-=PCTechTalk=- Re: question on downloading zipped files from the internet
- From: "Dolores" <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:51:06 -0500
I have Panda antivirus and firewall and yes they do update automatically -
however I let Microsoft also update automatically so could have been one of
their updates that did it - I am hoping someone has a solution for us :-)
Dolores
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tech Rose - LoveBytes" <TechRose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 3:46 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: question on downloading zipped files from the
internet
>I have had exactly the same experience. It started maybe a month ago.
> I have no idea what it can be.
>
> I had not just installed any new software.
>
> Do you use Norton Systemworks and/or Personal Firewall?
>
> I am just taking a stab in the dark here looking for commonality. This is
> a
> program that updates all the time, so although I did not install any new
> software, this could have changed.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?
>
> Rose
> Las Vegas
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dolores" <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:34 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- question on downloading zipped files from the
> internet
>
>
> It's been awhile since I've had to ask for help since I got a new desktop
> and it has been working fine. However having said that, I have a new
> annoyance that popped up a few days ago and I cannot figure out how to fix
> it. Hopefully someone here has the answer.
>
> I have winrar and before this problem, I could go to a web site, click on
> a
> link, a dialogue box would open and ask if I wanted to open or save it and
> I'd choose save it. Well now that box is gone and when I click on a link
> it
> just opens the zip up and then of course there is no way to save it. The
> only way I can save now is by right clicking on the link and choosing
> 'save
> target as' to get that dialogue box to open.
>
> Someone suggested it was due to SP2 but that has been on here since I
> first
> got the computer in August. I tried their method anyhow of holding down
> the
> control button while I clicked on the link but it still opened up the zip.
>
> It is frustrating me no end as can't find anything in the winrar help
> file,
> can't find anything in the OE Internet Options and I'm hoping some guru
> here
> will be able to solve this problem. Thank you. Dolores
>
>
>
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