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So I just got a Dell laptop for my father, comes with Vista Premium
Home Edition.
He only uses the laptop for stocks online.
I decided to download Firefox for him, but for some reason I am unable
to download any files.
Here is what happened:
1. Go to google, typed in firefox, went to the website
2. Clicked on download now
3. Window pops up to ask: Save/Run, I choose Save, it prompts me with
a Save location.
4. I click "Browse" and the window disappears
thats it, nothing else happens.
So again, I click on Download now
I get Save/Run, I choose Save, and this time I dont even get the save
location prompt, the window just disappears.
Again, I click on Download now, I get the Save/Run prompt, this time I
choose Run, it downloads the file, then nothing happens, no prompts,
no windows, etc, nothing.
I thought it could be due to the security settings, so I click on
Tools -> Internet Options, but a window pops up saying "Internet
Explorer has stopped working" and asks if I want to close the program
or go online and find a solution.
I restart the laptop and try the sequence again, but this time I go to
download.com and try to download spybot.
Same results.
First time, I click Save, I get the location prompt, when I choose
Browse, it disappears, and nothing happens.
I do not even get a chance to choose a location to save at.
And if I try to click on download (again) nothing happens at all.
What am I missing here? (missing as in I dont get whats happening,
not missing an item)
I have not changed any settings, everything is default as how Dell/
Vista ships as.
Thanks
Home Edition.
He only uses the laptop for stocks online.
I decided to download Firefox for him, but for some reason I am unable
to download any files.
Here is what happened:
1. Go to google, typed in firefox, went to the website
2. Clicked on download now
3. Window pops up to ask: Save/Run, I choose Save, it prompts me with
a Save location.
4. I click "Browse" and the window disappears
thats it, nothing else happens.
So again, I click on Download now
I get Save/Run, I choose Save, and this time I dont even get the save
location prompt, the window just disappears.
Again, I click on Download now, I get the Save/Run prompt, this time I
choose Run, it downloads the file, then nothing happens, no prompts,
no windows, etc, nothing.
I thought it could be due to the security settings, so I click on
Tools -> Internet Options, but a window pops up saying "Internet
Explorer has stopped working" and asks if I want to close the program
or go online and find a solution.
I restart the laptop and try the sequence again, but this time I go to
download.com and try to download spybot.
Same results.
First time, I click Save, I get the location prompt, when I choose
Browse, it disappears, and nothing happens.
I do not even get a chance to choose a location to save at.
And if I try to click on download (again) nothing happens at all.
What am I missing here? (missing as in I dont get whats happening,
not missing an item)
I have not changed any settings, everything is default as how Dell/
Vista ships as.
Thanks