Downloading programs

[Guest]

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Hello all. I would appreciate any assistance with a problem I'm having with
downloading progs from just about all websites.
I can't simply click on a "download now" link, I must first right-click
and "save target as..." but, sometimes that doesn't work either. The system
is second -hand from a reliable friend. It is an HP 4540 and works well, save
for a pretty full primary hard drive and memory is adequate.(it has a
secondary H.D. with plenty of space) I'm running Windows XP Home with SP2
installed and I.E.6.
Any help? Than-you

 

[Guest]

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You have ZoneAlarm running, ver 5.x, right?

--

Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard


"Divingcavetroll" <Divingcavetroll@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:7AAFB22F-04B1-4C1B-A60A-61335CB5AE8C@microsoft.com...
> Hello all. I would appreciate any assistance with a problem I'm having
> with
> downloading progs from just about all websites.
> I can't simply click on a "download now" link, I must first right-click
> and "save target as..." but, sometimes that doesn't work either. The
> system
> is second -hand from a reliable friend. It is an HP 4540 and works well,
> save
> for a pretty full primary hard drive and memory is adequate.(it has a
> secondary H.D. with plenty of space) I'm running Windows XP Home with SP2
> installed and I.E.6.
> Any help? Than-you

 

[Guest]

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Can you tell me about that? I don't know what that is.

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> You have ZoneAlarm running, ver 5.x, right?
>
> --
>
> Regards:
>
> Richard Urban
>
> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard
>
>
> "Divingcavetroll" <Divingcavetroll@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:7AAFB22F-04B1-4C1B-A60A-61335CB5AE8C@microsoft.com...
> > Hello all. I would appreciate any assistance with a problem I'm having
> > with
> > downloading progs from just about all websites.
> > I can't simply click on a "download now" link, I must first right-click
> > and "save target as..." but, sometimes that doesn't work either. The
> > system
> > is second -hand from a reliable friend. It is an HP 4540 and works well,
> > save
> > for a pretty full primary hard drive and memory is adequate.(it has a
> > secondary H.D. with plenty of space) I'm running Windows XP Home with SP2
> > installed and I.E.6.
> > Any help? Than-you
>
>
>

 

[sunny]

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Ver 5.1.033.000 here and don't have (never had) that download problem.

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Oc0zkUJtEHA.3200@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> You have ZoneAlarm running, ver 5.x, right?
>
> "Divingcavetroll" <Divingcavetroll@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:7AAFB22F-04B1-4C1B-A60A-61335CB5AE8C@microsoft.com...
>> Hello all. I would appreciate any assistance with a problem I'm having
>> with
>> downloading progs from just about all websites.
>> I can't simply click on a "download now" link, I must first right-click
>> and "save target as..." but, sometimes that doesn't work either. The
>> system
>> is second -hand from a reliable friend. It is an HP 4540 and works well,
>> save
>> for a pretty full primary hard drive and memory is adequate.(it has a
>> secondary H.D. with plenty of space) I'm running Windows XP Home with SP2
>> installed and I.E.6.
>> Any help? Than-you
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Try emptying your temp files and cookies...Tools>internet options>General
tab. Remember, deleting your cookies will force you to re-enter passwords &
login I.D.'s
"Sunny" <wombathouse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:OHWq7EKtEHA.2800@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Ver 5.1.033.000 here and don't have (never had) that download problem.
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Oc0zkUJtEHA.3200@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > You have ZoneAlarm running, ver 5.x, right?
> >
> > "Divingcavetroll" <Divingcavetroll@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:7AAFB22F-04B1-4C1B-A60A-61335CB5AE8C@microsoft.com...
> >> Hello all. I would appreciate any assistance with a problem I'm having
> >> with
> >> downloading progs from just about all websites.
> >> I can't simply click on a "download now" link, I must first
right-click
> >> and "save target as..." but, sometimes that doesn't work either. The
> >> system
> >> is second -hand from a reliable friend. It is an HP 4540 and works
well,
> >> save
> >> for a pretty full primary hard drive and memory is adequate.(it has a
> >> secondary H.D. with plenty of space) I'm running Windows XP Home with
SP2
> >> installed and I.E.6.
> >> Any help? Than-you
> >
> >
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Hello Ivee and thank-you for your reply. Unforunately, I've already tried
that to no avail. I even did a *.tmp and *.chk search. There were, however a
couple of files that could not be read or accesed,don't remember what they
were. Anyway thanks for the tip. Signed, Kev.

