Re: Missing ".exe" extension on download


"Roger Fink" <fink@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Bob Howard wrote:
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Bob Howard wrote:
"Sid Elbow" <here@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Bob Howard wrote:
Hi,

My daughter gave me her old W2K laptop, and I'm trying to
download a program "xxxxxx.exe" from a web site. The file
downloads OK, but without any file extension ... is just
downloads as "xxxxxx" ...

I've poked around and cannot figure out what's wrong.

I've tried the same download on both Win/XP and Win/Vista
computers, and they work fine.

Is there some sort of option I need to set to have the ".exe"
preserved??

BTW, I also tried this with my antivirus software disabled, and it
made no difference. I also checked my IE, and it's IE 6 with no
plugins.

Tools > Folder Options > View

Uncheck "Hide File Extensions for Known File Types"

That was one of the first things I tried ... but the file has no
extension, so this didn't help.

I wasn't that I couldn't see it --- it just plain ain't there!

I suspect this is some sort of system integrity thing so that .exe
files couldn't be downloaded and do damage to the system.

I turned off all my spyware and antivirus software, and the file is
still received without an extension.

bob

Try renaming the file so that it contains <.exe> and see if it opens.



I did rename it and it did open up.

My problem is that this is not workable. I develop and distribute
software and this really complicates matters for any clients who have
W2K (assuming this is not just something wierd with this one
computer).

My clients download the software off my web site, and they are
generally computer novices. The strange thing is that I have not run
into this in either Vista, XP or Windows 98 --- only W2K.

So, I want to make this VERY simple for my clients, and make it
universal.

bob

I occasionally had that problem in Windows 98, although very rarely, and
that was one of two ways I got around it. The other was to use Mozilla. My
conclusion then was that the problem was with IE6, and definitely not
hardware or website related. You may want to try repairing or reinstalling
it (or cross-posting to the IE6 group, who may have a different take on
it).


In anticipation that this might have been an IE issue, I posted over there
as well ... but a bit later than when I pinitially posted over here. So
far, no result.

I expect you're right (that this will turn out to be an IE6 issue). I'll
check for IE6 updates (again).

Thanks.

bob



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