Vista - Downloading .exe files??

02-29-2008

I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the directory
of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that has been
changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works properly. Has
anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it?

Thanks for any help, Rich

02-29-2008

"Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ONHlKPveIHA.1900@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the directory
> of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that has been
> changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works properly.
> Has anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it?
>
> Thanks for any help, Rich

Rich,

Does the problem also occur if you use IE ?

If not then you probably have a FF issue and not a Windows Vista one.

As an aside I doubt the admins at Work.com are happy about you using a fake
address with their domain name in it that will result in the spam bots that
trawl these newsgroups generating junk mail to them. Ideally if you want to
put a fake e-mail address on your account use something like
"whatever"@localhost and not someone's real domain.

--

Mike Brannigan

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>

02-29-2008

I have never seen such a rename problem from FF on any platform...

strange.. if you dont mind using a download manager then perhaps you would
want to try
www.freedownloadmanager.org

I think it integrates automatically with FF, but if it doesnt you can add
this extension (add-on)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/220

both the above are free, good quality and tested with vista

"Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ONHlKPveIHA.1900@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the directory
> of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that has been
> changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works properly.
> Has anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it?
>
> Thanks for any help, Rich
>

02-29-2008

I've used Firefox with Vista for over a year, and have not seen this.
Perhaps you have an add-on that's causing this?
Have you tried disabling all add-ons?
Tools - Add-ons

Have you started FF in Safe Mode?
Start - All Programs - Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode)

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http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

"Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ONHlKPveIHA.1900@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the directory
> of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that has been
> changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works properly.
> Has anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it?
>
> Thanks for any help, Rich
>

02-29-2008

"Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uAHEPSveIHA.5208@xxxxxx

Quote:

> "Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ONHlKPveIHA.1900@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the
>> directory of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that
>> has been changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works
>> properly. Has anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it?
>>
>> Thanks for any help, Rich

>
> Rich,
>
> Does the problem also occur if you use IE ?
>
> If not then you probably have a FF issue and not a Windows Vista one.
>
> As an aside I doubt the admins at Work.com are happy about you using a
> fake address with their domain name in it that will result in the spam
> bots that trawl these newsgroups generating junk mail to them. Ideally if
> you want to put a fake e-mail address on your account use something like
> "whatever"@localhost and not someone's real domain.
>
> --
>
> Mike Brannigan
>

Quote:

>>

>

Thanks I'll change the work.com never thought it was a real domain! Imagine
that.

Rich

02-29-2008

"Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uDaMMmveIHA.6136@xxxxxx

Quote:

>
> "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uAHEPSveIHA.5208@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> "Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:ONHlKPveIHA.1900@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>> I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the
>>> directory of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that
>>> has been changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works
>>> properly. Has anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help, Rich

>>
>> Rich,
>>
>> Does the problem also occur if you use IE ?
>>
>> If not then you probably have a FF issue and not a Windows Vista one.
>>
>> As an aside I doubt the admins at Work.com are happy about you using a
>> fake address with their domain name in it that will result in the spam
>> bots that trawl these newsgroups generating junk mail to them. Ideally
>> if you want to put a fake e-mail address on your account use something
>> like "whatever"@localhost and not someone's real domain.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Mike Brannigan
>>

Quote:

>>>

>>

>
> Thanks I'll change the work.com never thought it was a real domain!
> Imagine that.
>
> Rich
>

Rich,

When I decided to use a fake domain the first thing that came to my
mind was "concretesucks.com" since I've been finishing concrete for 37 years
and it truly sucks. However, I decided to check it out before I used it and
typed concretesucks.com in the address bar. Wouldn't you know it? Yes, it
does exist.

C.B.

--
It is the responsibility and duty of everyone to help the underprivileged
and unfortunate among us.

