files disappear after downloading

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hi,
I have tried to download files from the internet...It goes through the
motions but when it is down the desktop is empty. I put them there so I could
find them. I have tried other folders...nothing. Also if I have a zip folder
I get from someone else I can't extract them or run them. What is going
on???? I have Vista and all else works great.
Thanks in advance.
 
I assume when you mean you can't find them that you did a search of your
hard drive? Did you check the recent items box? There are extra folders in
the Public area, like Downloads or Public Downloads.

Clark
 
THat is correct. I looked everywhere. I also tried to download to my desktop
so I would not have to search. Nothing. no where on the hard drive. Some kind
of security is stopping it but I have full rights to the computer. I am
running it on admin rights.
 
Yes . Searched everywhere .I am running as admin and nothing. Nothing will
download or even copy to the desktop or a folder if its in a zipped file.
 
I had same trouble went to Tools | Internet Options | Advanced and click on
restore internet explorer settings IE to it's install state then it started
to save files again
one thing I do not like about IE7 is it does not remember the folder where
you last saved files to so you have to keep redoing it the folder
 
I had same trouble went to Tools Internet Options Advanced and click on
restore internet explorer settingd IE to it's install state then it started
to save files again
one thing I do not like about IE7 is it does not remember the folder where
you last saved files to so you have to keep redoing it the folder
 
IE7 has a new feature. It sandboxes (redirects) anything from an untrusted
zone (any download from the internet is untrusted). I forget the path, but
there is a second temporary internet files storage area. The sandbox has a
temporary copy of a portion of the registry so that if the downloaded item
is malware and changes the registry no harm comes to the real registry. Or
something like that.
 
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