HELP - IE tries to *download* a .php page, rather than display it.

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Hi

At home I'm running Windows Me with IE 6.0.2800.1106

When I tried to open this page: http://library.southern.edu/~rsmiller/aatrade20/index.php IE treated it as if index.php was a Microsoft Picture It! file and tried to open it (obviously, unsuccessfully)

I uninstalled Picture It! (a little extreme but hey) but IE still thinks index.php is a file to download, and doesn't recognize the .php extension. I get the MS "File Download" pop-up window that says

"Some files can harm your computer. If the file information below looks suspicious, or you do not fully trust the file source, do not open or save this file

File name: Index.ph
File type: PHP fil
From: library.southern.ed

Would you like to open or save it to your computer?

Then I have the options to Open, Save, Cancel, or More Info (which doesn't provide anything informative) At the bottom is a checked check box for "Always ask before opening this type of file.

I've tried to Save or Open the file, but I get errors. (I'll post them if someone wants.

I've gone over my Internet Settings carefully and made them more permissive but it didn't seem to help

I'd think the problem was with the website except - and here's the kicker - I've accessed it without any trouble from my school computer running Windows XP and IE (probably the most recent)

Please help!

 

[Guest]

TEST

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

At home I'm running Windows Me with IE 6.0.2800.1106.

When I tried to open this page:

http://library.southern.edu/~rsmiller/aatrade20/index.php
IE treated it as if index.php was a Microsoft Picture It!
file and tried to open it (obviously, unsuccessfully).

I uninstalled Picture It! (a little extreme but hey) but

IE still thinks index.php is a file to download, and
doesn't recognize the .php extension. I get the MS "File
Download" pop-up window that says:

"Some files can harm your computer. If the file

information below looks suspicious, or you do not fully
trust the file source, do not open or save this file.

File name: Index.php
File type: PHP file
From: library.southern.edu

Would you like to open or save it to your computer?"

Then I have the options to Open, Save, Cancel, or More

Info (which doesn't provide anything informative) At the
bottom is a checked check box for "Always ask before
opening this type of file."

I've tried to Save or Open the file, but I get errors.

(I'll post them if someone wants.)

I've gone over my Internet Settings carefully and made

them more permissive but it didn't seem to help.

I'd think the problem was with the website except - and

here's the kicker - I've accessed it without any trouble
from my school computer running Windows XP and IE
(probably the most recent).