Can't download .exe files

[Arrow]

Hi,

When I click on a linke for a .exe file (or am redirected
to one by a web page), I no longer get prompted to save
the file. Instead, the status bar shows that the file is
downloading, and then nothing happens. Sometimes, a new
window opens, and displays just an image placeholder in
the upper left corner. OS is 98, but I have seen others
had this problem in W2K also, but can't reference a fix. ??

 

[H Leboeuf]

Blank Web Page with Placeholder Icon and You Cannot Save a File to Disk
When you click a link to download a file through Internet Explorer, a blank
white window may appear. There are no buttons to save the file to your hard
disk or to open the file.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316537

Other issues with Downloads. Select Problems on this page.
http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/downfile.htm

 

[Alan Edwards]

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