Can't download exe

Ok, ive just tried to download the Microsoft Accounting Professional trial
again.
The filename is x13-40152.exe

The Error for this file is:-

Windows Security Warning

Windows found that this file is potentially harmful.

To help protect your computer. Windows has blocked access to this file


Name: X13-40152.exe

How does this protect my computer?(hyperlink)

On clicking the hyperlink , windows help and support appears and shows " Why
can't i view an attachment in Windows Mail"

Windows mail blocks certain types of file attachments that are commonly used
to spread e-mail viruses.................. you get the idea



I think this wasnt caught in the testing phase, its a bit annoying that the
help and support shows Mail which is nothing to do with the download and
windows blocking access.

As i previously mentioned, i cannot see anywhere in folder attributes or
windows defender, which where my first thoughts on what might be stopping
this.

Please let us know how to stop this, or ultimately change it so we can run
downloaded .exe if we trust the source they are coming from i.e. Microsoft
websites

Thanks
"Red" wrote:

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:40:01 -0800, Red wrote:
<snip>

How exactly are you attempting the download? Are you trying to save the
file to disk or trying to download and run it at the same time? Are you
using IE or another browser? Do you have User Account Control enabled or
disabled? If you're using IE is it in Protected Mode (look at the status
bar at the bottom of the window). What is the URL to the file in question?

--
Paul Adare
MVP - Virtual Machines
http://www.identit.ca
Revolutionary: Disk drives go round and round.

hi Paul,

I am just trying to save the file to disk.

I am using a one week old Toshiba Qosmio G.45 notebook which came
pre-installed with vista ultimate. It has Internet Explorer version 7.0.6000
..16546

user account control is disabled.

Internet protection mode is off.

The URL is http://www.ideawins.com/OAProDownloads1.aspx

I am pretty certain that vista would block any.exe file as mentioned
previously it also blocked Microsoft office ultimate trial.

I have not made any adjustments to Internet explorer. There seem to be
other posts in other forums showing other people having the same problems.

So I think this is a default option set in vista where it automatically
blocks access to.exe files due to potential virus problems.

Regards,

Jon



"Paul Adare" wrote:

"Red" <Red@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C47C682E-9EA4-43AE-AFC2-4D4D3B2BCEBD@xxxxxx
Is your machine standalone or a member of a domain? I just tried it 3 ways
using Vista Ultimate. One Standalone, one in test Domain "A" and one in
test Domain "B".

Standalone machine worked fine to download the file and I was able to launch
it. (launching it unpacked files to a temp directory and then started the
install of Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007).

Member of test Domain "A" that has very relaxed GPO settings, same as above.

Test Domain "B" where I have very strict GPO settings, including a security
setting to prevent downloading of files with Internet Explorer, doanload was
blocked.

Hi Seth,

Its a standalone machine.

Did you reset the machine to defaults? or restore it with just ultimate?

I dont know if joemast2007 is still following this forum, however if your
out there m8, what was your setup (hoping your still following this lol)

Thanks Jon

"Seth" wrote:

"Red" <Red@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4FD2F145-6165-425F-968B-64AF2FD1CFAA@xxxxxx
My standalone machine was "out of the box" settings.

On Nov 14, 6:40 am, Red <R...@xxxxxx> wrote: