Internet Explorer is deliberately stopping the Firefox download

Every time I try to download Firefox from within Explorer the download is aborted because Explorer
stops it with a message it is doing so for security. This seems to me to be a very cheap shot at me
and you. What can I do about it? You should sue them.
Hugheen

I thought IE was the optimal browser for downloading Chrome and or Firefox, run the full installer when downloading, since the stub installer always has problems (for me).

Similar Messages

  • When I download applications such as Internet Explorer, Yugma, and iTunes in Firefox, I just get a window that says "save" or "cancel", but never one that says "run" so I don't think it's actually installing anything. Then when I try to open whatever I d

    When I try to download applications such as Internet Explorer, Yugma, and iTunes in Firefox, I just get a window that says "save" or "cancel", but never one that says "run" so I don't think it's actually installing anything. It shows up in a "download" window, then the icon shows up on my desktop. When I click on it to launch it, it says "open with" and I get the same "save/cancel" window. It's a continuous circle. What am I doing wrong??
    == This happened ==
    Every time Firefox opened
    == I don't know. I never downloaded apps through Firefox until all of a sudden Internet Explorer didn't work. ==
    == User Agent ==
    Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

    What application are you choosing to open the files with?
    Because of how integrated it is with windows IE should work. If it's not working, something more widespread could be wrong with your computer that would also prevent other browsers from working properly. Of course we'd love you to stick with Firefox, but you should get help with IE, too.

  • The Header in my home page is truncated. My home page Header is cut off. The header appears in Internet Explorer, but not in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13. How to make the header display in Firefox?

    The Header in my home page is truncated. My home page Header is cut off. The header appears in Internet Explorer, but not in Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13. How do make the header display?

    (Images or animations do not show) worked well.

  • Running OS X 10.9 but when trying to list an item to sell on ebay it say=Sorry. Your browser doesn't support the popular listing options selling form. If you'd like to try it, please try using Internet Explorer 6 or higher, or Firefox 1.5 or higher. Help

    I am running OS X 10.9
    but when trying to list an item to sell on ebay it say=  Sorry. Your browser doesn't support the popular listing options selling form. If you'd like to try it, please try using Internet Explorer 6 or higher, or Firefox 1.5 or higher.
    Help please so I can continue my sad life

    Tried to see if it is looking for flash and it is disabled or not installed by default; java (not being installed and best to turn it off normally), browser agent to report it as something else.
    Opera comes the closest I've read to spoofing a site telling it is IE but you have to do so per site. Also OmniWeb.

  • Internet Explorer 11 has stopped working in windows 8.1.

    Every time I use Internet Explorer 11 it stops working. Then wants to shut down. It is getting more frequent.  Used to be a couple of websites but it is now all the time. 

    Assuming Win8.1 64-bit...
    Please answer each of the following [admittedly tedious] diagnostic questions in a correspondingly-numbered list in your very next reply, preferably
    without quoting this post:
    1a. When (approx. date) did you purchase the computer?
    1b. Did the computer come with Win8 (or Win8.1) preinstalled, did you do a clean install of Win8 (or Win8.1), or did you upgrade a (e.g., Win7) computer to Win8?
    1c. Assuming you started with Win8 => When (approx. date) was Win8.1 installed?
    2. What is the full name of your currently-installed third-party anti-virus application or security suite (i.e.,
    not Windows Defender!), if any, and when (approx. date) does your current subscription
    (if any) expire?
    3. What third-party anti-malware applications (i.e., not Windows Defender!) are installed, if any?  What third-party firewall, if any?
    4. Has a(nother) Norton application or a McAfee application EVER been installed on the computer since you bought it?
    5. Did a Norton free-trial or a McAfee free-trial [pick one] come preinstalled on the computer
    when you bought it? (Doesn't matter if you never used or Activated it.)
    6a. Is KB2977629, KB2988948, KB2977765; KB2976897, KB2993651, KB2918614, and/or KB2978668 listed in
    Installed Updates (not Update History)? [1]
    6b. When (exact date) was KB2919355 installed according to Installed Updates?
    7a. What Update Version & KB number are displayed in the second line of text in IE11's Help | About [Alt+H+A] tab; e.g.,
    Update Version: 11.0.54 (KB1231231) ?
    7b. Is Firefox, Chrome or any other alternate browser installed?
    8. Is Adobe Flash Player v15.0.0.167 for Internet Explorer installed? TEST HERE USING INTERNET EXPLORER
    ONLY! =>
    http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
    9. Are you in the habit of using "Registry cleaners" (e.g., Registry Mechanic; System Mechanic; RegCure; RegClean Pro; Advanced SystemCare; Registry Booster; McAfee QuickClean; Glary Utilities; AVG PC TuneUp; Norton Registry Cleaner; PCTools
    Optimiser; SpeedUpMyPC; PC Doctor; TuneUp Utilities; WinMaximizer; WinSweeper; Comodo System Cleaner; Advanced System Optimizer; CCleaner's
    Registry Cleaner component)?
    =======================================================
    [1] Control Panel | Programs and Features | View installed updates (in left-hand menu)
    ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows Client since 2002 Disclaimer: MS MVPs neither represent nor work for Microsoft

  • Internet explorer 6.0+ or Mozilla Firefox 1.5+ ??

