Downloads disappear

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After downloading a file (e.g. driver updates) to my PC, the file disappears
as soon as the download completes.

I have tried downloads from different sites, tried changing the suffix to
..xxx or .zip but they all disappear.

Any ideas? I really do need to be able to update the drivers to Vista
versions!!!
 
Wyndamn--

Had you told us the driver and site where you downloaded from, I could have
told you the file probably. They don't disappear; they often go to less
intuitive locations like a %temp% in runbox folder or somewhere like
C:\Dell\Drivers or similar places with cute names in the file path.

Tell me the driver and where you download it from and where your Vista or XP
whatever OS is located and I'll find the driver. A number of things in
Vista also show up in subfile locations of C:\Users\Wyndamn's profile name
or names in Vista depending on the drive or partition it's parked on.

You also can get a tip before you run the download by looking at the
dialogue box and noting the name of the driver file and often it will name
where it's going. You can help yourself with the dialogue box by making a
file on the desktop called Wyndam's drivers and sending them there if you
want.

Either way.

Tip:

With respect to Vista a number of us have noticed drivers seem to install
better when you use a wizard (New HDW, New Printer, ect) by selecting "I'll
install from location of my choice">then browsing to the file path of the
download.

CH
 
Also when multi-booting make sure if you sometimes send them to another
system, that you click on the arrow and make sure it is to the correct drive
as well as file name. I sometimes download for all my systems at one time
when I am at the driver site, and all go to some drive(c,d,e,j): \Downloads
file I use.
 
I use a data drive. Same idea.

John Barnes said:
Also when multi-booting make sure if you sometimes send them to another
system, that you click on the arrow and make sure it is to the correct
drive as well as file name. I sometimes download for all my systems at
one time when I am at the driver site, and all go to some drive(c,d,e,j):
\Downloads file I use.
Click to expand...
 
Thanks for responding.

I download my files carefully to specific named locations and have never had
this problem in the past. In this case the folder was called

After the first time this happened I kept Explorer open underneath the file
download dialog box and could see the file briefly appear in the folder,
where I had specified it to be saved, before it disappeared.

I tried searching with no success - incidentally Windows Vista doesn't
appear to offer an option to restrict searches by date.....

Since you asked, I downloaded (or tried..)
88.61_forceware_vista_x86_international.exe from nVidia
"http://www.nvidia.com/content/licen...1/88.61_forceware_vista_x86_international.exe"
and, the Vista driver from
"http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/dlac97-2.aspx?series=8&Software=True"
 
If the user is running as a user account (not with administrative privileges)
is it possible that UAC is deleting the file as a protection from new system
files?
 
I am having the same problem. Any file downloaded from any site vanishes upon
compleation. I have installed firefox and it works just fine. I have run all
the adware, spyware, virus software to no avail. Ithink this is an IE problem
since firefox works. I would, however, like to find a solution for this.
Thanks
 
The default download site using Internet Explorer in Vista appears to be
C:\user\. However, there are several folders under that, and any one of them
may end up with the file. Go figure.
 
Hi,
I have found that;in addition to that; if the download does not have a
valid digital signature; IE7+ (Vista IE7) will not allow the download to
actually "download". It will let it go all the way;like it's
downloading-stop-chk it for a valid digisig-and if not-POOF-gone!!!! This is
really bothersome; in fact;Office 2007 does not have a valid digital
signature!!!! LOL from MS too.
There is a workaround for it though. In internet options> adanced tab>
scroll down to security; you will see a box that says- Check downloaded
programs for digital signature-for some reason; it is enabled(checked) by
default-on my pc;at least. Just uncheck it; and if it's a digital signature
issue;IE7+ will let it continue.
Three times;440Mb Office Pro Plus--POOF-gone; before I figured that
out!!!

Jeff
 
Wyndham--

When I download from Nvidia on C:\ the driver folder and files go to
C:\NVIDIA\Win2KXP or whichever drive letter you're using. Also when I do a
search for Nvidia in either Vista or XP the folder will come up. You should
be able to find them searching for "8861 forceware" and should be able to
control the destination with the download dialogue box.

CH
 
That's a very good and interesting point, but I don't think so Mark. At
least that's not been my experience in downloading drivers to Vista however
I run within the UAC framework. They show up somewhere in E:\Users (E:\ in
my case on a dual boot) and in the case of XP C:\NVIDIA\Win2KXP.

CH
 
Wyndamn,
I uninstalled Windows Defender II and my download problems ended.
dmte
Some say I''''m crazy, I say it''''s just a state of Mind!
 
Reason I asked, Mark,was because I had the "you need to update">try to
update>you're updated and the cycle continued with the bank on Defender. In
XP I was able to install the newest Beta 2 build of Defender and that fixed
the problem.

But in Vista, I couldn't install it (yes it comes with it already on board
but it's broken) nor could I uninstall it. There probably is a manual way.
I remember from the early days of One Care that when one care glitched, I
often had to uninstall it manually with a lot of tricks and go-arounds
including a lot of command line manuevers. One Care wants Defender in and
running to stay green.

I had been Beta testing the not very impressive thing with about a 60%-70
detection rate like most spyware getters since day one.

MSFT has thrown Tech Support for WOC and Defender to the Convergys of Ohio
in India crapfest--and as usual they don't know anything and most of them
can't speak English. Also try to call them--and see how many hours you tie
up a phone line in a cue for idiots at the end.

The Defender public html based but not NNTP reader based newsgroups are
pretty lame IMHO.

CH
 
Please look thru the following folder (and any subfolders within it) and see
if the files are there:

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\

Where %USERNAME% is your user name.

- JB
 
I have not had this phenomena yet (knock on carton fibre) but I was just
asking so that when Vista hits retail I am not locked into yet another
"feature" and have the choice of which software-based firewall, if any, I
choose. I have generally found that having two of anything doesn't bode
well for Windows (et. al.) so I do see the need to uninstall Defender if I
wanted to install a different product.

Free will, that's about it.

And I have found that if you call MSFT during PST business hours, you are
routed to North American phone banks. At least six months ago you were.
 
Ive actually had this problem trying to download the x64 version of vista
from within vista x86. 3 times using the akaida downloader, and twice using
direct download. After download the file would appear, a link would be made,
a noticable drivespace reduction is noticed. a 4 gig file packs a punch. and
within seconds its gone. the link stays, but reports file not found. and
drive space reverts from 36gigs free, to over 40.. will have to try changing
the signed option within ie when i get off work tonight. Do seem to be having
permissions problems when i do direct download, tho. On file creation from
temp. when i try to save it anywhere except in the user/david/ directory.
when i use the downloader it is saving in
/user/david/appdata/local/microsoft/.../cdburning/ directory. I never turned
 
Mark--

You can use as many concommitant spy ware scanners as you like with
Defender in Vista, and you can turn Defender off. No problem. I always
recommend using Defender, Ad Aware, Spybot, ect. Everyone has their pets. In
countless articles they get about 60-70% and in the last chat I remember
with the Windows Defender team they said they were at about 75% and working
to improve their detection rates, minimize false positives and negatives as
much as they can.

CH
 
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