Adaam Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 I'm trying to download files through Firefox on to my Vista PC but it only downloads as a binary file and doesn't open when i try. Can anybody give suggestions as to what i should do or what needs doing? Thanks. (Sorry if it's the wrong place for this..) Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Hi Adam Welcome to FPCH Do you have the latest version of Firefox which is 3.0.3? What particular file are you trying to download? Quote
Adaam Posted September 30, 2008 Author Posted September 30, 2008 Yeah, i believe so. I also am trying to download AVG from download.com but it seems that it wont download as a .exe for any files from them. I have also tried elsewhere and on IE7. Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 I have noticed that FF now seems to call .exe downloadable files as Binary now. I save them to my downloads folder and they run without problem. I suggest you uninstall and reinstall FF and see what happens then get back to us if you still have issues. Quote
Adaam Posted September 30, 2008 Author Posted September 30, 2008 Ok, thanks. I'll try saving them to that folder and if that fails, re-installing. Thanks for the help, i'm coming back to this site if i need help again. Fantastic response time :) Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Please let us know how you go on Adam. :) Quote
Adaam Posted September 30, 2008 Author Posted September 30, 2008 It seems to be installing on the machine in general. It wont re-install firefox, i get as far as having the file ready to be opened and it just doesn't. I dont know what could be doing it as i just searched through files to look for any kind of spyware/viruses that may be doing it using Spybot but no luck there. I cant see any immediate problem. Has anybody had similar problems on their computer and how did you resolve it? Thanks. Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 What kind, if any error messages are you getting and are you able to download anything? Quote
Adaam Posted September 30, 2008 Author Posted September 30, 2008 I get as far through the download as i am about to execute the file and begin the actual installation on my PC, the file downloads through Firefox but then will not run on the PC. I'm not sure at all why it does this but i'm still looking into it. For example with Firefox - It gets to the point where i run or dont run the file. When i click run, it closes and no more happens. Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Are you set as Administrator on this Vista machine? Quote
Adaam Posted September 30, 2008 Author Posted September 30, 2008 (edited) I think so, how would i go about finding if i was or not? EDIT - I believe i am, only the one account and have searched and found that i am. Edited September 30, 2008 by Adaam Quote
Guest Wolfeymole Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Open Control panel and double click User Accounts. Quote
Adaam Posted September 30, 2008 Author Posted September 30, 2008 Yep, have done and i am Admin user. I am going to just format and re-install. I dont have much on anyways, it'll be quicker than searcing for a problem. Thanks anyways. Quote
Goku Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Hello and Welcome to FPCH Adaam. :) Before you try to format, please try and see if you can download and execute Avira AntiVir or not. It is an open secret that AVG is a very heavily targeted AntiVirus and therefore many forms of Malware stop you from downloading it. Avira is less targeted and if you are able to execute it, then your computer is infected. In that case, install Avira and update it. Next run a full system scan and see if there is an improvement or not. Hope that helps. -- Goku Quote
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