    Hello fellow forum-readers,
    I'm from the Netherlands so my english might be a bit terrible sometimes..
    I just got my macbook Yesterday and after finally getting a internet connection i tried surfing to my school site. Unfortunately i get the next message:
    This application requires Internet Explorer 6.0+ or Mozilla Firefox 1.5+
    [userAgent:Mozilla\5.0(Macintosh;U;Intel Mac OS X 1064; nl-nl(AppleWebKit/533.18.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2Safari/533.18.5]
    i tried to download a Mozilla Firefox from the apple site ( it was like 3.6.??) but it didn't worked and i don't know what to do now. Do i need internet explorer or mozilla firefox, what is the difference??
    Also when i put, using a USB, word documents on my mac i cannot see the illustrations/pictures that used to be on there?? How is this possible? Hopefully you can help me solve these issues a.s.a.p.
    Greetings, Roos

    thanx for the quick response.
    I've downloaded mozilla firefox now and i' allowed to go on the site. an other problem is that i cannot open files there i need too select a program witch i use to open the documents with...
    I've tried allot but i do'nt know what i need to use for that. Every thing is try let's me with a download of the document withs i don't want and doesnt work.
    A little bit frustrated.
    The site is through fontys.nl you need to log in with a personal code en then i go to elo.fontys.nl ( that's the site with all the documents)
    FOr the rest the apple/macbook system is really different and i know i need to put some hours/days in it before i can use it normally so i'm studing on it right now...
    But what are the basics that i need to install then? Iv'e read the information i got in the macbook folder i've recieved next too the macbook. Also installed the cd's i've recieved.. What do i need office or neaoffice and how can i see??
    Message was edited by: Roos_00

  • Internet Explorer 7 has stopped working

    Hi,
    I am getting the following pop-up window every time I open Facebook or play a video:
    “Internet Explorer has stopped working
    Windows can check online for a solution to the problem
    Check online for a solution and close the program
    Close the program”
    can you help me solving this problem?
    I am using Windows 7 and my hardware is Toshiba
    Thank you

    Please see: What
    to do when Internet Explorer isn't working.
    See: "How
    to Reset Internet Explorer settings".
    If the issue persists...
    1. Please download and run the Microsoft
    Safety Scanner tool (freeware).
    2. Reboot your PC.
    3. Please download and update Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
    Free
    4. Reboot Windows in Safe
    Mode and run a Full
    Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
    If still no joy...
    5. Download and Run AdwCleaner, RogueKiller and Junkware
    Removal Tool (Freeware)
    6. Reboot and Test.
    Best of Luck, 
    Vincenzo Di Russo
    Microsoft® MVP Windows Internet Explorer, Windows & Security Expert - since 2003.
    Moderator in the Microsoft Community and TechNet Forums
    My MVP Profile

  • If I export bookmarks to internet explorer will they remain in firefox?

    I would like to export firefox bookmarks to internet explorer without losing them in firefox.

    No, you will never lose bookmarks in Firefox if you export them to an HTML backup or to a JSON backup.
    If you would import an HTML backup then those bookmarks will be merged to the existing bookmarks.<br />
    Restoring a JSON backup in Firefox however will replace all existing bookmarks and you get a warning about this.
    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_bookmarks
    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox

  • When I go to download something, the site tells me to install it from the Firefox Download Manager. Where is it? It seems like everytime I download something, it disappears without a trace forever.

    I have a Windows based computer. I've tried to download a couple of things, and the Firefox download screen pops up and says it was downloaded, but I can never find where it went to. How do I get to where these things downloaded to so I can install them?

    Start Firefox, click on the Tools menu item, and then click on Downloads.
    This should up a Downloads window which shows you all the downloads you've done - you can, however clear the list or remove individual entries.
    If you click on an entry in the Downloads list with your right mouse button, a menu will be displayed. Click on "Open containing folder."
    This will open Windows Explorer and show the folder where the file was stored when you downloaded.
    If you simply want to execute the download, right click and select Open or just double click on the entry.
    In the future, when you download something and Firefox displays the folder window, look at where it is pointing. That is where the file will go.
    Stan

  • Pages requested from Internet Explorer are loaded to a Firefox window instead.

