Thanks for the reply, I can't do a system restore or anything as I
reinstalled windows and just let all the updates get applied straight away,
i'm not sure if it was an update or not that did it. I've disabled UAC but IE
still wo'nt download, I downloaded opera via my wm smart phone (which seems
more functional at times!) and then run the installed it on my pc just to be
able to download files, even with hotmail I can not download files.

Its annoying tho, using opera as my main browser because a lot of sites seem
to require and active x control that opera doesn't suport and have to flick
between the to.

its wonderful for microsoft, people have these problems yet they still use
the software!!! and then I get told to reply from a ms person that I should
be posting in the outlook group even tho i'm using windows mail in vista..not
that i'm bitter!:P

"Wanchip" wrote:

> Hi Stead, I have the same problem, I noticed that from 15th August when I
> downloaded about 11 Microsoft updates (at least one of which cannot be
> removed) I am unable to open any attachments in Windows Mail, if I try to
> save them I get an error- command failed to execute, I've been unable to get
> a solution to this as yet apart from setting up a hotmail account and they
> open ok with that. The browser problem I found you need to disable User
> Account Control (temporarly) then you can download ok. Hopefully Microsoft
> will have a fix for this shortly but it doesn't seem to affect that many
> people?? I don't think it's to do with anti- virus software (I'm using
> Kaspersky IS Version 6) as I've disabled it to try it to no avail, also tried
> system restore, also a no go, hope this helps you for now but really need a
> proper fix, it's a pain having to restart your computer to switch the UAC off
> and on, cheers for now, Wanchip.
>
> ps I don't think there's anything "wonderfull" about it, lol.
>
>
>
> "Stead" wrote:
>
> > Hi, I've just installed vista and i have this wonderfully strange problem.
> >
> > outlook does not let me view or open attachments, get the error 'There was
> > an error saving one or more of the attachments"
> >
> > Also, internet explorer will not save or open downloads, it downloads the
> > file, when i click either open or run, then when it finishes the download
> > window just closes, file doesn't get saved, although when i click run, i get
> > a comfirmation asking if i want to allow this file to berun click run and
> > nothing happens, highly annoying! cannot download an alternative browser
> > either which is even more annoying!!!