Cannot download .exe file in FF4

I've been trying to download a .exe file from this site: http://www.conceptispuzzles.com/index.aspx?uri=info/news/376
I've used FF3 to download previous games in this series without any problems, but after I installed FF4, I can't download the latest game, or any of the previous games (which had worked previously). The download works fine in Google Chrome, however.
Basically what happens is that when I click the link to "download the desktop application" on the page, it lets me 'save file'. But this file download lasts only about 2-3 seconds, and the file size is really small (not the 4.6MB that the .exe file is supposed to be). And when I try to run the downloaded file, I get an error saying that it is not a Win32 application).
I've tried all the various solutions that I could find in the FF help site, but nothing seems to work. e.g. I've cleared cache, changed some settings in about:config, disabled my download manager add-on, and a whole ton of other stuff... but nothing helped. And I do think it's a problem with FF, because the download worked perfectly in Google Chrome.
(edit: I just downloaded some .exe files from other sites, and they worked just fine. so I'm only having this problem on this particular site, using FF4).

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There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
1. Install the Apple Boot Camp software. Purchase Windows XP w/Service Pak 2 or Vista. Follow instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and installing Windows. Boot Camp enables you to boot the computer into OS X or Windows.
2. Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business, or Vista Ultimate. Parallels is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
3. VM Fusionand Windows XP, Vista Business, or Vista Ultimate. VM Fusion is software virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
4. CrossOver which enables running many Windows applications without having to install Windows. The Windows applications can run concurrently with OS X.
5. VirtualBox is a new Open Source freeware virtual machine such as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris. It is not yet fully developed for the Mac - some features are not yet implemented - but it does work otherwise.
6. Last is Q. Q is a freeware emulator that is compatible with Intel Macs. It is much slower than the virtualization software, Parallels and VM Fusion.
Note that Parallels and VM Fusion can also run other operating systems such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, Solaris, etc. There are performance differences between dual-boot systems and virtualization. The latter tend to be a little slower (not much) and do not provide the video performance of the dual-boot system.
See MacTech.com's Virtualization Benchmarking for comparisons of Boot Camp, Parallels, and VM Fusion.
Boot Camp is only available with Leopard. The Boot Camp Beta that was used with Tiger has expired and is no longer available for use. So contrary to the other poster's comment, Boot Camp isn't truly "free." You must purchase Leopard to get it.

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