"lvee" wrote:

> Try emptying your temp files and cookies...Tools>internet options>General
> tab. Remember, deleting your cookies will force you to re-enter passwords &
> login I.D.'s
> "Sunny" <wombathouse@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:OHWq7EKtEHA.2800@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Ver 5.1.033.000 here and don't have (never had) that download problem.
> >
> > "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:Oc0zkUJtEHA.3200@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > You have ZoneAlarm running, ver 5.x, right?
> > >
> > > "Divingcavetroll" <Divingcavetroll@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > message news:7AAFB22F-04B1-4C1B-A60A-61335CB5AE8C@microsoft.com...
> > >> Hello all. I would appreciate any assistance with a problem I'm having
> > >> with
> > >> downloading progs from just about all websites.
> > >> I can't simply click on a "download now" link, I must first
> right-click
> > >> and "save target as..." but, sometimes that doesn't work either. The
> > >> system
> > >> is second -hand from a reliable friend. It is an HP 4540 and works
> well,
> > >> save
> > >> for a pretty full primary hard drive and memory is adequate.(it has a
> > >> secondary H.D. with plenty of space) I'm running Windows XP Home with
> SP2
> > >> installed and I.E.6.
> > >> Any help? Than-you
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Hello. I'm quite sure it's some setting or another I've overlooked...Maybe I
should just go back to Ver 5.(?)

"Sunny" wrote:

> Ver 5.1.033.000 here and don't have (never had) that download problem.
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Oc0zkUJtEHA.3200@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > You have ZoneAlarm running, ver 5.x, right?
> >
> > "Divingcavetroll" <Divingcavetroll@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message news:7AAFB22F-04B1-4C1B-A60A-61335CB5AE8C@microsoft.com...
> >> Hello all. I would appreciate any assistance with a problem I'm having
> >> with
> >> downloading progs from just about all websites.
> >> I can't simply click on a "download now" link, I must first right-click
> >> and "save target as..." but, sometimes that doesn't work either. The
> >> system
> >> is second -hand from a reliable friend. It is an HP 4540 and works well,
> >> save
> >> for a pretty full primary hard drive and memory is adequate.(it has a
> >> secondary H.D. with plenty of space) I'm running Windows XP Home with SP2
> >> installed and I.E.6.
> >> Any help? Than-you
> >
> >
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Divingcavetroll wrote:
> Hello all. I would appreciate any assistance with a problem I'm having with
> downloading progs from just about all websites.
> I can't simply click on a "download now" link, I must first right-click
> and "save target as..." but, sometimes that doesn't work either. The system
> is second -hand from a reliable friend. It is an HP 4540 and works well, save
> for a pretty full primary hard drive and memory is adequate.(it has a
> secondary H.D. with plenty of space) I'm running Windows XP Home with SP2
> installed and I.E.6.
> Any help? Than-you
SP2 causes a narrow information bar to appear at the top of your
Internet Explorer screen when you attempt a download. Click that bar and
you will see your options.
Gene K

 

[Guest]

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Hello, Gene K. Seems as if I'm stumping the panel here.
Tried that too and the problem existed before SP2 anyway.
There are a couple more tidbits of information I left out of my original
message:
1) When a "download now" link is clicked I get a message that the program
is downloading (from site etc.) but no status or progress of download.
2) When the download is so-called complete what I get is a blank, white
screen with a very small, multi-colored box in the upper left hand corner,
that's it.
Any ideas? Thanks, Kev.

