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| | CANNOT FIND ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!! I'm ready to toss this darn computer along with Vista out the window!!!!! I've only had it a few days. All I'm trying to do is download Paint Shop Pro X and install it. I've downloaded twice. Can't find the darn files, even with a search. When prompted, immediately after downloading, to 'run' the file, I click on it and nothing happens. What is going on? I miss Windows XP!!!!! Please help me figure this out. I'm dying here. |
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| | Re: CANNOT FIND ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!! Annie wrote: Quote: > I'm ready to toss this darn computer along with Vista out the window!!!!! > I've only had it a few days. All I'm trying to do is download Paint Shop Pro > X and install it. > > I've downloaded twice. Can't find the darn files, even with a search. When > prompted, immediately after downloading, to 'run' the file, I click on it > and nothing happens. to save it. (The default location is the desktop, of all things.) Quote: > > What is going on? I miss Windows XP!!!!! Please help me figure this out. > I'm dying here. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell |
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| | Re: CANNOT FIND ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!! If you are using Internet Explorer 7, when you download a file, it shows you where it's going, and gives you a chance to change the location. Is PSPX compatible with Vista? Some older programs are not. "Annie" <Annie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A7F421DC-8D0B-4CD0-83C9-36BD8E02CD97@xxxxxx Quote: > I'm ready to toss this darn computer along with Vista out the window!!!!! > I've only had it a few days. All I'm trying to do is download Paint Shop > Pro > X and install it. > > I've downloaded twice. Can't find the darn files, even with a search. > When > prompted, immediately after downloading, to 'run' the file, I click on it > and nothing happens. > > What is going on? I miss Windows XP!!!!! Please help me figure this out. > I'm dying here. |
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| | Re: CANNOT FIND ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!! On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:48:38 -0400, "Dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > If you are using Internet Explorer 7, when you download a file, it shows you > where it's going, and gives you a chance to change the location. > > Is PSPX compatible with Vista? Some older programs are not. I don't know the answer for sure, but I run PSP8 under Vista here without a problem, so my guess is that newer versions are compatible. Quote: > "Annie" <Annie@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:A7F421DC-8D0B-4CD0-83C9-36BD8E02CD97@xxxxxx Quote: > > I'm ready to toss this darn computer along with Vista out the window!!!!! > > I've only had it a few days. All I'm trying to do is download Paint Shop > > Pro > > X and install it. > > > > I've downloaded twice. Can't find the darn files, even with a search. > > When > > prompted, immediately after downloading, to 'run' the file, I click on it > > and nothing happens. > > > > What is going on? I miss Windows XP!!!!! Please help me figure this out. > > I'm dying here. Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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| | Re: CANNOT FIND ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!! Definitely download it to a folder under your user name. Try the Desktop, which, from there, you can always move it to a different folder. If the file is truly downloaded, you won't be able to miss it. I usually drag it it into the Recycle Bin, if it's a setup file for a program, after running the installation... Do you have any anti-virus software running that might be batting it away, so to speak? "Annie" <Annie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:A7F421DC-8D0B-4CD0-83C9-36BD8E02CD97@xxxxxx Quote: > I'm ready to toss this darn computer along with Vista out the window!!!!! > I've only had it a few days. All I'm trying to do is download Paint Shop > Pro > X and install it. > > I've downloaded twice. Can't find the darn files, even with a search. > When > prompted, immediately after downloading, to 'run' the file, I click on it > and nothing happens. > > What is going on? I miss Windows XP!!!!! Please help me figure this out. > I'm dying here. |
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| | Re: CANNOT FIND ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!! I have disabled my anti-virus and downloaded to c:\user\name\desktop\blah, blah, blah....it's nowhere on my desktop. When searching for it, clicking 'show hidden files' etc., my computer can't find it. It says it downloaded 104.63 M. Asks to launch, which it won't. Asks to run, which it won't. I can't even find it to delete it. I seriously don't know what else to do. To Bruce...obviously you've never had computer problems. I will never give up on this thing. I stay up way later than normal and give my utmost attention to my computer probs. This was my frustration speaking as I'm trying my hardest to resolve this issue and haven't been having any luck whatsoever. The word 'luck' is also just a figure of speech. There is no luck with computers. To "dean-dean" wrote: Quote: > Definitely download it to a folder under your user name. Try the Desktop, > which, from there, you can always move it to a different folder. If the > file is truly downloaded, you won't be able to miss it. I usually drag it > it into the Recycle Bin, if it's a setup file for a program, after running > the installation... > > Do you have any anti-virus software running that might be batting it away, > so to speak? > > "Annie" <Annie@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:A7F421DC-8D0B-4CD0-83C9-36BD8E02CD97@xxxxxx Quote: > > I'm ready to toss this darn computer along with Vista out the window!!!!! > > I've only had it a few days. All I'm trying to do is download Paint Shop > > Pro > > X and install it. > > > > I've downloaded twice. Can't find the darn files, even with a search. > > When > > prompted, immediately after downloading, to 'run' the file, I click on it > > and nothing happens. > > > > What is going on? I miss Windows XP!!!!! Please help me figure this out. > > I'm dying here. |
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| | Re: CANNOT FIND ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!! So how did you download it? I'm doing it online, no CD. I would love your help. "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: Quote: > On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:48:38 -0400, "Dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: > > If you are using Internet Explorer 7, when you download a file, it shows you > > where it's going, and gives you a chance to change the location. > > > > Is PSPX compatible with Vista? Some older programs are not. > > I don't know the answer for sure, but I run PSP8 under Vista here > without a problem, so my guess is that newer versions are compatible. > > > Quote: > > "Annie" <Annie@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:A7F421DC-8D0B-4CD0-83C9-36BD8E02CD97@xxxxxx Quote: > > > I'm ready to toss this darn computer along with Vista out the window!!!!! > > > I've only had it a few days. All I'm trying to do is download Paint Shop > > > Pro > > > X and install it. > > > > > > I've downloaded twice. Can't find the darn files, even with a search. > > > When > > > prompted, immediately after downloading, to 'run' the file, I click on it > > > and nothing happens. > > > > > > What is going on? I miss Windows XP!!!!! Please help me figure this out. > > > I'm dying here. > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > |
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| | Re: CANNOT FIND ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!! Open windows explorer and look under...desktop/username/downloads.................. if the file is there ...right click and tick "run as administrator"........... see if that works peter "Annie" <Annie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:89713F6F-A98F-4991-BF80-F37E8E3C53A2@xxxxxx Quote: >I have disabled my anti-virus and downloaded to c:\user\name\desktop\blah, > blah, blah....it's nowhere on my desktop. When searching for it, clicking > 'show hidden files' etc., my computer can't find it. It says it > downloaded > 104.63 M. Asks to launch, which it won't. Asks to run, which it won't. I > can't even find it to delete it. I seriously don't know what else to do. > > > To Bruce...obviously you've never had computer problems. I will never > give > up on this thing. I stay up way later than normal and give my utmost > attention to my computer probs. This was my frustration speaking as I'm > trying my hardest to resolve this issue and haven't been having any luck > whatsoever. The word 'luck' is also just a figure of speech. There is no > luck with computers. > To > > "dean-dean" wrote: > Quote: >> Definitely download it to a folder under your user name. Try the >> Desktop, >> which, from there, you can always move it to a different folder. If the >> file is truly downloaded, you won't be able to miss it. I usually drag >> it >> it into the Recycle Bin, if it's a setup file for a program, after >> running >> the installation... >> >> Do you have any anti-virus software running that might be batting it >> away, >> so to speak? >> >> "Annie" <Annie@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:A7F421DC-8D0B-4CD0-83C9-36BD8E02CD97@xxxxxx Quote: >> > I'm ready to toss this darn computer along with Vista out the >> > window!!!!! >> > I've only had it a few days. All I'm trying to do is download Paint >> > Shop >> > Pro >> > X and install it. >> > >> > I've downloaded twice. Can't find the darn files, even with a search. >> > When >> > prompted, immediately after downloading, to 'run' the file, I click on >> > it >> > and nothing happens. >> > >> > What is going on? I miss Windows XP!!!!! Please help me figure this >> > out. >> > I'm dying here. |
