Unwanted "launch application" box comes up when trying to download a file

On trying to download an exe file from a web page, the download page comes up and immediately goes to the 'launch application' box.

If you remove the mimeTypes.rdf file then all current download actions should be removed and Firefox should ask what to do.<br />
You can still check if there is an action for such files in Tools > Options > Applications
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/File_types_and_download_actions
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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