Cant download anything off the internet

[Guest]

When i click to download a program, the box pops up to download that gives me
2 options run or download i tried both and when i click run the bar goes to
100 percent that i just download but nothing happens and i cant find the
program.. and when i click download same thing it downloads but nothing
happens and i cant find the program. I dont know what happened,... ever since
downloading windows vista i cant download anything. What do i do?

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
Try the Reset button in Internet Options> Advanced. Note that this will
delete stored (autocomplete) passwords. Do you have those recorded
elsewhere?

What else the Reset button will do...
923737- How to use Reset Internet Explorer Settings (RIES):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737/en-us

If resetting IE settings helps with this download problem, you may still
have to re-enable browser add-ons individually to see if a troublesome one
is found.
See: http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp
The troublesome program may not show up as an add-on. Take a look at
download managers, security programs, firewalls, security suites, etc.
A firewall might be causing this problem. Be sure to turn on the Windows
Firewall from Control Panel> Windows Firewall before disabling a third-party
firewall or security suite during testing.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]