| IE Problem, anyone ever see this?
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| N_Jay |
I can not download anything.
It starts and runs the download dialog box.
Downloads the file (to who knows where)
Then the dialog box closes (even though I have it set to stay open)
AND the file is not in the folder.
A search of my PC can not find the file anywhere.
Help! |
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| Preludetundra |
quote:
Originally posted by N_Jay
I can not download anything.
It starts and runs the download dialog box.
Downloads the file (to who knows where)
Then the dialog box closes (even though I have it set to stay open)
AND the file is not in the folder.
A search of my PC can not find the file anywhere.
Help!
It has got to be those damn liberals. |
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| N_Jay |
quote:
Originally posted by Preludetundra
It has got to be those damn liberals.
LOL, Well, It seems was hit by a hacker, and looking at most hacker news sites they hate Bush, so I guess you are right. :4:
See PT, I do give you credit where it is deserved!:2: :2: :2: |
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| rocky |
When saving the file, note carefully where its going,
then when looking for the file, ensure you have all files selected on winexplorer |
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| N_Jay |
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Originally posted by rocky
When saving the file, note carefully where its going,
then when looking for the file, ensure you have all files selected on winexplorer
Did a search, figuring it was ending up in another folder or a temp folder, nope, just disappears. |
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| robrecht |
| It must be lost somewhere on the Internets ... Al Gore wouldn't let that happen! :7: |
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| N_Jay |
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Originally posted by markinmad
Your first mistake was using IE.
Get Firefox
Knew that was coming, and no thanks. |
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| ramirami |
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Originally posted by robrecht
It must be lost somewhere on the Internets ... Al Gore wouldn't let that happen! :7:
thankfully the bush Admin kept us safe from the .xxx domain |
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| 5Gs |
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Originally posted by N_Jay
Knew that was coming, and no thanks.
any particular reason you prefer IE? or you just don't want to install another software? |
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| N_Jay |
quote:
Originally posted by 5Gs
any particular reason you prefer IE? or you just don't want to install another software?
No particular reason, except I like keeping the system mostly MS.
I have licenses for everything MS, and don't really go for the "Open Source" line of thinking. |
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| ramirami |
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Originally posted by N_Jay
, and don't really go for the "Open Source" line of thinking.
you are sounding like an olde fart???
why...?? |
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| 5Gs |
quote:
Originally posted by N_Jay
No particular reason, except I like keeping the system mostly MS.
I have licenses for everything MS, and don't really go for the "Open Source" line of thinking.
this may help:
* clear IE's cache
* restart IE
* look for IE process in task manager and kill it if it's still running after you've quit out of IE
* restart computer
for me, I simply use what's best, and right now that's firefox (on windows and linux). ;) |
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| krygny |
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Originally posted by N_Jay
No particular reason, except I like keeping the system mostly MS.
I have licenses for everything MS, and don't really go for the "Open Source" line of thinking.
Now, that's brand loyalty. FWIW, I'm just the opposite. For every single MS product I've ever tried (and no, I haven't tried them all), I've found something that is better in almost every way, and most of those were OS projects.
I am somewhat partial to Adobe products, however. Stable, reliable, well designed UIs and good documentation. Expensive, but what do I care if my boss is footing the bill. I personally haven't paid for a software license in about 10 years (except for universal Windows Tax every time I by a computer). |
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| N_Jay |
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Originally posted by krygny
Now, that's brand loyalty. FWIW, I'm just the opposite. For every single MS product I've ever tried (and no, I haven't tried them all), I've found something that is better in almost every way, and most of those were OS projects.
I am somewhat partial to Adobe products, however. Stable, reliable, well designed UIs and good documentation. Expensive, but what do I care if my boss is footing the bill. I personally haven't paid for a software license in about 10 years (except for universal Windows Tax every time I by a computer).
Well, I have one license that covers everything I need from Microsoft.
I have found "slightly" better programs from other sources, but which one is "better" seems to vary based on when you look.
I work with a lot of people by exchanging files, and every time I have a problem, it is because someone decided to use a "better" program.
I like IE because it does what I need, and when I look at a web page I see what the other person is looking ta most of the time (since MOST people use IE).
I have found very few problems with my machines fully loaded with MS software that would be fixed by using other software.
I do my web host testing on Apache (again, because this is MOST hosts use) but am finding I need to test MS IIS because things seems to be moving that way.
Anyway, I have this brand new SATA drive i have been wanting to install, so this might just be the right time. |
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| jl_ss |
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Originally posted by 5Gs
this may help:
* clear IE's cache
* restart IE
* look for IE process in task manager and kill it if it's still running after you've quit out of IE
* restart computer
for me, I simply use what's best, and right now that's firefox (on windows and linux). ;)
I loaded firefox on my windows machine a few months ago and found that it loaded images noticeably slower than IE. I'm not defending one or the other, I use Linux and Windows. But no matter how much tweaking I did, I could not get firefox to match IEs speed. |
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| 5Gs |
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Originally posted by krygny
Now, that's brand loyalty. FWIW, I'm just the opposite. For every single MS product I've ever tried (and no, I haven't tried them all), I've found something that is better in almost every way, and most of those were OS projects.
