Vista 64: Files Not Saving

right after all the trouble i had getting all the drivers and everything to work now i have hit a problem when downloading files from the net they do not save, i have tried saving to desktop and other places they just dont appear and ive tied when ever possible to run the file instaead of saving it but once the file has downloaded it does nothing

please help, im really regretting going to 64bit after all the trouble i have getting the thing to work.

 

Have you tried using a differ browser? Clearing the download history? Choosing a differ download folder? Or checking security software?

Also some Download Manger plugins might interfere.

 

ive tried saving into different locations, i have cleared the download history and i dont use a download manager - i will give using a different browser a go to see if that helps

 

right i cant download any other browser as they wont save anywhere or if i try and open them they dont do anything - any other ideas?

 

http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-6697-can-t-find-downloaded-files-usng-vista-o-s?page=4#0

 

i dont have firefox though i only have IE i tried downloading Firefox but nothing happened, i managed to download a .PDF from my uni site though so im not sure what the problem is. will this plugin work on IE?

 

right i have managed to get firefox from my windows.old folder it seems to be working okay

is it safe to copy the modzilla folder from windows.old into mynew programs folder?

 

Umm better download new installer(64bit) from firefox using the old one. Not good moving installations.

Apparently some "virus scanning" which the browsers do is the problem, search in IE settings about that and disable it.

 

right it works, im going to to download the new 64bit version thanx alot

 

Great, glad you got it (almost)solved.

 

its not a great start by it yet, downloaded the 64bit version but on the completion part it has frozen
right i closed it but it seems to work now, only thing i dont like it how the download section is part of the browser and it disappears really quick.
any idea on how to make that stay there until i want to close it?

 

No idea about that let me do a little research..

 

nah thats okay i figured it our, again thanx for the help
id give you rep for that great post that helped me but i need to give it out to other people apparently

 

Oh ok glad you make it work. Don't worry about not been able to rep me

By the way why do you switch to 64bit anyway? It seem so far you get more problems than advantages ?

 

okay
i needed to reinstall vista due to quite a few errors and it had become bloated with loads of crap, i has also used some programs (tune up utilites) that i think coursed mostof the errors.the reason i chose 64bit was:

1,im going to be upgrading to 4GB soon - i think ill need to use all of that for my graphics work

and

2 i had forgotten my 32bit disc

i know it coursed me a lot of problems but i hope the worst of it i behind me now

 

Ok good reasons I guess.

Don't worry about errors sooner or later we solve 'em all!

 

i had over 2000 errors