Annoying download problem plz help!

[patrick]

Even after restarting the computer several times, when I click on a link to a zip file the "open" button is greyed out any you have to save it. This is really annoying and has only just started happening today.
Could someone plz suggest a way to fix this?

Thanks,
Patrick

 

[Khayman]

have you recently download an update to IE, cause a lot of people are having this problem

 

[patrick]

No I don't think so...
I'm still running 6.0.2600
And I know it's not supposed to be like that because my other computer is doing it like normal. The only thing I did update was norton.

Patrick

 

[ATMB]

I have too this problem. I've just reinstalled WindowsXP to speed my pc, and now I installed Norton Antivirus 2002 too...and I'm gettin' this problem....how can I do???

please HELP ME!!! and mail me to atmb82@tiscali.it

bye!

 

[Hydryst]

I've been having lots of similar problems when running XP .. The only suggestion I have for you is to format your computer in NTFS (with the win xp cd) and install from scratch .. It solved ALL of my problems !!

Good luck !

 

[Khayman]

bit of a drastic option, format your hard drive just to open zip files. is opening zip files really that important? personaly I never open anyfiles driectly always save to to disk first that way I can scan for virus and I may need the file again

but any way this here person thinks they've found a solution to your problem

http://www.xp-erience.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5453

 

[Tope]

You're a wise man, Khayman.

Always save downloaded files for the reasons that Khayman gives.

 

[scut]

use stardownload