All of a sudden downloads of pdf files stopped working. So I tried rt-clking
on the pdf link to do a Save As and I am getting an error: "IE cannot
download. No such interface supported."

This had been working fine until the XP balloon popped up saying I had a
couple undated to install. I installed these updates and now I'm getting
this error.

How do I fix IE to work again?

I'm running WinXP Pro on a laptop.

I appreciate your help, -John

[Crosspost to IE General newsgroup]

Are you running WinXP SP2 or WinXP SP3, John?

What updates were installed and when? (See Update History section at
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.)

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running
in the background when you installed IE7 and/or SP3 (if installed)?

Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?

Those with IE7-specific questions or comments are asked to post to and seek
support in this newsgroup: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...plorer.general

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

John wrote:
> All of a sudden downloads of pdf files stopped working. So I tried
> rt-clking on the pdf link to do a Save As and I am getting an error: "IE
> cannot download. No such interface supported."
>
> This had been working fine until the XP balloon popped up saying I had a
> couple undated to install. I installed these updates and now I'm getting
> this error.
>
> How do I fix IE to work again?
>
> I'm running WinXP Pro on a laptop.
>
> I appreciate your help, -John

Please try the IE7 group.
The recommended newsgroup is microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

In a proper newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general

If you must use a web interface:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...plorer.general

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm

On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:19:02 -0800, in
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, John
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>All of a sudden downloads of pdf files stopped working. So I tried rt-clking
>on the pdf link to do a Save As and I am getting an error: "IE cannot
>download. No such interface supported."
>
>This had been working fine until the XP balloon popped up saying I had a
>couple undated to install. I installed these updates and now I'm getting
>this error.
>
>How do I fix IE to work again?
>
>I'm running WinXP Pro on a laptop.
>
>I appreciate your help, -John

[Actually, if he replies to me post and continues the crosspost, his thread
will be in IE General, too.]

Alan Edwards wrote:
> Please try the IE7 group.
> The recommended newsgroup is microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
>
> In a proper newsreader:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general
>
> If you must use a web interface:
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...plorer.general
>
> ...Alan
>
>> All of a sudden downloads of pdf files stopped working. So I tried
>> rt-clking on the pdf link to do a Save As and I am getting an error: "IE
>> cannot download. No such interface supported."
>>
>> This had been working fine until the XP balloon popped up saying I had a
>> couple undated to install. I installed these updates and now I'm getting
>> this error.
>>
>> How do I fix IE to work again?
>>
>> I'm running WinXP Pro on a laptop.
>>
>> I appreciate your help, -John