IE6 -- unable to download within Internet Explorer

[Mike]

For example, when attempting to download MSN Toolbar. I
click download bar. New window opens with only a small
square in upper left hand corner (placeholder with red
square, green circle, and blue triangle). Nothing else
appears. The download process stops and nothing happens.
I tried Microsoft Knowledge Base, but no luck.

 

[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