Re: File Download - IE Tries Tto Execute The File In The Browser

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what is it jpg, gif, what. EXEs don't run in IE. Doc, pdf files can if you
have the addon.
Need more information (what workstations OS do you have).

"Zac" <Zac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to keep IE from running a downloaded file in the browser
> when
> you select "Open" in the File Download" box?
>
> I'm within a company intranet and have a program file, used by several
> other
> offices, that I update constantly. To ensure that each division is using
> the
> latest version of the program, i have saved it on our web servers and gave
> the divisions a URL link to the file. But when they click the link and
> select
> "Open", IE tries to run it in the browser. How can tell it to use the
> native
> application instead?
>
> Zac


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