Vista - downloaded files disappear...actually never appear

Sorry, but that is simply an incorrect statement on many levels. AVG is
Vista compatible and has been since the Vista beta program. There are no
"scripts" in AVG. And it's my personal experience with AVG on my desktop,
my laptop, and my wife's laptop (all running Vista) that it is one of the
better antivirus solutions for Vista, certainly far better than
Norton/Symantec.

Hi. I am having the exact same problem that Lefmb was having. I have had
Vista for over a year know and have been downloading with no problem. About
2 months ago I started to have this problem with IE and switched to Firefox,
which continued to work just fine. The other day I upgraded to the new
Firefox version and it started happening in Firefox. Tried Safari, same
problem. Just like Leifmb, the files all dowload correctly, just disappear
from designated download folder. I checked the permissions as you suggest in
the security tab of the download folder, but I already had full control of
everything. I did notice a couple of things.

There are 3 user names I am allowed to select in the Folder properties tabl
1 System
2 Joh (JohnDoe/Joh
3 Administrators (JohDoe/Administrators)

Am I setup wrong from the get go


Antoher thing:

When I iniitally choose my download I am given the option of running the
file instead of saving it. If I choose run, I get an error message that says
"can't access c/users/john/AppData/Local/Temp"

Thanks in advance for any advice

The problem is for sure AVG! I uninstalled it and now the downloads seem to work just fine. I got this computer a few days ago, and I installed AVG on it the second day I had this computer. That is when the downloading/disappearing problem began. And now, that I removed AVG, everything works jsut fine. I tried many of the solutions on this forem, but none of them seemed to work.

Hi Daryl,

Might be worth a look under Properties>Security tab of
To see if you have full control .

Hope it helps

SIW2

Hi I have the same problem and try everything in the forums without luck.

1. I have vista home premiun
2. already disable UAC
3. my account have admin rights
4. already reset to defaulta internet options
5. have the same issue download for IE and firefox
6. disable symantec the problem continue
7. uninstall symantec endpoint the problem continue
8. connect external hard drive from western digital same problem.
9. I dont have AVG so I think avg its not the problem.
10. I check windows update and fount this:
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (KB936330)

Installation date: ‎11/‎18/‎2008 9:24 PM

Installation status: Failed

Error details: Code 800F0900

Update type: Important

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an update to Windows Vista that
addresses key feedback from our customers. Windows Vista SP1 addresses
specific reliability and performance issues, supports new types of hardware
and adds support for several emerging standards. After you install this item,
you will have to restart your computer.

More information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/w...vista/bb738089

Help and Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936330
11. I download the stand alone SP1 for vista 32 bit on my other PC and try
to install without luck again.

I have 1pc and 1 laptop in the laptop I dont have any problems.


Any Idea

thanks

windtech

hi there am new to this but am tied of this problem and have been trying to resolve but i cant so i need help.
i have the same problem as windtech but as ever one keeps saying they think it avg it cant be i have had my pc for over a year with avg on it with no issues but this problem of downloading has only started in the last couple of weeks.
i try downloading a file it gets 100% then just disappears nothing in my downloads file were it was meant to be.


1. I have vista home premiun
2. already disable UAC
3. my account have admin rights
4. already reset to defaulta internet options
5. have the same issue download for IE and firefox
6. I check windows update and some times get an error 80070422 and 800706bf.

think i have fixed the errors but worried about the downloads cos i carn't even download a anti virus or any spyware software.

so please please help
mezza

Well, at least for me I can 100% guarantee that it cannot be AVG! How? I just bought this laptop - and AVG was not on it. I downloaded 4 files - all went "poof." So those people saying it has to be AVG - any thought that it might be something else?

Update - turned off UAC as suggested here - that worked for me immediately. Before I did I checked that I had all permissions, etc. etc. all was fine. UAC off fixed my issue.

It might not be a good idea to have UAC turned off permanently.

You could try running this and see if it helps.

http://www.vistax64.com/software-too...heck-tool.html

SIW2

Another reason files "disappear" is because when you have a long file name, but are using small windows in which to display your file contents, Vista BRILLIANTLY simply declines to display the file name, rather than truncating it. MAN, I hate Vista. Supposedly you can press F5 to show the file names or, of course, maximize the window. But that doesn't make me hate Vista any less.

I can confirm that this worked for me, cheers man.