Cannot Download Exe files

[Tom]

When I use IE 6 I cannot download most exe files I can
download files from microsoft that have the download
buttons but I cannot download files from download.com.

Things I have tried:

Registering IE dlls
Reinstalling IE
Installed Opera and it works ok
As a different user on the same computer I have the same
problem.
Replaced urlmon.dll and wininet.dll with older files and
registered them.
Checked the netscape plugin thing.
Deleted the index.dat file from temp internet files.
Deleted all active x controls.

Any Ideas?

Thanks for you help,

Tom

 

[Alan Edwards]

Exactly what happens when you try?

....Alan

 

[Richard]

-----Original Message-----
When I use IE 6 I cannot download most exe files I can
download files from microsoft that have the download
buttons but I cannot download files from download.com.

Things I have tried:

Registering IE dlls
Reinstalling IE
Installed Opera and it works ok
As a different user on the same computer I have the same
problem.
Replaced urlmon.dll and wininet.dll with older files and
registered them.
Checked the netscape plugin thing.
Deleted the index.dat file from temp internet files.
Deleted all active x controls.

Any Ideas?

Thanks for you help,

Tom

.

I have the exact same problem (recently only).
I can download zip files, etc. but anything with a ".exe"
on it will not start. "Cannot open web page" errors and so
on.
Is thsi some new security add on by MS?
I see a lot of new posts online mentioning this problem.

 

[Tom]

It looks like it is trying to download the files but
cannot. It just sits there and the bar never moves and
the bytes never go up.

-----Original Message-----
Exactly what happens when you try?

....Alan

--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

In

microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Tom"

 

[Alan Edwards]

Try this:

If it is only .exe files, then read on and see if this is relevant:
You may have an invalid plugin.
Netscape-Style Plug-ins Do Not Work After Upgrading Internet Explorer
[Q303401]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303401

Remove the plugin with Regedit.exe
Start-Run-Regedit.exe
Navigate down to this key and remove it, after exporting it as a
normal safety precaution.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Plugins\Extension\.exe

If that key exists, then you will see what plugin has been installed.
The key does not normally exist.

....Alan

 

[Tom]

I tried that one and the key is not there. This one may
require a format.

-----Original Message-----
Try this:

If it is only .exe files, then read on and see if this is relevant:
You may have an invalid plugin.
Netscape-Style Plug-ins Do Not Work After Upgrading Internet Explorer
[Q303401]
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;303401

Remove the plugin with Regedit.exe
Start-Run-Regedit.exe
Navigate down to this key and remove it, after exporting it as a
normal safety precaution.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Plugins\Extension\.exe

If that key exists, then you will see what plugin has been installed.
The key does not normally exist.

....Alan

microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Tom"

 

[Paul]

I also have tried all the things listed below in the post. What I have
found is if I create a new user and log on, i CAN download an .EXE
file from mocrosoft (powertoys) just ONCE. After that , back to the
same thing. IF while I am on as the new user, I explore ALL other
users and delete the index.dat file and everthing in it,from the other
user accounts, then log off and back on as one of them, A download
will work ONCE, after that, It is back to the same thing. What qwirk
has been created this time.?
Anyone tried this? I have modified, since then, different areas to no
avail, (always making backups and the if it doesn't work, putting it
back . All this one at a time. A clean install on a different system
works ok, even checking after EVERY update, one at a time. (This has
been a loooooong process and i'm getting tired of trouble shooting MS
software for them).
please post if you find an answer.