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    simple question about opening download

    Discussion in 'HP' started by kobe882, Jul 23, 2010.

  1. kobe882

    kobe882 Notebook Guru

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    for some reason when i download programs off the internet it seems i am having trouble opening them. for instance i downloaded pc decrapifier using google chrome. it downloaded and is now sitting on the bottom of my webpage screen so when i double click it a box comes up saying "do you want to allow the folowing program to make changes to this computer?"

    it then says the file name where it was downloaded and i click "yes".. after this the box just dissappears and i cannot open the file.. what gives? what am i doing wrong?
     
    kobe882, Jul 23, 2010
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    try opening it from the actual folder, not through chrome
     
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    the downloads folder? same thing happens..
     
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    seems to have been a problem with chrome , i redownloaded the program using ie and it worked.. wierd.
     
    kobe882, Jul 23, 2010
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