Downloading programs

[Guest]

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

 

[Richard Urban]

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

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

 

[Guest]

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

 

[Sunny]

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

 

[lvee]

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

 

[Gene K]

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]

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.

 

[Guest]

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.

 

[Guest]

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

 

[lvee]

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.

 

[lvee]

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.