    I just started getting "Secure Connection Failed" upon trying to log into a financial website that always worked before, so I decided to see if the same problem existed using Internet Explorer. I terminated Firefox, then started IE, which came up OK with my blank home page. But when I entered the URL for the website's login page, instead of coming up in the IE window, a Firefox window automatically started up, and the requested page came up there instead. So basically, I'm prevented from using IE for anything.

    When you enter the URL for a website in the Internet Explorer browser, the page should open in Internet Explorer. It is then possible that clicking other links within that website could open in Mozilla Firefox if Firefox is set as your default browser. You'd need to ensure that Internet Explorer is set as the default browser.
    As this is the Firefox forum, I'd suggest checking the Microsoft forum for further assistance on your Internet Explorer settings.

  • I have Firefox 5.0 installed on my desktop and everytime i try to download or save a file the Firefox Download Manager won't open. Why? What am i doing wrong?

    I am running Windows Vista on my desktop. I also have Firefox 5.0 downloaded on my pc.
    Whenever i try to download a software update or any type of file the Firefox Download box doesn't activate anymore like it once did.
    Why? What am i doing wrong?

    '''''Options > General''''', be sure "Show the downloads window when downloading a file" is selected. See [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20General%20panel Options window - General panel]<br />
    To remember download history in the download window, '''''Options > Privacy''''', "Remember download history" must be selected. See [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options%20window%20-%20Privacy%20panel Options window - Privacy panel]
    '''If this reply solves your problem, please click "Solved It" next to this reply when <u>signed-in</u> to the forum.'''

  • In the Firefox Downloads dialog box, does the option "Remove from List" mean that the selected download will be deleted? (I want to delete it.)

    I am using Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, Service Pack 3, on a Dell_GX620. I went to the Addictedtoradio.com website that I had used on my Samsung phone yesterday for the first time. I was able to play 1980's music on the phone without any special adaptations to the phone. I tried to do the same on my home computer. I went to the website but when I tried to access the music, it directed me to download a file, Xvidinstall.exe, and I did that. It is described as 382 kb - totalvidplayer.com. I am using AVG Anti-virus free edition that is supposed to protect my computer when web browsing. However, once I had downloaded the file, I got the standard Windows message that it is an executable file that might contain viruses that could harm my computer. At this point I began to wish that I had not downloaded it, I don't want to take the risk. I'll get my music another way. I have not opened the download but I assume it is now on my computer and I want to get rid of it, without opening it. When I right-click on this file (in the Firefox downloads list), one of the options is "Remove from list". There is no "Delete" option. If I remove it from the list, will it be deleted? Or will it still be present on my computer but just not shown in the list? I would like to remove it from my computer because it might contain viruses. How can I be certain to remove it safely?

    The remove from list just removed it from Firefox's download list, the file will still be on your computer. You'll have to find wherever you download the file to on your PC (right click it in Firefox's download manager and click "Open Containing folder") and delete it there to remove it from your computer.

  • Adobe Flash Player 10 causes Internet Explorer 9 to stop working.

    Adobe Flash Player 10 causes Internet Explorer 9 to stop working.  This happens most of thge time when I play a video.  Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

    Try Flash Player 11.1
    What is your Windows version?
    What is your display adapter and device driver version (see http://forums.adobe.com/thread/945765)?

  • Items downloaded in the firefox download window dont open when doubld clicked on

    items downloaded in the firefox download window dont open when double clicked on

    Options > Privacy -> History = '''Remember download history'''
    Is that pref check-marked?

  • Can i stop the hd download on ATV and change to standard

    can i stop the hd download on ATV and change to standard

    Yes by going to settings for itunes store - you may need to restart the device and check for rentals.

Maybe you are looking for

  • How to print stacktrace in log using logging

    Hi All ,             I am using logging in my webdynpro application I hv written following java class for logging ***************************************java class Starts ******************************* public class ReferenceApplicationEJBLogger {   

  • Upgrading Snow Leopard to Mac OS X Mavericks

    I have a Macbook Air late 2010 model with only 2 GB RAM. I was not going to opt for a Mavericks upgrade after I heard all the complains about the system getting slower and battery life ruined. I am now worried about the lack of apps I am able to down

  • Suggestions and add ons

    i am quite happy with 3.6.25 and haven't updated because when I last tried, perhaps v7 or v8, it told me a number of my plugs in would not work, especially my Citicard virtual card number plug in. It seems like you would want to make sure all plugs i

  • Hw to find average of numbers

    hw to find averageof numbers using sql select using the keyword as avg for eg: 1+2+3+4/4 =2.5

  • Suggest me on SAP ABAP

    Hi this is Uday from hyderabad ...im a B.TECH Mechanical Graduate i'd like to Start my Carrer in ABAP ...Can a Mechanical Engineer can Undergo ABAP Training i don't have any prior Knowledge on Pragramming Languages .....Is it Compulsary to have Knowl