02-29-2008	#1 (permalink)
Rich n/a posts	Downloading .exe files?? I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the directory of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that has been changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works properly. Has anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it? Thanks for any help, Rich
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02-29-2008	#2 (permalink)
Mike Brannigan n/a posts	Re: Downloading .exe files?? "Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ONHlKPveIHA.1900@xxxxxx Quote: > I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the directory > of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that has been > changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works properly. > Has anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it? > > Thanks for any help, Rich Rich, Does the problem also occur if you use IE ? If not then you probably have a FF issue and not a Windows Vista one. As an aside I doubt the admins at Work.com are happy about you using a fake address with their domain name in it that will result in the spam bots that trawl these newsgroups generating junk mail to them. Ideally if you want to put a fake e-mail address on your account use something like "whatever"@localhost and not someone's real domain. -- Mike Brannigan Quote: >
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02-29-2008	#3 (permalink)
On the Bridge! n/a posts	Re: Downloading .exe files?? I have never seen such a rename problem from FF on any platform... strange.. if you dont mind using a download manager then perhaps you would want to try www.freedownloadmanager.org I think it integrates automatically with FF, but if it doesnt you can add this extension (add-on) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/220 both the above are free, good quality and tested with vista "Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ONHlKPveIHA.1900@xxxxxx Quote: > I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the directory > of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that has been > changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works properly. > Has anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it? > > Thanks for any help, Rich >
My System Specs

02-29-2008	#4 (permalink)
Dave n/a posts	Re: Downloading .exe files?? I've used Firefox with Vista for over a year, and have not seen this. Perhaps you have an add-on that's causing this? Have you tried disabling all add-ons? Tools - Add-ons Have you started FF in Safe Mode? Start - All Programs - Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox (Safe Mode) -- http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview "Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ONHlKPveIHA.1900@xxxxxx Quote: > I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the directory > of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that has been > changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works properly. > Has anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it? > > Thanks for any help, Rich >
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02-29-2008	#5 (permalink)
Rich n/a posts	Re: Downloading .exe files?? "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uAHEPSveIHA.5208@xxxxxx Quote: > "Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ONHlKPveIHA.1900@xxxxxx Quote: >> I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the >> directory of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that >> has been changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works >> properly. Has anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it? >> >> Thanks for any help, Rich > > Rich, > > Does the problem also occur if you use IE ? > > If not then you probably have a FF issue and not a Windows Vista one. > > As an aside I doubt the admins at Work.com are happy about you using a > fake address with their domain name in it that will result in the spam > bots that trawl these newsgroups generating junk mail to them. Ideally if > you want to put a fake e-mail address on your account use something like > "whatever"@localhost and not someone's real domain. > > -- > > Mike Brannigan > Quote: >> > Thanks I'll change the work.com never thought it was a real domain! Imagine that. Rich
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02-29-2008	#6 (permalink)
C.B. n/a posts	Re: Downloading .exe files?? "Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uDaMMmveIHA.6136@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Mike Brannigan" <Mike.Brannigan@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uAHEPSveIHA.5208@xxxxxx Quote: >> "Rich" <dontbotherme@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:ONHlKPveIHA.1900@xxxxxx Quote: >>> I've noticed when I download an name.exe file and save it to the >>> directory of my choice using FF 2 as a browser I end up with a file that >>> has been changed to name.pdf. I download it a second time and it works >>> properly. Has anyone else seen this? If so how do I correct it? >>> >>> Thanks for any help, Rich >> >> Rich, >> >> Does the problem also occur if you use IE ? >> >> If not then you probably have a FF issue and not a Windows Vista one. >> >> As an aside I doubt the admins at Work.com are happy about you using a >> fake address with their domain name in it that will result in the spam >> bots that trawl these newsgroups generating junk mail to them. Ideally >> if you want to put a fake e-mail address on your account use something >> like "whatever"@localhost and not someone's real domain. >> >> -- >> >> Mike Brannigan >> Quote: >>> >> > > Thanks I'll change the work.com never thought it was a real domain! > Imagine that. > > Rich > Rich, When I decided to use a fake domain the first thing that came to my mind was "concretesucks.com" since I've been finishing concrete for 37 years and it truly sucks. However, I decided to check it out before I used it and typed concretesucks.com in the address bar. Wouldn't you know it? Yes, it does exist. C.B. -- It is the responsibility and duty of everyone to help the underprivileged and unfortunate among us.
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