IE6 and Downloading .exe files from the net.

[Lanie]

Hi there all,

I've installed IE6 on Win98 Op system. The download and install seem fined, however since I have done this I am unable to download any files.

I don't get the window which asks if you want to save the file to disk or run it from that location anymore. All I get is an icon in the upper left corner of the window.

What can I do to repair this problem?

Thanks for your help (in advance) and hope you all have Happy Holidays!

Lanie
etroidl@conaxfl.com

 

[KeyTech]

Hi Lanie,

What happens if you right click on the link, and click on the option for 'Save As'. Does it work then??

Also, try going to Tools->Internet Options, and click on the Security tab, in there set your Security Level to one less then it is....

What you can try is go to Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools and then when the window opens up, click on Tools->Internet Explorer Repair Tool.
This will attempt to repair IE.

If all this doesn't work, go to Start->Run and type regedit and navagite to the following folder (key)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins\Extension
and in here, you should see some file extentions, like .mid or .mov, and there might be one for .exe, if so, click on the folder that says .exe and delete it.
Close IE and regedit, and then start IE again, see if that works....(you MIGHT have to restart your PC)
Good Luck!


Jay~

My new Tae Kwon Do website is up and running!!

http://www.airport-tkd.com

~KeyTech

 

[Steve73]

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/support/kb/articles/q303/4/01.asp

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.
(QuickTime by the looks of it and if so, I believe they have a fix)
The key does not normally exist.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems

In microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.browser, "Steve"
<sewoodruff@hotmail.com> wrote:

>When in IE5 and trying to download a *.exe file ( I've
>tried several from different web sites) a Quick Time
>window pops up but then displays an error box saying that
>it can't perform the requested function and QT is missing
>needed files that are not available from QT site. I have
>uninstalled QT but then I just get a blank window. I have
>reinstalled QT and reset preferences, no good. I set up
>Real Player and MS Media Player hoping to overwrite any
>Quick Time setting to no avail. I haven't found anything
>in IE preferences about this problem. Any ideas?
>
>Thanks,
>Steve

 

[Lanie]

Hello KeyTech,

What happens if you right click on the link, and click on the option for 'Save As'. Does it work then??

>> No it did not work then.

Also, try going to Tools->Internet Options, and click on the Security tab, in there set your Security Level to one less then it is....

>> I did this, but nothing changed.

What you can try is go to Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools and then when the window opens up, click on Tools->Internet Explorer Repair Tool.
This will attempt to repair IE.

>> I did not get this option at all. Hmmmm>

If all this doesn't work, go to Start->Run and type regedit and navagite to the following folder (key)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins\Extension
and in here, you should see some file extentions, like .mid or .mov, and there might be one for .exe, if so, click on the folder that says .exe and delete it.
Close IE and regedit, and then start IE again, see if that works....(you MIGHT have to restart your PC)

>> Big one - I am rather nervous about playing in the Registry. I have navigated to the location above. I have three extenstions listed: .cgi .exe and .zip - all these extensions are associated with NpAvx.dll. AVX is my anitvirus software, by the way.

Before I screw anything up, if I export the Registry and then delete the above folders or just the .exe and restart and things don't work I can reboot to MSDOS and do a scanreg /restore and that will, in fact, put my system back to what it was before I messed it up, right?

Thanks for your help. Lanie
Lanie
etroidl@conaxfl.com

 

[KeyTech]

Hi Lanie,

deleting that key is the solution to that problem, and should not cause and problems with AVX.

To backup the registry, go to Start->Run, and type scanregw. Choose 'Yes' to backup the registry.

Then you are safe to play!

When you are deleting the key and have navigated to it...click on the .exe key (folder) in the left hand window, and press Delete on the keyboard. When it is deleted close the reg and restart Internet Explorer if it is open. This should do the trick...good luck! Jay~

My new Tae Kwon Do website is up and running!!

http://www.airport-tkd.com

~KeyTech

 

[reghakr]

Could it be? NAH

Go to Tools>Internet Options, click the Security tab, then the Custom Level button and make sure file Download is enabled under the &quot;Downloads&quot; section.

reghakr

 

[smitee]

Lanie

If you didn't get REPAIR option when you tried KeyTech's suggestion

&quot;What you can try is go to Start->Programs->Accessories->System Tools and then when the window opens up, click on Tools->Internet Explorer Repair Tool.
This will attempt to repair IE.&quot;

You have to click on the add/remove button to bring up another menu which includes &quot;REPAIR&quot;

Good Luck

smitee

 

[Feathered1]

Just because someone ought to mention it, it is possible to export only a part of the registry. A nice idea, especialy when (as on my system) a complete registry export is upward of 60 megs. I've found the Branch/Key export feature useful for backing up particular sets of registry &quot;undo&quot; info on disk.

 

[Guest_imported]

Whew!

I was having the same problem as Lanie, except it was in
Windows Me.

Tried the Fix (edited the .exe from the MSIE plugins key)
and it worked like a charm.

Thanks much to all!

Cheers,
Harry the Doc
Sacramento/Tahoe USA

 

[Guest_imported]

Ditto the above comment.
Quicktime must have f*@ked up (like anything Apple touches...) because it had associated EXE's with QT audio and had it locked up in the plugins keys.
Thanks all you bright(er than I am) people out there!
Ff

 

[Guest_imported]

BTW, I am using IE 5.5 on NT4 SP6 (i think it's 6 anyhow).

 

[Snickle]

I'm late getting to this thread, but the problem with the &quot;Netscape-style plug-ins&quot; came up after I installed Service Pack 2 on Internet Explorer 5.5. Microsoft left out some Java support. It showed up for me when accessing Family Tree Maker's site. Re-installing Virtual Machine and QuickTime solved my problems.