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| | Re: CANNOT FIND ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!! On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:02:02 -0700, Annie <Annie@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > So how did you download it? I'm doing it online, no CD. I would love your > help. I didn't download it all. I installed it from the CD. But as far as downloading a file, it's the same for any file. Read Dave's answer. It asks you where to download it to. You get the choice of accepting the default, whatever it's set to, or changing it to whatever you want. In my case, I download everything to a folder called \dl that I've created for that purpose. Quote: > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > Quote: > > On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:48:38 -0400, "Dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote: > > Quote: > > > If you are using Internet Explorer 7, when you download a file, it shows you > > > where it's going, and gives you a chance to change the location. > > > > > > Is PSPX compatible with Vista? Some older programs are not. > > > > I don't know the answer for sure, but I run PSP8 under Vista here > > without a problem, so my guess is that newer versions are compatible. > > > > > > Quote: > > > "Annie" <Annie@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > > news:A7F421DC-8D0B-4CD0-83C9-36BD8E02CD97@xxxxxx > > > > I'm ready to toss this darn computer along with Vista out the window!!!!! > > > > I've only had it a few days. All I'm trying to do is download Paint Shop > > > > Pro > > > > X and install it. > > > > > > > > I've downloaded twice. Can't find the darn files, even with a search. > > > > When > > > > prompted, immediately after downloading, to 'run' the file, I click on it > > > > and nothing happens. > > > > > > > > What is going on? I miss Windows XP!!!!! Please help me figure this out. > > > > I'm dying here. > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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| | Re: CANNOT FIND ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!! That's a big file. Before a downloaded file is transferred to your chosen folder location, its parts, so to speak, are downloaded to the Temporary Internet Files folder. Try this. Go to IE7 > Tools > Internet Options, and, on the General tab, click on Settings, under the "Browsing history" section. In the new window, next to "Disk space to use", try putting it at an amount at least half of the highest number of what it says as "(Recommended)"; for example, if it says 50- 250MB, try at least 125MB (the default is 50, which is usually enough for browsing). Click OK. Back on the General tab, under "Browsing history" again, click on Delete, then click on Temporary Internet Files. Then try a download again. If that doesn't work, it might be worth a try to create a new administrative user account, if only temporarily, and see if downloading, while logged in to the New Account, works. To create a new administrative account, open the Start Menu, and click on your user picture. This opens Control Panel\User Accounts. Then click on "Manage another account". Then click on "Create a new account". "Annie" <Annie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:89713F6F-A98F-4991-BF80-F37E8E3C53A2@xxxxxx Quote: >I have disabled my anti-virus and downloaded to c:\user\name\desktop\blah, > blah, blah....it's nowhere on my desktop. When searching for it, clicking > 'show hidden files' etc., my computer can't find it. It says it > downloaded > 104.63 M. Asks to launch, which it won't. Asks to run, which it won't. I > can't even find it to delete it. I seriously don't know what else to do. > > > To Bruce...obviously you've never had computer problems. I will never > give > up on this thing. I stay up way later than normal and give my utmost > attention to my computer probs. This was my frustration speaking as I'm > trying my hardest to resolve this issue and haven't been having any luck > whatsoever. The word 'luck' is also just a figure of speech. There is no > luck with computers. > To > > "dean-dean" wrote: > Quote: >> Definitely download it to a folder under your user name. Try the >> Desktop, >> which, from there, you can always move it to a different folder. If the >> file is truly downloaded, you won't be able to miss it. I usually drag >> it >> it into the Recycle Bin, if it's a setup file for a program, after >> running >> the installation... >> >> Do you have any anti-virus software running that might be batting it >> away, >> so to speak? >> >> "Annie" <Annie@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:A7F421DC-8D0B-4CD0-83C9-36BD8E02CD97@xxxxxx Quote: >> > I'm ready to toss this darn computer along with Vista out the >> > window!!!!! >> > I've only had it a few days. All I'm trying to do is download Paint >> > Shop >> > Pro >> > X and install it. >> > >> > I've downloaded twice. Can't find the darn files, even with a search. >> > When >> > prompted, immediately after downloading, to 'run' the file, I click on >> > it >> > and nothing happens. >> > >> > What is going on? I miss Windows XP!!!!! Please help me figure this >> > out. >> > I'm dying here. |
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