Re: Your security settings do not allow this file to be downloaded

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Evidently, one of the Add-Ons was not working properly, and now it is.

And those Add-ons are/were...? Is Yahoo Companion one of them?

I gave credit to you for this answer, since I cannot (and would not) credit
myself, and since you at least gave me a few things to think about. (I
actually had read a similar post by you on another string.)

You're welcome. Using a newsreader to access the MS newsgroups, I don't see whether a thread's marked Answered or not. (It makes no difference to me though I'm sure it might to others using the web interface.)
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Greg Kirkpatrick wrote:
Ok, this issue has been resolved.

I disabled all the Add-ons listed in Tools / Manage Add-Ons / Add-Ons
Currently Loaded in Internet Explorer. I closed IE6, then reopened. When
downloads still did not work, I enabled the Add-Ons again.

I started writing this note, and realized I hadn't checked whether
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads was affected. When IE7 started
downloading to a saved file, I realized I might have stumbled upon the
answer. Sure enough, all previously blocked websites mentioned are working
again for downloads.

Evidently, one of the Add-Ons was not working properly, and now it is.

Interestingly, the Manage Add-Ons embedded in IE6's menus shows both the
"Currently Loaded" and "Previously used" sections, while in Control Panel /
Internet Options / Programs / Manage Add-Ons it only shows the "Previously
used" section -- regardless of whether IE6 is running or not. Since certain
malware cause IE6's menus to disfunction, it would be better if the item in
the Control Panel were to list a 2nd section "Recently used" (or "Currently
Loaded" if IE is running).

.

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