"Gene K" wrote:

> Divingcavetroll wrote:
> > Hello all. I would appreciate any assistance with a problem I'm having with
> > downloading progs from just about all websites.
> > I can't simply click on a "download now" link, I must first right-click
> > and "save target as..." but, sometimes that doesn't work either. The system
> > is second -hand from a reliable friend. It is an HP 4540 and works well, save
> > for a pretty full primary hard drive and memory is adequate.(it has a
> > secondary H.D. with plenty of space) I'm running Windows XP Home with SP2
> > installed and I.E.6.
> > Any help? Than-you
> SP2 causes a narrow information bar to appear at the top of your
> Internet Explorer screen when you attempt a download. Click that bar and
> you will see your options.
> Gene K
>

 

[Guest]

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Okay, go to your toolbar, select Internet Options>security tab>custom level.
Now, you are going to see a page with choices to enable, disable, or prompt.
The first one listed is ActiveX controls and plug-ins. Set that one to
prompt.
Disable the next 2, and enable the next( or administrator approved) enable
the next one, then enable the 2 that are listed for downloads.
Hit apply, then okay then let the changes take affect. You may have to
restart your computer.

"Divingcavetroll" <Divingcavetroll@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:8F21B338-06A8-490D-85D1-4940ED6A12B2@microsoft.com...
> Hello, Gene K. Seems as if I'm stumping the panel here.
> Tried that too and the problem existed before SP2 anyway.
> There are a couple more tidbits of information I left out of my original
> message:
> 1) When a "download now" link is clicked I get a message that the program
> is downloading (from site etc.) but no status or progress of download.
> 2) When the download is so-called complete what I get is a blank, white
> screen with a very small, multi-colored box in the upper left hand corner,
> that's it.
> Any ideas? Thanks, Kev.
>
> "Gene K" wrote:
>
> > Divingcavetroll wrote:
> > > Hello all. I would appreciate any assistance with a problem I'm having
with
> > > downloading progs from just about all websites.
> > > I can't simply click on a "download now" link, I must first
right-click
> > > and "save target as..." but, sometimes that doesn't work either. The
system
> > > is second -hand from a reliable friend. It is an HP 4540 and works
well, save
> > > for a pretty full primary hard drive and memory is adequate.(it has a
> > > secondary H.D. with plenty of space) I'm running Windows XP Home with
SP2
> > > installed and I.E.6.
> > > Any help? Than-you
> > SP2 causes a narrow information bar to appear at the top of your
> > Internet Explorer screen when you attempt a download. Click that bar and
> > you will see your options.
> > Gene K
> >

 

[Guest]

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If that doesn't work, ( sorry I forgot to put this in with my last post) you
might want to think about doing a repair to Internet Explorer.
"Divingcavetroll" <Divingcavetroll@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:8F21B338-06A8-490D-85D1-4940ED6A12B2@microsoft.com...
> Hello, Gene K. Seems as if I'm stumping the panel here.
> Tried that too and the problem existed before SP2 anyway.
> There are a couple more tidbits of information I left out of my original
> message:
> 1) When a "download now" link is clicked I get a message that the program
> is downloading (from site etc.) but no status or progress of download.
> 2) When the download is so-called complete what I get is a blank, white
> screen with a very small, multi-colored box in the upper left hand corner,
> that's it.
> Any ideas? Thanks, Kev.
>
> "Gene K" wrote:
>
> > Divingcavetroll wrote:
> > > Hello all. I would appreciate any assistance with a problem I'm having
with
> > > downloading progs from just about all websites.
> > > I can't simply click on a "download now" link, I must first
right-click
> > > and "save target as..." but, sometimes that doesn't work either. The
system
> > > is second -hand from a reliable friend. It is an HP 4540 and works
well, save
> > > for a pretty full primary hard drive and memory is adequate.(it has a
> > > secondary H.D. with plenty of space) I'm running Windows XP Home with
SP2
> > > installed and I.E.6.
> > > Any help? Than-you
> > SP2 causes a narrow information bar to appear at the top of your
> > Internet Explorer screen when you attempt a download. Click that bar and
> > you will see your options.
> > Gene K
> >