to a blank white page.

~ver

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-02-18 11:26am

are you using any download accelerators?

Super-Gagme · Post by **Super-Gagme** » 2004-02-18 11:32am

verilon wrote: It just goes to a blank white page.

~ver

Does it do the same if you right click and choose save as?

Open a folder, my computer, anything. Tools - Folder Options - File Types (tab) and scroll down selecting EXE type. Click Advance button, it should have another list, click Open and make sure "Confirm open after download" is ticked/checked. Do the same for ZIP files. If they weren't, and now they are, try downloading.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-02-18 11:43am

Super-Gagme wrote:
verilon wrote: It just goes to a blank white page.

~ver
Does it do the same if you right click and choose save as?

Open a folder, my computer, anything. Tools - Folder Options - File Types (tab) and scroll down selecting EXE type. Click Advance button, it should have another list, click Open and make sure "Confirm open after download" is ticked/checked. Do the same for ZIP files. If they weren't, and now they are, try downloading.

Well, ZIP was checked as stated, and EXE is not even ON the list..

~ver