Can't download files from Internet

I own a new VISTA Home Premium Notebook. I am the only user = administrator
account, and I have disabled user account control. In IE7 I have enabled file
download.
When I want to download a file from the Internet (e.g. a freeware program),
the download window pops up; I click on "save" and in the next window choose
C:\ Vista\download as destination folder.
The download starts, the green line moves forward to the end, the window
disappears - and that was it...
That means: the file is NOT saved, the download folder is empty. I have
tried a second time, same scenario as above...
So I have to download the files using my old xp-Notebook, save to USB-Stick,
insert USB-Stick in my VISTA notebook ...........
That's a temporary solution, but not a permanent one.
How can I get VISTA not only to download and immediately delete, but to SAVE
the files to harddisk??

hadila

I've found a roundabout: I tried and changed the download destination
directory from C:\download (that's where I save all my downloaded files in my
xp-notebook)to the one already provided by VISTA, i.e. the one under my name
(c:\user\hadila\download) - and that one works !! :-)
Still a mystery why it does not work with the DOWNLOAD folder which I
created in the C:\ - directory; but transfering the files there manually
*after* download isn't a big deal.

hadila

Hi hadila,

It's Vista's security protocol. The "C:\user\(your username)\download"
is considered a safe area for downloads while the rest of your hard
drive is a protected zone. If you right click on a program you just
downloaded & click properties, you'll notice a UNBLOCK button on bottom.
This is why Vista will ask you to confirm a install even though you
have UAC disabled. It's been set to BLOCK until you confirm or manually
UNBLOCK from properties.

Hope this helps some,
Shawn


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