I am somewhat partial to Adobe products, however. Stable, reliable, well designed UIs and good documentation. Expensive, but what do I care if my boss is footing the bill. I personally haven't paid for a software license in about 10 years (except for universal Windows Tax every time I by a computer).
yeah I sure hated the times when computers were sold with windows (and windows only). and as you said there's some windows fee on the price of the computers, even if I have no intentions of ever using windows on that particular computer (in fact I blew away the hd image and installed my own pretty much right away). |
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| 5Gs |
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Originally posted by jl_ss
I loaded firefox on my windows machine a few months ago and found that it loaded images noticeably slower than IE. I'm not defending one or the other, I use Linux and Windows. But no matter how much tweaking I did, I could not get firefox to match IEs speed.
hmmm I had the opposite experience on windows. and I like the firefox tabs, although you can do that with IE (with some add-on). that's why I'm using firefox now. plus, how did you use IE on linux if there's no linux version? some emulator? |
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| jl_ss |
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Originally posted by 5Gs
hmmm I had the opposite experience on windows. and I like the firefox tabs, although you can do that with IE (with some add-on). that's why I'm using firefox now. plus, how did you use IE on linux if there's no linux version? some emulator?
Not using IE on linux. I was talking about IE vs Firefox on my windows machine. |
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| N_Jay |
Found what caused the problem.
It was a spyware program called "IntCodec".
Apparently my attempt to get rid of it by going to an earlier restore point did disable it but also trashed something else.
I found "SmitfFraudFix" recommended to remove it.
It found some files and salem registry entries, but I still have the same problem, so I am off to rebuild this machine this weekend.
Maybe its not a bad time to start over, since I have a new laptop on the way also. |
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| 5Gs |
quote:
Originally posted by N_Jay
Found what caused the problem.
It was a spyware program called "IntCodec".
Apparently my attempt to get rid of it by going to an earlier restore point did disable it but also trashed something else.
I found "SmitfFraudFix" recommended to remove it.
It found some files and salem registry entries, but I still have the same problem, so I am off to rebuild this machine this weekend.
Maybe its not a bad time to start over, since I have a new laptop on the way also.
glad to hear you solved the problem. that's one of the biggest things I hate about windows...the need to rebuild the system due to unfixable problems! |
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| N_Jay |
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Originally posted by 5Gs
glad to hear you solved the problem. that's one of the biggest things I hate about windows...the need to rebuild the system due to unfixable problems!
Well, in the old days we used to say that about a MAC, except you did not rebuild the system you just got a new one.:eek::4:
:2: :2: :2:
I have also been told that you have to rebuild Linux after corruption also, but I have never had that experience (of course I never load much on my Linux systems).
I have had to rebuild them several times when first installing Linux, (more than Windows) to get it right, so I really don't think there is much difference. |
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| ictvuser |
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Originally posted by N_Jay
It found some files and salem registry entries, but I still have the same problem, so I am off to rebuild this machine this weekend.
Have fun :)
I assume you already check this, but it does not hurt to ask.
Run IE
Select Tools->Internet Options
Are the following settings below enabled? Try clearing/disabling the settings for the options below, save and then set them again. IIRC, Automatic prompting for file downloads is usually disabled, but on a couple of occasions I had to enable it to download files.
Automatic prompting for file downloads (Security->Internet)
File download (Security->Internet)
Notify when downloads complete (Advance Section)
Next, see if the problem has to do with Browser Helper Objects. NOTE: Many spyware problems check for BHO. If yours does, skip the rest of this email.
Run IE
Select Tools->Internet Options
Select the Advance Tab
Uncheck the "Enable third-party browser extensions" checkbox
Select OK and close IE
Reboot since Explorer (the shell) also uses the Browser Helper object.
After reboot, run IE and verify the box is unchecked. If it is checked, you may have a virus on the machine.
Try downloading a file. If downloads works then you need to look at the subkeys under:
HLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects
For each subkey (e.g., 06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3) search the registry and locate the DLL or OCX or AX. In this case, the CLSID belongs to Adobe Acrobat - AcroIEHelper.dll. Cross check the
CLSID and DLL with the Web. If you find something you do not like, export the "Browser Helper Objects" and then delete the subkey under "Browser Helper Objects". The next time the computer reboots, double check that the subkey is not created. If it is, you may have a virus.
Restore the "Enable third-party browser extensions". A reboot is not necessary. You just need to restart all IEs. |
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